June 14

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June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 200 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

• 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 of Song.
• 1285 – Forces led by Prince Tran Quang Khai of Vietnam's Tran Dynasty destroys most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.
• 1287 – Kublai Khan defeated the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
• 1381 – Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
• 1645 – English Civil War: Battle of Naseby – 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
• 1648 – Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.
• 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
• 1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.
• 1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,000-mile) journey in an open boat.
• 1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
• 1800 – The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.
• 1807 – Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
• 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.
• 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".
• 1839 – Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first Regatta.
• 1846 – Bear Flag Revolt begins – Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
• 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Second Winchester – a Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
• 1863 – Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
• 1872 – Trade unions are legalised in Canada.
• 1900 – Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
• 1900 – The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy.
• 1907 – Norway adopts female suffrage.
• 1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
• 1926 – Brazil leaves the League of Nations
• 1937 – Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
• 1937 – U. S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
• 1938 – Action Comics issue one is released, introducing Superman.
• 1940 – World War II: Paris falls under German occupation, and Allied forces retreat.
• 1940 – The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
• 1940 – A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
• 1941 – June deportation, the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
• 1942 – Anne Frank begins to keep a diary.
• 1951 – UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• 1952 – The keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus.
• 1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
• 1955 – Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1959 – A group of Dominican exiles with leftist tendencies that departed from Cuba land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of deposing Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina. Save for four of them, all are killed and/or executed by Trujillo's army.
• 1962 – The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
• 1965 – Nguyen Cao Ky became Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyen Van Thieu became the figurehead chief of state.
• 1966 – The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (index of prohibited books), which was originally instituted in 1557.
• 1967 – Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched toward Venus.
• 1982 – The Falklands War ends: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley unconditionally surrender to British forces.
• 1985 – TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah shortly after take-off from Athens, Greece.

