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January 14

January 14 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1301 and 1973. Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on January 14?

January 14 is the 14th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1301 and 1973. Famous people born on January 14 include J. Bernlef, Leonardo Ortolani and Yohan Cabaye.

The shape of the day

725 years on from Andrew III of Hungary, January 14 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where culture and the arts appear.

Capricorn is the sign for January 14 — read more on the Capricorn page, or see January's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on January 14

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1301

    Andrew III of Hungary

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

  2. 1858

    Napoleon III

    Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.

  3. 1900

    Giacomo Puccini

    Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.

  4. 1907

    1907 Kingston earthquake

    An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.

  5. 1911

    Roald Amundsen

    Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

  6. 1939

    Queen Maud Land

    Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

  7. 1943

    World War II

    World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.

  8. 1943

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

  9. 1969

    USS Enterprise fire

    USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.

  10. 1973

    Elvis Presley

    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.

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 14

J. Bernlef

b. 1937

Dutch author and poet

Leonardo Ortolani

b. 1967

Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man

Yohan Cabaye

b. 1986

French footballer

Zach Gilford

b. 1982

American actor

Shawn Crawford

b. 1978

American sprinter

Dave Grohl

b. 1969

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

Lasse Kjus

b. 1971

Norwegian skier

Deaths

  • 2012Arfa Karim
  • 1978Kurt Gödel
  • 1957Humphrey Bogart
  • 1898Lewis Carroll
  • 1867Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
  • 1301Andrew III of Hungary

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Barba'shmin
  • —Christian feast day: Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto)
  • —Christian feast day: Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Felix of Nola
  • —Christian feast day: Macrina the Elder
  • —Christian feast day: Odoric of Pordenone
  • —Christian feast day: January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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