December 14 in History – What happened on 14 December in Past

✅ Published on December 14th, 2019 in December in History

14 December - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on December 14, the day number in a year is 348 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 349. December 14 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

December 14 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
557	A large earthquake severely damaged the city of Constantinople.
835	In the Sweet Dew Incident, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty Conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled.
1287	More than 50,000 people died during the flooding of St. Lucia in the northwestern Netherlands.
1546	The famous Danish astronomer and mathematician Taco Brahe was born.
1702	John Churchill was made king of Marlborough.
1708	Prosper Joyot's Electra began its premiere in Paris.
1782	Charleston, South Carolina was evacuated by the British.
1788	King Charles III of Spain has died and his son Charles IV succeeded him.
1799	America's first President George Washington died. He was unanimously elected President of the United States.
1799	George Washington, the first President of the United States, died in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
1805	George Brancken, a British blacksmith, discovered stone coal.
1819	Alabama was admitted as the 22nd U.S. state after the statehood of present-day Northern Alabama was delayed for several years by the lack of a coastline until Mobile was captured from Spain during the War of 1812.
1819	Alabama was accepted as the 22nd US state.
1836	The Toledo War, the mostly bloodless boundary dispute between Ohio and the adjoining Territory of Michigan, unofficial ended with a resolution passed by the controversial 'Frostbitten Convention'.
1896	Glasgow Subway opened the third oldest underground metro world.
1900	German physicist Max Planck presented a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law, suggesting that electro magnetic energy could only be emitted in quantized form.
1901	Mahatma Gandhi reached Rajkot via Porbandar.
1911	Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the firstpeople to reach the South Pole.
1911	Norwegian explorer Roald Emondson became the first person to reach the South Pole.
1913	Haruna, the fourth and last ship of the Kongo-class, was launched, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
1918	British women voted in general elections for the first time.
1918	Prince Frederick Charles of Hess resigned from the Finnish throne.
1924	Renowned filmmaker, director and actor Raj Kapoor was born.
1946	Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the President of the Constituent Assembly of India.
1960	Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day ofthe first Test between Australia and the West Indies, causing the firstTied Test in the history of cricket.
1960	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD) was established.
1962	NASA's Mariner 2 became the world's first spacecraft tosuccessfully conduct a planetary encounter when it flew by Venus.
1963	The dam holding the Baldwin Hills Reservoir in Los Angeles failed, releasing a flood that destroyed 277 homes.
1983	General HM Irshad declared himself President of Bangladesh.
1994	Construction on the Three Gorges Dam began on the Yangtze Riverin China.
1995	Leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia signed the Dayton Treaty in Paris to end the three-and-a-half-year-long Balkan war.
1995	The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris.
1998	Disarmament Crisis on Iraq: US President Bill Clinton orders an airstrike on Iraq UNSCOM withdraws all weapons inspectors from Iraq.
1999	Torrential rains caused flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela,resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousandsof homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
2003	73 countries signed the first anti-corruption agreement in Merida, Mexico.
2004	Cuba and Venezuela founded the Bolivarian Alliance for theAmericas.
2005	11 Hindus are condemned with a sentence of life imprisonment for their involvement in the killing of Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat violence.
2006	According to a research excursion, human action has had a direct impact on the Chinese River Dolphin, which is now probably extinct.
2007	Saudi Arabian king, King Abdullah invites the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage.
2007	Rail service resumed after 50 years between North and South Korea.
2008	Al-Baghdadi TV journalist Muntadhar al Zaidi is restrained after throwing both his shoes at United States President George W. Bush during his farewell speech in Iraq.
2009	According to a recent revelation, China's People's Liberation Army has constructed a huge underground tunnel in the Hebei region for the protection of its nuclear weapons.
2010	The government of Philippines has claimed to end the long-running communist rebellion "within three years", as it announces to continue peace talks with rebels.
2011	Poisonous alcohol that is banned in India kills 166 people in West Bengal.
2012	Thousands of North Koreans rejoice the positive launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 satellite in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Square.
2012	A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,Connecticut, USA.
2013	China's mission carrying Yutu, China's first lunar rover, lands on the Moon. It is the first "soft" landing on the Moon since 1976 and the third ever robotic rover.
2014	Two massive statues of Amenhotep III that had been destroyed by an earthquake at the Nile river in 1200 BC have been rebuilt by archaeologists.

Famous Birthdays of December 14 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1977	Jamie Peacock / Rugby Player / United Kingdom
1946	Ruth Fuchs / Politician / Germany
1824	Pierre Puvis de Chavannes / Painter / France
1816	Abraham Hochmuth / Educator / Hungary
1915	Dan Dailey / Actor / United States of America
1978	Dean Brogan / Footballer / Australia
1794	Erastus Corning / Politician / United States of America
1914	Karl Carstens / Politician / Germany
1974	Billy Koch / Baseball Player / United States of America
1954	Alan Kulwicki / Racing Car Driver / United States of America
1975	Ben Kay / Rugby Player / United Kingdom
1917	C.-H. Hermansson / Politician / Sweden
1949	Cliff Williams / Bass Player / Australia
1953	René Eespere / Composer / Estonia
1961	Jeff Robinson / Baseball Player / United States of America
1963	Diana Gansky / Discus Thrower / Germany
1969	Scott Hatteberg / Baseball Player / United States of America
1963	Greg Abbott / Footballer / United Kingdom
1908	Claude Davey / Rugby Player / United Kingdom
1934	Shyam Benegal / Writer / India
1978	Shedrack Kibet Korir / Runner / Kenya
1678	Daniel Neal / Author / United Kingdom
1956	Hanni Wenzel / Skier / Germany
1958	Spider Stacy / Writer / United Kingdom
1978	Patty Schnyder / Tennis Player / Switzerland
1777	Du Pre Alexander / Politician / Ireland
1920	Clark Terry / Composer / United States of America
1883	Morihei Ueshiba / Martial Artist / Japan
1897	Margaret Chase Smith / Politician / United States of America
1960	Chris Waddle / Footballer / United Kingdom

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