Page 6: Historical Events In January - 14
Monday, 15 December 2025
1919 Andy Rooney, Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes) on this day in history. 

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

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

1924 Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 on January - 14. 

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

1925 Willem Devout, self employed (V & Dreesmann), dies on January - 14. 

1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers on this day in history. 

1929 On January - 14 afghan King Amanullah forced to resign 

1929 On January - 14 cornelis W Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 

1931 William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies on January - 14. 

1932 On January - 14 horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his first race 

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

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 January - 14. 

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 All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends on January - 14. 

1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica on January - 14. 

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

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

1940 On this day in history commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers 

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

1941 On January - 14 the birth of Faye Dunaway, American film actress 

1942 On this day in history japanese troops land at oil center Balikpapan in Borneo 

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

1943 On this day in history fDR & Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WWII 

1943 On January - 14 heinrich Himmler views Warsaw 

1943 On January - 14 alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game 

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

1944 On this day in history soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow 

1944 On January - 14 mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 

1945 On January - 14 death marches to the interior of Germany begin, taking 250,000 Jewish lives. 

1945 Sandor Vandor, composer, dies at 43 on January - 14. 

1946 2 jetties collapse in Ganges-160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed on January - 14. 

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