What Happened on January 14?
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EVENTS ON JANUARY 14
1907 Kingston earthquake
Year:
1907
An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
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Giacomo Puccini
Year:
1900
Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.
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Roald Amundsen
Year:
1911
Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
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Queen Maud Land
Year:
1939
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
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World War II
Year:
1943
World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Year:
1943
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
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RMS Oceanic (1899)
Year:
1899
RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.
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Napoleon III
Year:
1858
Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
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Andrew III of Hungary
Year:
1301
Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.
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Henry III of England
Year:
1236
King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.
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BIRTHS ON JANUARY 14
J. F. Archibald
Year of birth:
1856
J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin (died 1919)
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Pierre Loti
Year of birth:
1850
Pierre Loti, French captain and author (died 1923)
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Mehmed VI
Year of birth:
1861
Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (died 1926)
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Morihiro Hosokawa
Year of birth:
1938
Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan
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Jack Jones (American singer)
Year of birth:
1938
Jack Jones, American singer and actor (died 2024)
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Siegmund Nimsgern
Year of birth:
1940
Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer (died 2025)
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1949
Year of birth:
1849
Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (died 1930)
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Berthe Morisot
Year of birth:
1841
Berthe Morisot, French painter (died 1895)
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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
Year of birth:
1845
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (died 1927)
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Milan Kučan
Year of birth:
1941
Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia
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DEATHS ON JANUARY 14
John Francis Dodge
Year of death:
1920
John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (born 1864)
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Platon Kulbusch
Year of death:
1919
Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (born 1869)
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August Sedláček
Year of death:
1926
August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (born 1843)
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Ioan Cantacuzino
Year of death:
1934
Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (born 1863)
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Jaishankar Prasad
Year of death:
1937
Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (born 1889)
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Richard Meux Benson
Year of death:
1915
Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (born 1824)
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Holger Drachmann
Year of death:
1908
Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (born 1846)
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Charles Hermite
Year of death:
1901
Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822)
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Lewis Carroll
Year of death:
1898
Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)
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Mandell Creighton
Year of death:
1901
Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (born 1843)
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HOLIDAYS ON JANUARY 14
Ratification Day (United States)
Ratification Day (United States)
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Yennayer
Old New Year, and its related observance: Yennayer (Berbers)
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Feast of the Ass
Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)
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Magh Bihu
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Magh Bihu (Assam)
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Maghe Sankranti
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)
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Pongal (festival)
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu)
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Makar Sankranti
Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Makar Sankranti (India)
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Defender of the Motherland Day
Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)
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Flag Day
Flag Day (Georgia)
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Eivind Berggrav
Christian feast day: Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran)
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