Rob Reiner
Filmmakers Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner are stabbed to death in their Brentwood, Los Angeles residence.
What happened on December 14
35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 835 to 2025.
Standout on December 14
2025
Rob Reiner
Filmmakers Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner are stabbed to death in their Brentwood, Los Angeles residence.
About December 14
December 14 is the 348th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 348 of 365 (349 in leap years)17 days left in the year (17 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 51 of 2026 · Q4
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- December birthstone
- Turquoise / Tanzanite / Zircongood fortune, wisdom and success
- December birth flower
- Narcissus / Holly / Poinsettiarespect, hope and good wishes
- Next occurrence
- In 48 days
- Roman numerals
- XIV.XIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thQasba Aligarh massacre1986
- 30thBarbie Ferreira1996
- 30thLi Zijun1996
- 30thRaphinha1996
- 25thJoshua Rush2001
- 10thBernard Fox (actor)2016
- 10thPaulo Evaristo Arns2016
- 1stBondi Beach shooting2025
December 14 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Bernard Fox (actor) · Paulo Evaristo Arns
- 25 years ago2001
- Joshua Rush
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on December 14 — ages this year
- 2002Francisco Conceiçãoturns 24
- 2001Joshua Rushturns 25
- 1998Kim Ji-woongturns 28
- 1998Lonnie Walker IVturns 28
- 1997DK Metcalfturns 29
- 1996Li Zijunturns 30
Historical events 35
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Bondi Beach shooting
At least 16 people are killed, including one gunman, and 43 injured in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in the deadliest terror incident in Australia.
Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020
A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4 billion.
South Sudanese Civil War
A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
A 20-year-old gunman shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Baghdad
During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at U.S. president George W. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".
Millau Viaduct
The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
Vargas tragedy
Torrential rains caused flash floods in the Venezuelan state of Vargas, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro
Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
Kosovo War
Kosovo War: Yugoslav forces ambushed a group of Kosovo Liberation Army militants attempting to smuggle weapons into Yugoslavia from Albania.
Yugoslav Wars
Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the same day, NATO began ground peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Three Gorges Dam
Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.
War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
War in Abkhazia: A helicopter carrying evacuees was shot down during the siege of Tkvarcheli, resulting in at least 52 deaths and catalysing more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
Qasba Aligarh massacre
Qasba Aligarh massacre: Over 400 Muhajirs killed in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid on Pashtun heroin processing and distribution center in Sohrab Goth by the security forces.
Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Arab–Israeli conflict
Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the Golan Heights.
Knesset
The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.
Apollo program
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the most recent person to walk on the Moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.
Extravehicular activity
Upon completing the third extra-vehicular activity of Apollo 17, American astronaut Gene Cernan became the last person to date to walk on the Moon.
Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)
Civil rights movement
American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.
Baldwin Hills Dam disaster
The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.
NASA
NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
Ian Meckiff
Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day of the first Test match between Australia and the West Indies, resulting in the first tied Test in cricket history.
Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
American physicists Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann were awarded a patent for their cathode-ray tube amusement device, the first interactive electronic game.
Wozzeck
Wozzeck (poster pictured) by composer Alban Berg, described as the first atonal opera, premiered at the Berlin State Opera.
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Japanese battleship Haruna
Haruna (pictured), the fourth and last Japanese battlecruiser of the Kongō class, was launched and went on to serve in both world wars.
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole.
American Civil War
American Civil War: The Battle of Bean's Station, the final battle of the Knoxville campaign, was fought in Grainger County, Tennessee.
Toledo War
The Toledo War, a mostly bloodless territorial dispute between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, was unofficially ended with a resolution passed by the controversial "Frostbitten Convention".
Anne Greene
English domestic servant Anne Greene survived being hanged for infanticide.
Sweet Dew incident
In the Sweet Dew incident, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Lillian Vernon (businesswoman)
Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (born 1927)
Bess Myerson
Bess Myerson, American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; Miss America 1945 (born 1924)
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (born 1947)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Nicasius of Rheims
Christian feast day: Nicasius of Rheims
Nimatullah Kassab
Christian feast day: Nimatullah Kassab (Maronite Church)
Saint Spyridon
Christian feast day: Spyridon (Western Church)
John of the Cross
Christian feast day: John of the Cross
Mary Frances Schervier
Christian feast day: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier
Folcwin
Christian feast day: Folcwin
John III of the Sedre
Christian feast day: John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Venantius Fortunatus
Christian feast day: Venantius Fortunatus
Spread across the centuries
- 9th century1
- 17th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century40
- 21st century31
Earliest: Sweet Dew incident (835). Most recent: Rob Reiner (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about December 14
What day of the year is December 14?
December 14 is the 348th day of the year, with 17 days left after it.
What star sign is December 14?
December 14 falls under Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21), a fire sign ruled by Jupiter. The birthstone for the month is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon.
How many things happened on December 14?
We record 83 entries for December 14: 35 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 835 to 2025.
Who was born on December 14?
Francisco Conceição (2002) is among the notable births on December 14. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the December 14 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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