Abdication of Margrethe II
2024
Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X..
January-14
Historical Events on January 14
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Saha Airlines
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.
2019
2016 Jakarta attacks
Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.
2016
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
2010
Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz
Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of RĂŒgen, drowning 55 passengers.
1993
Elvis Presley
1973
Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history..
Margrethe II
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
1972
USS Enterprise fire
USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
1969
Counterculture of the 1960s
Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
1967
Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
1960
Kripalu Maharaj
1957
Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars..
Hudson Motor Car Company
The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
1954
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.
1953
NBC
NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
1952
National Airlines Flight 83
National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.
1951
World War II
1943
World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign..
Franklin D. Roosevelt
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
1943
Queen Maud Land
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
1939
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
1911
1907 Kingston earthquake
An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
1907
Giacomo Puccini
1900
Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome..
RMS Oceanic (1899)
RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.
1899
Napoleon III
Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
1858
Treaty of Kiel
Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
1814
Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades.
1797
American Revolutionary War
1784
American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain..
Third Battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau.
1761
Andrew III of Hungary
Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the ĂrpĂĄd dynasty in Hungary.
1301
Henry III of England
King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.
1236