Historical Events In January - 14

1919  On January - 14 andy Rooney, Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes)   

1920  On January - 14 bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux)   

1924  On this day in history allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in Italy   

1924  On this day in history arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72   

1925  Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1925  Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies on this day in history.   

1927  Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers on January - 14.   

1929  On this day in history afghan King Amanullah forced to resign   

1929  Cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1931  William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1932  Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his first race on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 1st totalisator (to record racetrack bets) in US installed, Hialeah   

1935  Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into use on this day in history.   

1936  L M (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history national Society for the Legalization of Euthanasia formed (NY)   

1938  On this day in history national Society for Legalization of Euthanasia forms (NY)   

1939  On January - 14 all commercial ferry service to East Bay ends   

1939  Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica on this day in history.   

1939  Sydney, Australia swelters on one of its hottest days a high of 45.3 degrees Celsius on January - 14.   

1939  Sydney, Australia swelters on one of its hottest days: a high of 45.3 degrees Celsius on this day in history.   

1940  On January - 14 commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers   

1940  On January - 14 the birth of Trevor Nunn, British stage director   

1941  The birth of Faye Dunaway, American film actress on January - 14.   

1942  Japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo on January - 14.   

1943  Alex Smart (Montreal) is first NHLer to score hat trick in his first game on this day in history.   

1943  FDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WWII on this day in history.   

1943  On January - 14 heinrich Himmler views Warsaw   

1943  Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game on January - 14.   

1943  Adolf Sandberger, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1944  On January - 14 soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow   

1944  On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74   

1945  On this day in history death marches to the interior of Germany begin, taking 250,000 Jewish lives.   

1945  Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed   

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1131  On this day in history birth of king Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182)   

1451  On January - 14 birth of franchinus Gaffurius, composer   

1467  On January - 14 birth of henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia   

1477  On January - 14 birth of hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)   

1507  Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On January - 14 birth of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608)   

1566  On this day in history birth of angelo Notari, composer   

1592  Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India was born on this day in history.   

0973  On January - 14 ekkehard I, monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies   

1163  On January - 14 ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies   

1236  On January - 14 sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64   

1301  On January - 14 andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50   

1331  Death of Odoric, Italian explorer (b. 1286) on January - 14.   

1623  On this day in history paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian/politician, dies at 70   

1640  On January - 14 death of thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578)   

1648  On January - 14 casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63