What Happened on June 14
Historical Events
- 1381 Richard II in England meets leaders of the 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 and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews and gypsies (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
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Jun 14 in Film & TV
- 2002 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
Jun 14 in Music
- 1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
Jun 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
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Che Guevara
Donald Trump
Eric Heiden
Boy George
Steffi GrafWould 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
- 1941 American stage and screen actress Tallulah Bankhead (39) divorces American actor John Emery (36) in Reno, Nevada after less than 4 years of marriage
- 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
More Weddings & Divorces
Benedict Arnold
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Emmeline Pankhurst
John Logie Baird
Salvatore Quasimodo
Kurt WaldheimArticles, Photos and Quiz
War Breaks Out Behind Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin sounds like a sentimental children's book. In fact, it is a hard-hitting exposé of the slavery trade and part cause of the American Civil War.
June 14, 1811
Argentine Soldiers Surrender in the Falklands
Argentinian prisoners of war are marched in Port Stanley after they surrendered in the Falklands War
June 14, 1982
Weekly Quiz for June 8-14
Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for June 8-14. Then challenge your friends!
