On This Day — June 14

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 14 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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54 events · 171 births · 93 deaths recorded for June 14.

🕰️ Notable Events on June 14

2017 — London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves at least 80 people dead and another 74 injured. Wikipedia ↗
2014 — A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
2002 — Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. Wikipedia ↗
1986 — The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at Galaxyland. Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — China tests its first hydrogen bomb. Wikipedia ↗
1966 — The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris - later becoming the European Space Agency. Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California. Wikipedia ↗
1959 — A group of Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of overthrowing the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed. Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Wikipedia ↗
1954 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance. Wikipedia ↗
1951 — UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau. Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — World War II: Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: As part of Germany's Fall Rot, Paris is occupied and Allied forces retreat. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday. Wikipedia ↗
1937 — U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act. Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Brazil leaves the League of Nations Wikipedia ↗
1919 — John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. Wikipedia ↗
1907 — Norway grants women the right to vote. Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Hawaii becomes a United States territory. Wikipedia ↗
1900 — The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy. Wikipedia ↗
1881 — The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak. Wikipedia ↗
1872 — Trade unions are legalized in Canada. Wikipedia ↗
1863 — American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
1863 — Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War. Wikipedia ↗
1846 — Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. Wikipedia ↗
1839 — Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta. Wikipedia ↗
1830 — Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj. Wikipedia ↗
1822 — Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables". Wikipedia ↗
1821 — Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1807 — Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition. Wikipedia ↗
1800 — The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy. Wikipedia ↗
1789 — Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat. Wikipedia ↗
1777 — The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
1775 — American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army. Wikipedia ↗
1690 — King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II. Wikipedia ↗
1667 — The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy. Wikipedia ↗
1645 — English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers. Wikipedia ↗
1618 — Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date). Wikipedia ↗
1404 — Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England. Wikipedia ↗
1381 — Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. Wikipedia ↗
1287 — Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria. Wikipedia ↗
1285 — Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong. Wikipedia ↗
1276 — While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong. Wikipedia ↗
1216 — First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France captures the city of Winchester and soon conquers over half of the Kingdom of England. Wikipedia ↗
1158 — Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 14

1993 — Gurinder Sandhu, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Stephen McLaughlin, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Andy Soucek, Spanish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Lorenzo Booker, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Mark Cosgrove, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Siobhán Donaghy, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Trevor Barry, Bahamian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Jamie Green, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Nicole Irving, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Lang Lang, Chinese pianist Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Shannon Hegarty, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Steve Bégin, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast and coach Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Chris McAlister, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Joe Worsley, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Alan Carr, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Sami Kapanen, Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Rick Brunson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Dominic Brown, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Claude Henderson, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Danny McFarlane, Jamaican hurdler and sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Heather McDonald, American comedian, actress, and author Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Éric Desjardins, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Steffi Graf, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Campbell Brown, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Dedrick Dodge, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer and academic Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Grant Kenny, Australian iron man and canoeist Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Dušan Kojić, Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Sam Perkins, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Tonie Campbell, American hurdler Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Mike Laga, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Pamela Geller, American activist and blogger Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Suzanne Nora Johnson, American lawyer and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Mona Simpson, American novelist Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Fred Funk, American golfer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1956 — King Diamond (Kim Bendix Petersen), heavy metal musician Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Michael D. Duvall, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Paul O'Grady, English television host, producer, and drag performer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Will Patton, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Janet Mackey, New Zealand lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Robert Lepikson, Estonian race car driver and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Pat Summitt, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Leon Wieseltier, American philosopher, journalist, and critic Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Danny Edwards, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Jim Lea, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Roger Powell, English-Australian scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Harry Turtledove, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Alan White, English drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Laurence Yep, American author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Roger Liddle, Baron Liddle, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Barry Melton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Paul Rudolph, Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French-Swiss businessman (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Tõnu Sepp, Estonian instrument maker and educator Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality and 45th President of the United States Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Rod Argent, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Richard Stebbins, American sprinter and educator Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Barry Burman, English painter and academic (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Jennifer Gretton, Baroness Gretton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Wikipedia ↗
1943 — John Miles, English race car driver and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Harold Wheeler, American composer, conductor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Jonathan Raban, English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Peter Mayle, English author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Colin Thubron, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Julie Felix, American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Renaldo Benson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish author, poet, and translator Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Vladislav Rastorotsky, Russian gymnast and coach Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Joe Arpaio, American police officer and sheriff Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Ross Higgins, Australian actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Junior Walker, American saxophonist (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Alan Davidson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, guerrilla leader and politician (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Don Newcombe, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Pierre Salinger, American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Martha Greenhouse, American actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Burl Ives, American actor and singer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1907 — Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1907 — René Char, French poet and author (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Steve Broidy, American businessman (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Arthur Davis, American animator and director (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
1903 — Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1903 — Rose Rand, Austrian-American logician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Ruth Nanda Anshen, American writer, editor, and philosopher (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — June Walker, American stage and film actress (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1895 — Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — José Carlos Mariátegui (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1890 — May Allison, American actress (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1884 — John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1884 — Georg Zacharias, German swimmer (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Arthur Duffey, American sprinter and coach (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
1878 — Léon Thiébaut, French fencer (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1877 — Jane Bathori, French soprano (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1872 — János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and author (d. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1871 — Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (d. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1871 — Jacob Ellehammer, Danish mechanic and engineer (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1870 — Sophia of Prussia (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1864 — Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (d. 1915) Wikipedia ↗
1862 — John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (d. 1915) Wikipedia ↗