Births

• 1444 – Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (d. 1544)
• 1479 (O.S.) – Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552)
• 1529 (O.S.) – Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (d. 1595)
• 1726 – James Hutton, Scottish naturalist (d. 1797)
• 1796 – Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (d. 1866)
• 1798 – František Palacký, Czech scholar and politician (d. 1876)
• 1801 – Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)
• 1811 – Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist and abolitionist (d. 1896)
• 1812 – Fernando Wood, American politician (d. 1881)
• 1819 – Henry J. Gardner, American politician (d. 1892)
• 1820 – John Bartlett, American publisher (d. 1905)
• 1832 – Nikolaus Otto, German engineer (d. 1891)
• 1855 – Robert La Follette, American politician (d. 1925)
• 1856 – Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician (d. 1922)
• 1864 – Alois Alzheimer, German physician (d. 1915)
• 1868 – Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1943)
• 1870 – Sophia of Prussia, Prussian-born consort of Constantine I of Greece (d. 1932)
• 1871 – Jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (d. 1946)
• 1877 – Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (d. 1970)
• 1884 – John McCormack, Irish tenor (d. 1945)
• 1890 – May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
• 1893 – Siggie Nordstrom, Swedish singer (The Nordstrom Sisters) (d. 1980)
• 1894 – Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)
• 1895 – Jack Adams, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (d. 1968)
• 1899 – Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)
• 1903 – Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (d. 1995)
• 1904 – Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist (d. 1971)
• 1905 – Steve Broidy, American motion picture executive (d. 1991)
• 1905 – Arthur Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
• 1907 – Nicolas Bentley, British writer and illustrator (d. 1978)
• 1907 – Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1989)
• 1909 – Burl Ives, American musician (d. 1995)
• 1910 – Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (d. 1976)
• 1913 – Joe Morris, Canadian trade unionist (d. 1996)
• 1914 – Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
• 1917 – Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2007)
• 1917 – Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist and writer
• 1919 – Sam Wanamaker, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1919 – Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1922 – Kevin Roche, Irish architect
• 1924 – James W. Black, British physician (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Pierre Salinger, American journalist; John F. Kennedy's Press Secretary (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Hermann Kant, German author
• 1926 – Don Newcombe, American baseball player
• 1928 – Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentine Cuban revolution figure (d. 1967)
• 1929 – Cy Coleman, American composer (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Junior Walker, American saxophonist and singer (Jr. Walker & the All Stars) (d. 1995)
• 1931 – Marla Gibbs, American actress
• 1932 – Joe Arpaio, American law enforcement officer
• 1933 – Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-born American novelist (d. 1991)
• 1933 – Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach
• 1936 – Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
• 1936 – Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish writer
• 1937 – Jørgen Leth, Danish film director
• 1939 – John F. MacArthur, American evangelist
• 1939 – Steny Hoyer, American politician
• 1943 – Harold Wheeler, American composer
• 1943 – John Miles, British racing driver
• 1943 – Spooner Oldham, American musician
• 1943 – Barry Burman, English figurative artist (d. 2001)
• 1944 – Laurie Colwin, American author (d. 1992)
• 1944 – Joe Grifasi, American actor
• 1945 – Rod Argent, English musician (The Zombies, Argent)
• 1945 – Marilyn Schreffler, American voice actor (d. 1988)
• 1946 – Donald Trump, American businessman and entrepreneur
• 1947 – Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
• 1948 – Laurence Yep, American author
• 1949 – Jim Lea, British musician (Slade)
• 1949 – Harry Turtledove, American novelist
• 1949 – Alan White, British drummer (Yes)
• 1950 – Rowan Williams, Welsh Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1951 – Paul Boateng, British politician
• 1952 – Pat Summitt, American basketball coach
• 1952 – Leon Wieseltier, American writer
• 1953 – Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician
• 1954 – Will Patton, American actor
• 1955 – Michael D. Duvall, American state politician
• 1955 – Paul O'Grady, British comedian and television presenter
• 1956 – Gianna Nannini, Italian singer
• 1956 – Fred Funk, American professional golfer
• 1956 – King Diamond, Danish singer (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
• 1956 – Sam Irvin, American director and producer
• 1957 – Maxi Jazz, British rapper (Faithless) and racing driver
• 1958 – Eric Heiden, American speed skater
• 1959 – Marcus Miller, American jazz bassist and clarinetist
• 1960 – Mike Laga, American baseball player
• 1961 – Boy George, British singer (Culture Club)
• 1961 – Sam Perkins, American basketball player
• 1964 – Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer
• 1966 – Traylor Howard, American actress
• 1966 – Matt Freeman, American musician
• 1968 – Yasmine Bleeth, American actress
• 1968 – Faizon Love, American actor
• 1968 – Campbell Brown, American journalist
• 1968 – Eric Murdock, American basketball player
• 1968 – Moses Scurry, American basketball player
• 1969 – Steffi Graf, German tennis player
• 1969 – Éric Desjardins, Canadian hockey player
• 1969 – Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
• 1969 – MC Ren, American rapper
• 1969 – Michael Gerber, American parodist
• 1971 – Bruce Bowen, American basketball player
• 1971 – Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer
• 1972 – Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist (KDE)
• 1972 – Rick Brunson, American basketball player
• 1972 – Michael Cade, American actor
• 1972 – Shaun Keaveny, British radio DJ
• 1973 – Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer
• 1973 – Sami Kapanen, Finnish hockey player
• 1974 – Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress (d. 2009)
• 1974 – Phillip Rhys, British actor
• 1974 – Joshua Radin, American songwriter
• 1975 – Ryuji Miki, Japanese racing driver
• 1975 – Chris Onstad, American cartoonist
• 1975 – Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film)
• 1976 – Alan Carr, British stand-up comedian and TV presenter
• 1976 – Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
• 1977 – Chris McAlister, American football player
• 1977 – Massimiliano Neri, Italian supermodel
• 1978 – Steve Bégin, French-Canadian hockey player
• 1978 – Diablo Cody, American screenwriter
• 1978 – Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
• 1981 – Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
• 1981 – Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
• 1982 – Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
• 1982 – Jamie Green, British racing driver
• 1983 – Hirofumi Araki, Japanese actor
• 1983 – John Stocco, American football player
• 1983 – Louis Garrel, French actor
• 1984 – Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (Sugababes)
• 1984 – Lorenzo Booker, American football player
• 1984 – Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer
• 1985 – Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
• 1986 – Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
• 1987 – Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1988 – Kevin Michael McHale, American singer
• 1989 – Lucy Hale, American actress
• 1989 – Courtney Halverson, American actress
• 1991 – Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer
• 1991 – Ruddy Arroliga Jr., American Programmer
• 1992 – Daryl Sabara, American actor

