What Happened on June 14
Significant Events
- 1381 Richard II in England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance
- 1645 Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: "New Model Army" under Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax beat royalists forces of English King Charles I
- 1821 Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end
- 1940 Auschwitz concentration camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs (approx. 3 million would die within its walls)
- 1941 Estonia loses 11,000 inhabitants as a consequence of mass deportations into Siberia
- 1982 Argentina surrenders to Great Britain, ending the 74-day Falklands Islands conflict
June 14 in Film & TV
- 2002 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
June 14 in Music
- 1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
June 14 in Sport
- 1966 Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
Did You Know?
US Continental Congress adopts the Stars & Stripes flag, designed by Francis Hopkinson, replacing the Grand Union flag
On June 14, 1777
Famous Birthdays
Harriet Beecher Stowe
(1811 - 1896)
Che Guevara
(1928 - 1967)
Donald Trump
72 Years Old
Boy George
57 Years Old
Steffi Graf
49 Years Old
Would You Believe?
First mammal made extinct by human-induced climate change announced - the Bramble Cay melomys from Torres Strait
On June 14, 2016
Famous Weddings
- 1541 Duke Willem van Gulik of Gelre marries Jeanne d'Albret
- 1871 Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (40) weds Julie Vellay in London
- 1904 Ragtime composer Scott Joplin (35) weds Freddie Alexander (19) in Arkansas
Famous Divorces
- 1960 Actress Laraine Day (39) divorces manager Leo Durocher (53) due to incompatibility after 12 years of marriage
- 2012 New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton (48) divorces Beth Shuey due to conflict of personalities after nearly 20 years of marriage
Benedict Arnold
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Emmeline Pankhurst
John Logie Baird
Jorge Luis Borges
Henry ManciniJune in History
France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery
Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing.
June 8, 1989
A Beautiful Day in Moscow
Often depicted as grey and formal, the comrades of Soviet Russia let their hair down and held their first beauty pageant, changing the life of one schoolgirl.
June 12, 1988
Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?
Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.
June 13, 2003
Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant
Jonah Lomu was a phenomenon in Rugby Union – a man-mountain who inspired fear and respect in equal measure among his opponents.
June 18, 1995