Historical Events In June - 14

1996  On June - 14 ted Nightingale, former colonial governor, dies at 91  

1997  On this day in history henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71  

2007  On this day in history the San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2007 NBA Finals.  

2007  The Green Party enters government for the first time in Ireland, with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats on June - 14.  

2012  An explosion at an Indian steel plant kills 11 people and severely injures 16 on June - 14.  

2013  Hassan Rouhani is elected President of Iran on June - 14.  

2014  On June - 14 49 people are killed after a Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down  

2017  Leo Varadkar formally elected Irish Prime Minister (taoiseach) in Dáil ceremony in Dublin - youngest Irish Prime Minster at 38 and 1st openly gay on this day in history.  

2017  US Senate approves new sanctions against Russia as punishment for meddling in the 2016 election on June - 14.  

2017  Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington D.C., injuring 4 on June - 14.  

2017  US Library of Congress names Tracey K. Smith as Poet Laureate on June - 14.  

2017  On June - 14 fire in Grenfell Tower block in London, England kills 79 and injures 37  

2018  US Justice Department concludes James Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of Hilliary Clinton investigation in 2016 on this day in history.  

2018  Malaysia's national debt reassessed at $250 billion, up from previous estimate $170 billion, 80% of gross domestic product on June - 14.  

2018  On June - 14 21st FIFA World Cup opens at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia with British singer Robbie Williams and Russian soprano Aida Garifullina performing  

2018  US government confirms 1500 boys being held separated from their parents in Casa Padre, shelter facility for illegal immigrants in a former Walmart in Brownsville, Texas on June - 14.  

2018  July 15 - The 2018 FIFA World Cup is held in Russia on June - 14.  

2019  Jane Goodall, British primatologist, is awarded the 2019 Luxembourg Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace on this day in history.  

2021  On June - 14 cristiano Ronaldo removes sponsors coke bottles from his press table at the European Championships, prompting the company share price to drop $4 billion  

2021  COVID-19 pandemic: Novavax announces 90.4% overall efficacy in its Phase 3 U.S. and Mexico trial on this day in history.  

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1479  Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.  

1529  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, archduke (Austria)/mayor (Bohemia)  

1657  On June - 14 birth of cornelis Cruys, [Niels Olsen Creutz], Norwegian/Dutch admiral  

1691  Jan Francisci, composer was born on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer [or Jul 23 1734]  

1736  On this day in history birth of charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (formulated Coulomb's Law)  

1760  On this day in history birth of candido Jose Ruano, composer  

1763  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer was born on this day in history.  

1144  Aboe 'l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, theologist, dies at 69 on June - 14.  

1161  On June - 14 death of emperor Qinzong of China (b. 1100)  

1349  Gunther Van Schwarzburg, German anti-king 1349, dies at about 44 on June - 14.  

1381  Death of Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury on June - 14.  

1497  On June - 14 death of giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (b. 1474)  

1544  Death of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489) on June - 14.  

1548  Death of Carpentras, French composer on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61