About January 14
January 14, 2024 is the 14th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
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Capricorn is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 27 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
January 14: More About This Day
It is celebrated as New Year’s Day (at least in the 20th and 21st centuries) by countries still following the Julian calendar.
What Happened On January 14
- 1129 –Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
- 1301 –Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
- 1514 –Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery.
- 1539 –Spain annexes Cuba.
- 1639 –The “Fundamental Orders”, the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
- 1724 –King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
- 1761 –The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changes the course of Indian History.
- 1784 –American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
- 1858 –Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.
- 1907 –An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
- 1933 –The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine’s England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.
- 1938 –Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
- 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.
- 1943 –World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.
- 1954 –Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj was named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- 1967 –Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
- 1972 –Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.
- 1973 –Elvis Presley’s concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets a record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
- 1978 –The English punk rock band Sex Pistols broke up amidst their US tour.
- 2011 –Ben Ali, former Tunisian president, fled the country to Saudi Arabia after popular protests (dubbed as Jasmine Revolution) requesting his departure.
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