Deaths

• 1161 – Emperor Qinzong of China (b. 1100)
• 1381 – Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (birth year unknown)
• 1497 – Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Gandia (b. 1474)
• 1544 – Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)
• 1548 – Carpentras, French composer (b. c. 1470)
• 1594 – Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer (b. c. 1532)
• 1662 – Henry Vane the Younger, British Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1613)
• 1674 – Marin le Roy de Gomberville, French writer (b. 1600)
• 1703 – Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (b. 1625)
• 1794 – Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Viceroy of Ireland (b. 1718)
• 1800 – Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768)
• 1800 – Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (b. 1753)
• 1801 – Benedict Arnold, general and traitor in the American Revolution.
• 1825 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French architect (b. 1754)
• 1837 – Giacomo Leopardi, Italian writer (b. 1798)
• 1883 – Edward FitzGerald, English poet (b. 1809)
• 1886 – Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (b. 1823)
• 1907 – William Le Baron Jenny, American engineer and architect (b. 1832)
• 1908 – Frederick Arthur Stanley, British Governor general of Canada (b. 1841)
• 1914 – Adlai Stevenson I, American politician, 23rd U.S. Vice President (b. 1835)
• 1916 – João Simões Lopes Neto, Brazilian writer (b. 1865)
• 1920 – Max Weber, German sociologist (b. 1864)
• 1926 – Mary Cassatt, American artist (b. 1843)
• 1927 – Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (b. 1894)
• 1927 – Jerome K. Jerome, British author (b. 1859)
• 1928 – Emmeline Pankhurst, British feminist (b. 1857)
• 1932 – Dorimène Roy Desjardins, Canadian business pioneer (b. 1858)
• 1936 – G. K. Chesterton, English writer (b. 1874)
• 1936 – Hans Poelzig, German architect (b. 1869)
• 1946 – John Logie Baird, Scottish television pioneer (b. 1888)
• 1967 – Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (b. 1897)
• 1968 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian writer, Nobel Laureate (b. 1901)
• 1975 – Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect (b. 1902)
• 1977 – Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
• 1979 – Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer and composer (b. 1946)
• 1986 – Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer (b. 1899)
• 1986 – Alan Jay Lerner, American composer (b. 1918)
• 1990 – Erna Berger, German soprano (b. 1900)
• 1991 – Dame Peggy Ashcroft, British actress (b. 1907)
• 1994 – Henry Mancini, American composer (b. 1924)
• 1994 – Marcel Mouloudji, French singer and actor (b. 1922)
• 1995 – Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (b. 1949)
• 1995 – Roger Zelazny, American fantasy and science fiction writer (b. 1937)
• 1997 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (b. 1926)
• 1999 – Bernie Faloney, American professional football player (b. 1932)
• 2000 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and writer (b. 1911)
• 2002 – June Jordan, American writer and teacher (b. 1936)
• 2003 – Dale Whittington, American racing driver (b. 1959)
• 2004 – Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1900)
• 2004 – Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
• 2005 – Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (b. 1914)
• 2005 – Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
• 2006 – Jean Roba, Belgian comics author (b. 1930)
• 2006 – Monty Berman, British film and television producer (b. 1905)
• 2007 – Ruth Graham, China-born wife of Billy Graham (b. 1920)
• 2007 – Robin Olds, American fighter pilot (b. 1922)
• 2007 – Kurt Waldheim, Austrian politician and statesman (b. 1918)
• 2008 – Jamelão, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1913)
• 2008 – Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish jazz pianist (b. 1964)
• 2009 – Bob Bogle, American bassist and guitarist (The Ventures) (b. 1934)
• 2009 – Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)

Holidays and observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Elisha
  • Methodios I of Constantinople
  • June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Flag Day (United States)
• Freedom Day (Malawi)
• Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
• Mourning and Commemoration Day or Leinapäev (Estonia)
• The eighth day of the Vestalia. (Roman Empire)
• Women's Day (Iraq)
• World Blood Donor Day (International observance)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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