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This is a list of selected January 14 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. [11]
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1865 – Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.; 1920 – Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (pictured), U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.
Famous Birthdays is an American website based in Santa Monica, California, [1] which is dedicated to cataloging the birthdays of famous people and compiling other facts about them. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Background
While most people know that the life of activist and civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr., is commemorated with a federal holiday on Jan. 15, it's not the only observance in January.
Feel free to ask any of these famous people who were born on Dec. 25 or 24 — at least, the ones still living. If you have a Christmas birthday, you're in good company, with the likes of Clara ...
The Temptations, Motown group, three Grammy awards with 14 No. 1 hits, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (begun in Detroit) Edwin Starr , soul music singer, best known for his anti-war No. 1 hit " War " (born in Nashville , raised in Cleveland , lived in Detroit)