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January 14 Events in History - January 14 Birthdays - January 14 Deaths
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January 14, 2005 The Huygens probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan January 14, 1998 100th episode of "Ellen," airs January 14, 1998 Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge January 14, 1996 "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 49 performances January 14, 1996 "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 97 performances January 14, 1996 Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions January 14, 1995 10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo January 14, 1995 16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards January 14, 1994 Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m) January 14, 1994 Kathleen Kinmont files for divorce from Lorenzo Lamas January 14, 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-17, lands January 14, 1993 "Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 54 performances January 14, 1993 David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS January 14, 1993 Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die January 14, 1991 "Barbara DeAngelis Show" premieres on CBS-TV January 14, 1991 Jorge Serrano Elias sworn in as president of Guatemala January 14, 1991 Valentin Pavlov become new premier of U.S.S.R. January 14, 1990 "Simpsons" premiered on Fox-TV January 14, 1990 11th ACE Cable Awards January 14, 1990 Perez de Cuellar says he has lost all hope for peace in Gulf January 14, 1989 "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 297 performances January 14, 1989 1,000 muslims burn Rushdies' "Satanic Verses" in Bradfort England January 14, 1989 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris January 14, 1989 Former Belgian premier Paul Vanden Boeynants kidnapped January 14, 1987 Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 14, 1986 Constitution of Guatemala takes effect January 14, 1986 Vinicio Cerezo becomes only 2nd freely elected president of Guatemala since CIA-sponsored coup in 1954 January 14, 1985 16 indicted by U.S. for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees January 14, 1985 M Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors and Evert) January 14, 1984 Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand January 14, 1981 FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish January 14, 1980 "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi opens January 14, 1980 Shakuntala Devi, mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 sec January 14, 1979 President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday January 14, 1978 Sex Pistols' final concert (Winterland, SF) January 14, 1976 "Bionic Woman" with Lindsay Wagner debuts on ABC (later NBC) January 14, 1976 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves January 14, 1975 Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m January 14, 1975 U.S.S.R. breaks trade agreement with US January 14, 1974 World Football League founded January 14, 1973 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in California January 14, 1973 Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Red Skins, 14-7 in LA January 14, 1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/min on BBC TV January 14, 1973 Superbowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S January 14, 1972 "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV January 14, 1972 WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting January 14, 1972 WMAU TV channel 17 in Bude, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting January 14, 1972 WMAW TV channel 14 in Meridian, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting January 14, 1971 John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs January 14, 1969 25 members of U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers January 14, 1969 Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later January 14, 1968 Superbowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB January 14, 1967 20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF January 14, 1967 Earthquake in Sicily kills 231 January 14, 1967 New York Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments January 14, 1967 Sonny and Cher release "Beat Goes On" January 14, 1966 David Bowie releases his 1st record (Can't Help Thinking About Me) January 14, 1964 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston January 14, 1964 Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 vs. England, 21 maiden overs in a row January 14, 1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination January 14, 1963 George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!" January 14, 1962 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30 January 14, 1961 Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL January 14, 1960 Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded January 14, 1960 U.S. Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant January 14, 1956 Jordan government refuses to join Pact of Baghdad January 14, 1956 Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti" January 14, 1955 Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony, premieres in Phila January 14, 1954 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe January 14, 1954 Sandy Wilson's musical "Boyfriend," premieres in London January 14, 1953 Vaughan William's "Sinfonia Antartica," premieres in Manchester January 14, 1953 WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting January 14, 1953 Yugoslavia elects it's 1st president (Marshal Tito) January 14, 1952 "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV January 14, 1952 Rationing of coffee in Netherlands ends January 14, 1952 Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26 January 14, 1951 NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27 January 14, 1950 "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 420 performances January 14, 1950 US recalls all consular officials from China January 14, 1949 Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die January 14, 1946 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed January 14, 1944 Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow January 14, 1943 Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game January 14, 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II January 14, 1943 Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw January 14, 1942 Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo January 14, 1940 Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers January 14, 1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7 January 14, 1939 All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends January 14, 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica January 14, 1938 National Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY) January 14, 1936 L M (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America January 14, 1935 Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into use January 14, 1932 1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in U.S. installed, Hialeah January 14, 1932 Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race January 14, 1929 Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign January 14, 1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs New York Rangers January 14, 1925 Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck," premieres in Berlin January 14, 1924 Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy January 14, 1919 John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge MCQuade buy New York Giants January 14, 1918 Finland and U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar January 14, 1916 Dutch South Sea dike cracks January 14, 1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords January 14, 1912 Raymond Poincare becomes premier of France January 14, 1909 Coop. 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Central Management forms January 14, 1908 Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut vs. Eng Adelaide (116) January 14, 1905 Hubbell, Shubert and Smith's musical "Fontana," premieres in New York City January 14, 1900 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca," premieres in Rome January 14, 1898 Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) January 14, 1897 6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed January 14, 1878 U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional January 14, 1874 I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature January 14, 1873 "Celluloid" registered as a trademark January 14, 1873 P B S Pinchback elected to Senate January 14, 1868 North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh January 14, 1868 South Carolina constitutional convention, meets with a black majority January 14, 1864 Battle of Cosby Creek, TN January 14, 1864 General Sherman begins his march to the South January 14, 1863 Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche Louisiana January 14, 1861 Ft. Pikens, Florida falls into state hands January 14, 1858 French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed January 14, 1847 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US January 14, 1814 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel January 14, 1813 Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in U.S. (NY) January 14, 1799 Eli Whitney receives government contract for 10,000 muskets January 14, 1799 King of Naples flees before advancing French armies January 14, 1794 Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife January 14, 1785 Mozart completes "Dissonantenkwartet" (opus 10) January 14, 1784 Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris January 14, 1783 Congress ratifies peace treaty between U.S. and England January 14, 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie's army leaves Glasgow January 14, 1739 England and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo January 14, 1724 Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne January 14, 1717 German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam January 14, 1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" January 14, 1690 Clarinet invented, in Nurnberg, Germany January 14, 1659 Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish January 14, 1641 United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed January 14, 1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford January 14, 1639 Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" January 14, 1601 Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome January 14, 1526 Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid January 14, 1526 Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders January 14, 1236 English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence |