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On This Day · The 14th day of the year

January 14

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.

♑ZodiacCapricorn ◈BirthstoneGarnet ❀Birth flowerCarnation

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 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.

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

  2. 1858

    Napoleon III

  3. 1900

    Giacomo Puccini

  4. 1907

    1907 Kingston earthquake

  5. 1911

    Roald Amundsen

  6. 1939

    Queen Maud Land

  7. 1943

    World War II

  8. 1943

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

  9. 1969

    USS Enterprise fire

  10. 1973

    Elvis Presley

Famous birthday twins

Born on January 14

J. Bernlef

b. 1937

Leonardo Ortolani

b. 1967

Yohan Cabaye

b. 1986

Zach Gilford

b. 1982

Shawn Crawford

b. 1978

Dave Grohl

b. 1969

Lasse Kjus

b. 1971

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)

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