December 14 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2013 — A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties. ↗
• 2012 — Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. ↗
• 2008 — Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq. ↗
• 2004 — The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France. ↗
• 2003 — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1996 — Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater
• 1993 — Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian racing driver
• 1992 — Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter
• 1992 — Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer
• 1991 — Ben Henry, New Zealand rugby league player