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14 January 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2018 - In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football player Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56 m) touchdown pass that secured the Minnesota Vikings' victory in the National Football Conference divisional playoff game.2018 American football playoff game
Anniversary
2011 - Arab Spring: Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country after several violent protests.2010s protests and revolutions in the Arab world
Anniversary
1978 - Austrian logician Kurt Gödel, who suffered from an obsessive fear of being poisoned, died of starvation after his wife was hospitalized and unable to cook for him.Study of correct reasoning
Anniversary
1973 - Elvis Presley's (pictured) concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live to audiences in Asia and Oceania.American singer and actor (1935–1977)
Anniversary
1970 - The self-proclaimed Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria surrendered to the federal government less than three years after declaring independence, ending the Nigerian Civil War.1967–1970 partially recognised state in Africa
Historical events
History
2026 - Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.Deadly rail accident in Thailand
History
2024 - Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.2024 succession in the Kingdom of Denmark
History
2019 - A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.Iranian airline
History
2016 - 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.Terrorist attacks in Indonesia
History
2010 - Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.Insurgency in Yemen by Al-Qaeda
History
1993 - Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers.1993 maritime disaster
History
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.American singer and actor (1935–1977)
History
1972 - 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.Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024
History
1969 - USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.Fire on a US aircraft carrier
History
1967 - Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.Anti-establishment cultural phenomenon
Notable births
Born
2002 - JJ Peterka, German ice hockey playerGerman ice hockey player (born 2002)
Born
2001 - Cora Jade, American wrestlerAmerican professional wrestler (born 2001)
Born
1999 - D'Andre Swift, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis playerAustralian tennis player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racerItalian motorcycle racer (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940)American Christian preacher (1940–2025)
Died
2025 - Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)English actor and comedian (1959–2025)
Died
2023 - Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933)Titular Nizam of Hyderabad (1967–2023)
Died
2021 - Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)Belgian motorcycle racer (1943–2021)
Died
2018 - Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942)Filipino theatre, film and television actor (1942-2018)
Died
2018 - Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958)English footballer (1958–2018)
Died
2017 - Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906)Chinese linguist and author (1906–2017)
Died
2016 - René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942)Canadian musical producer, talent manager, and singer (1942–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.2 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
23.80 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Pisces
5.25 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.