In this article, we are providing Worldwide June 14th Events and June 14th Famous Birthdays of Important Personalities. You can also get information about Historical facts of the day June 14th in the areas like military, Politics, Science, Music, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Births and Deaths and more information in our article. Many people want to know What is special about today. The Interesting Historical Facts that occurred around the world are mentioned. You can also find Today in History on June 14 in this article. This day in History important events are mentioned in below table.
Also see – June 13th in History & June 15th in History
 What Happened Today in History on June 14?
June 14 |Â This Day In History | |
1775 | The Second Continental Congress founded The Continental Army for purposes of common defense. |
1777 | The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the “Stars and Stripes” as the national flag of the United States. |
1834 | Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine. -Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper. |
1841 | The first Canadian parliament opened in Kingston. |
1846 | A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California. |
1893 | Â Philadelphia observed the first Flag Day. |
1900 | Hawaii became a U.S. territory |
1907 | Women in Norway won the right to vote. |
1917 | During World War I, General John Pershing arrived in Paris. |
1919 | The first nonstop transatlantic flight began. Captain John Alcott and Lt. Arthur Brown flew from Newfoundland to Ireland. |
1922 | Warren G. Harding became the first U.S. president to be heard on radio. |
1927 | Nicaraguan President Adolfo Diaz signed a treaty with the U.S. allowing American intervention in his country. |
1940 | German troops entered Paris. |
1944 | An iron and steel works factory on Honshu Island was attacked by Sixty U.S. B-29 Super fortress’. |
1945 | Burma was liberated by Britain. |
1949 | The state of Vietnam was formed. |
1951 | “Univac I” was unveiled. It was a computer designed for the U.S. |
1952 | The first nuclear powered submarine Nautilus was dedicated. |
1954 | To the Pledge of Allegiance, An order adding the words “under God” is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
1954 | Against atomic attack, Americans took part in the first nationwide civil defense test. |
1965 | Control in Saigon, South Vietnam was taken by military triumvirate. |
1967 | Mariner 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL. |
1987 | The NBA title by defeating the defending Boston Celtics, is won by The Los Angeles Lakers.. |
1989 | An honorary knighthood from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was received by Former U.S. President Reagan. |
1990 | Police checkpoints that are used to examine drivers for signs of intoxication are upheld by The U.S. Supreme Court. |
1994 | By defeating the Vancouver Canucks, The Stanley Cup is won by The New York Rangers,. |
2002 | Actor Kirk Douglas received the UCLA Medal. The award is presented to people for cultural, political and humanitarian achievements. |
Famous Birthdays on June 14th
Now Let us move on to another Important topic, Today Famous Birthdays. The famous people who celebrate their Birthday on 14th June are listed in below table. The following table includes the celebrities like Actors, Actresses, Models, Authors, Singers, Athletes, Musicians, Rappers and Producers who born on June 14th in Chronological order. Read our article to know about Today Birthday celebrities in the World. Learn about famous people/celebrity birthdays today in our Article 14th June Famous Birthdays which are listed in below table. Find out which celebrity is blowing the birthday candles along with you on June 14.
Today Famous Birthdays | |
1811 | Harriet Beecher Stowe -American Author |
1848 | Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax |
1909 | Burl Ives -American Singer |
1916 | Dorothy McGuire |
1919 | Sam Wanamaker |
1921 | Gene Barry |
1925 | Pierre Salinger |
1926 | Don Newcombe – Baseball player |
1928 | Cy Coleman |
1931 | Marla Gibbs – Actress, producer |
1933 | Jerzy Kosinski |
1940 | Jack Bannon |
1943 | “Muff” Winwood – Musician |
1945 | Rod Argent – Musician (The Zombies, Argent) |
1946 | Donald Trump – Real estate developer, television personality |
1947 | Janet Lennon – Singer (The Lennon Sisters) |
1947 | Barry Melton – Musician (Country Joe and the Fish) |
1949 | Alan White – Musician (Yes) |
1952 | Eddie Mekka – Actor (“Laverne and Shirley”) |
1954 | Will Patton – Actor |
1958 | Eric Heiden – Olympic gold-medal speed skater |
1961 | Boy George – Singer (Culture Club) |
1963 | Chris DeGarmo – Musician (Queensryche) |
1968 | Yasmine Bleeth – Actress (“Baywatch”) Faizon Love – Actor |
1969 | Steffi Graf – Tennis player |
1971 | Traylor Howard – Actress (“Monk,” “Two Guys and a Girl”) |
1978 | Diablo Cody – Screenwriter (“Juno”) |
1988 | Kevin McHale – Actor (“Glee”) |
1991 | Jesy Nelson – Singer (Little Mix) |
What happened in India Today in History on June 14
Now we are providing the information of what happened in India Today in History on June 14. Many events are occurred on this day in History. The Historical facts that are important and occurred in India on June 14th are listed below. The famous Historic events, famous people births and deaths that are occurred in India on June 14th are listed in below table. The list of Today In History on June 14 in the below table are listed in Chronological Order.
Today in History on June 14 | |
1856 | Ahmad Raza Khan was born in Bareilly, Rohilkhand, British India, a city now in Uttar Pradesh, India. He later founded the Barelvi tradition of Islam. |
1998 | In Bihar state, India, Ajit Kumar Sarkar was the 2nd legislator in 2 days to be killed by gunmen. Two Sarkar supporters were also killed. |
2002 | Â In Kashmir India and Pakistan continued cross-border shelling. Pakistan reported Indian shelling killed 6 civilians, including 3 children. |
2005 | Â A strike called by Kashmir separatists paralyzed India’s portion of the disputed Himalayan province, shutting almost all shops, schools, and offices to protest an apparent suicide attack that killed 15 people and injured 60 a day earlier. |
2006 | -India’s largest film festival kicked off in Dubai, as a number of Bollywood stars descended on this booming Gulf city-state where Indians make up the largest community. -In Indian Kashmir suspected Islamic insurgents shot dead five Muslims and exploded a bomb that injured four people. |
2007 | India’s governing coalition chose Pratibha Patil (72), the governor of a northwestern state of Rajasthan, as its presidential candidate, setting the stage for her to become the country’s first female president. It was later reported that in the late 1970s she had favored compulsory sterilization for people with hereditary diseases. Reports also said that the Reserve Bank of India had shut down a women’s co-operative bank where she had given favorable loans to relatives. |
2008 | In northeast India landslides and house collapses caused by 2 days of heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured more than 50 others. |
2010 | Indian security forces killed 10 Maoists in an operation that involved about 2,000 men to clear a rebel stronghold in Jharkhand. One paramilitary policeman was also killed in the fighting, which began late the previous evening. |
2010 | In northern India at least 52 people drowned after a boat capsized on the Ganges river in Uttar Pradesh state. |
2011 | Indian officials signed an agreement with the World Bank to use a $1 billion loan to finance a new effort to a cleanup of the Ganges. |
2012 | The Indian military said Pakistani forces killed one Indian soldier in firing across their disputed frontier in the Himalayan region of Kashmir |
2013 | In northern India monsoon rains began early and soon washed away whole villages. By the end of the month over 1,000 were dead and many more missing in Uttarakhand state. |