37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1381 to 2026.
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A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.
June 14 is the 165th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
A Bell 206 and AS350 collided in mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 6 people aboard both aircraft including American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale, and Brazilian music producer Lucas Frota.
Republican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.
War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.
A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.
Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.
The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses".
The Mindbender derails, killing three riders and severely injuring one at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.
Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.
Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground.
Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books (title page pictured).
The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location.
Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.
World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.
Second World War: Four days after the French government fled Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major accomplishment in the Fall Rot operation.
The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.
The landmark Australian Eastern Mission concluded after a three-month diplomatic tour of East and South-East Asia.
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy.
Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade flag with a bear and a star.
In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine (pictured), an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.
War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix.
The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.
War of Jenkins' Ear: Spanish troops stormed the British-held strategically crucial position of Fort Mose in Spanish Florida.
Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.
First English Civil War: Prince Maurice abandoned his siege of Lyme Regis in Dorset after learning of the approach of a Parliamentarian relief force.
During the Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels stormed the Tower of London, killing Simon Sudbury, Lord Chancellor, and Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer (both pictured).
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality
A notable person who died on this day.
George Nethercutt, American lawyer, author, and politician (born 1944)
Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1919)
Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (born 1926)
Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (born 1940)
James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (born 1938)
Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (born 1920)
Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (born 1926)
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Christian feast day: Burchard of Meissen
Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Naples (Roman Catholic)
Christian feast day: Methodios I of Constantinople
Christian feast day: Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica)
Christian feast day: Richard Baxter (Church of England)
Christian feast day: Caomhán of Inisheer
Christian feast day: Valerius and Rufinus
Christian feast day: Elisha (Roman Catholic and Lutheran)
Earliest: Peasants' Revolt (1381). Most recent: 2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision (2026).
June 14 is the 165th day of the year, with 200 days left after it.
June 14 falls under Gemini (May 21 – June 20), a air sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Pearl or Alexandrite or Moonstone.
We record 85 entries for June 14: 37 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1381 to 2026.
Bryce James (2007) is among the notable births on June 14. The births section lists the rest.
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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