On this day: 14 January

Selected events and births on 14 January, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1724 – Philip V, the first Bourbon king of Spain, abdicated in favour of his seventeen-year-old eldest son, who became Louis I. Read more: Philip V of Spain House of Bourbon Louis I of Spain
• 1814 – Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. Read more: Denmark–Norway Treaty of Kiel Frederick VI of Denmark
• 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome. Read more: Giacomo Puccini Tosca La Tosca
• 1939 – Norway claimed Queen Maud Land, a 2.7-million km2 (1.0-million sq mi) region of Antarctica, as a dependent territory. Read more: Queen Maud Land Dependent territory
• 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite was broadcast live to audiences in Asia and Oceania. Read more: Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite
• 2018 – In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football player Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56 m) touchdown pass that secured the Minnesota Vikings' victory in the National Football Conference divisional playoff game. Read more: Minneapolis Miracle Stefon Diggs Touchdown

Born on this day

• 1938 – Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan Read more: Morihiro Hosokawa Prime Minister of Japan
• 1939 – Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam Read more: Kurt Moylan Lieutenant Governor of Guam
• 1941 – Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia Read more: Milan Kučan President of Slovenia
• 1947 – Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina Read more: Bev Perdue Governor of North Carolina
• 1952 – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania Read more: Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu Prime Minister of Romania
• 1953 – Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Read more: Denzil Douglas List of prime ministers of Saint Kitts and Nevis
• 1967 – Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man Read more: Leonardo Ortolani Rat-Man (comics)
• 1999 – Declan Rice, English footballer Read more: Declan Rice
• 1999 – Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer Read more: Emerson Royal
• 2000 – Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player Read more: Jonathan David
• 2001 – Cora Jade, American wrestler Read more: Elayna Black
• 2002 – JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player Read more: JJ Peterka

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / January 14 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.