Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 14
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This is a list of selected January 14 anniversaries that appears on 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. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.January 14: Coming-of-Age Day in Japan (2008); Makar Sankranti in India
- 1301 – The Árpád dynasty, who ruled in Hungary since the late 9th century, ended with the death of King Andrew III.
- 1724 – Philip V, the first Bourbon ruler of Spain, abdicated the throne to his eldest son Louis.
- 1761 – The Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the French-supplied and trained Maratha troops at the Third Battle of Panipat in Panipat, present-day Haryana, India.
- 1814 – Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark (pictured), a loser in the Napoleonic Wars, ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania.
- 1939 – Norway claimed Queen Maud Land in Antarctica as a dependent territory.
- 1952 – Today, the world's first morning/breakfast television show, debuted on the American television network NBC.
- 2004 – The national flag of Georgia, the so-called Five Cross Flag, was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
More events: January 13 – January 14 – January 15
