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What happened on January 14

On January 14, 1236: King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

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Featured moment · 1236

King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.

People

Born on January 14

JJ Peterka 2002– German ice hockey player (born 2002)
Cora Jade 2001– American professional wrestler (born 2001)
Jonathan David 2000– Canadian soccer player (born 2000)
Declan Rice 1999– English footballer (born 1999)
Emerson Royal 1999– Brazilian footballer (born 1999)
D'Andre Swift 1999– American football player (born 1999)
Maddison Inglis 1998– Australian tennis player (born 1998)
Francesco Bagnaia 1997– Italian motorcycle racer (born 1997)
Kai 1994– South Korean singer (born 1994)
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Daniel Bessa 1993– Brazilian football player (born 1993)
David Nwaba 1993– American basketball player (born 1993)
Robbie Brady 1992– Irish footballer (born 1992)
Chieh-Yu Hsu 1992– Taiwanese-American tennis player
Qiang Wang 1992– Chinese tennis player
Kacy Catanzaro 1990– American professional wrestler, gymnast and television personality (born 1990)
Lelisa Desisa 1990– Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1990)
Grant Gustin 1990– American actor (born 1990)
Áron Szilágyi 1990– Hungarian fencer (born 1990)

People

Died on January 14

Arthur Blessitt American Christian preacher (1940–2025)
Tony Slattery English actor and comedian (1959–2025)
Mukarram Jah Titular Nizam of Hyderabad (1967–2023)
Joel Robert Belgian motorcycle racer (1943–2021)
Spanky Manikan Filipino theatre, film and television actor (1942-2018)
Cyrille Regis English footballer (1958–2018)
Zhou Youguang Chinese linguist and author (1906–2017)
René Angélil Canadian musical producer, talent manager, and singer (1942–2016)
Alan Rickman English actor (1946–2016)
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Bob Boyd Former collegiate men's basketball coach
Zhang Wannian Chinese general
Jon Bing Norwegian writer and professor of law (1944–2014)
Juan Gelman Argentine poet
Flavio Testi Italian composer
Conrad Bain Canadian-American actor (1923–2013)
Txillardegi Spanish linguist, politician, and writer (1929–2012)
Dan Evins American entrepreneur and founder of Cracker Barrel
Arfa Karim Pakistani computer prodigy (1995–2012)

Timeline

Every January 14 on record

  1. 1236 King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

    King of England from 1216 to 1272

    Henry III, also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272.

  2. 1301 Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

    King of Hungary and Croatia from 1290 to 1301

    Andrew III the Venetian was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1290 and 1301. His father, Stephen the Posthumous, was the posthumous son of Andrew II of Hungary although Stephen's older half brothers considered him a bastard. Andrew grew up in Venice, and first arrived in Hungary upon the invitation of a rebellious baron, Ivan Kőszegi, in 1278.

  3. 1761 The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau.

    1761 battle between the Durrani Empire and Marathas

    The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) north of Delhi. The Afghans were supported by three key allies in India: Najib-ud-Daula who persuaded the support of the Rohilla chiefs, elements of the declining Mughal Empire, and most prized the Oudh State under Shuja-ud-Daula.

  4. 1784 American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

    1775–1783 conflict in North America

    The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war's outcome seemed uncertain for most of the war, but Washington and the Continental Army's decisive victory in the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 led King George III and the Kingdom of Great Britain to negotiate an end to the war.

  5. 1797 The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades.

    1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition

    The Battle of Rivoli was a key military engagement during the War of the First Coalition near the village of Rivoli, then part of the Republic of Venice. In the climax of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797, the outnumbered French Army of Italy, commanded by General Napoleon Bonaparte, decisively defeated the attacking Austrian army led by General of the Artillery József Alvinczi. Alvinczi was attempting to march south in a fourth and final effort to relieve the siege of Mantua, despite his deteriorating health.

  6. 1814 Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
  7. 1858 Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
  8. 1899 RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.
  9. 1900 Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.
  10. 1907 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
  11. 1911 Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.
  12. 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
  13. 1943 World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.
  14. 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.
  15. 1951 National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.
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  1. 1952 NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.
  2. 1953 Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.
  3. 1954 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
  4. 1957 Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
  5. 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
  6. 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
  7. 1969 USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 2010 Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
  12. 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.
  13. 2019 A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.
  14. 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
  15. 2026 Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.

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