January 14 in History

Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.

Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.

A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.

Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.

Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers.

Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.

USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.

Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.

Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.

The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.

NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.

World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.

Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.

RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.

Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.

The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades.

American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau.

Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player

Cora Jade, American wrestler

Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player

Declan Rice, English footballer

Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer

D'Andre Swift, American football player

Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player

Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer

Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer

Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer

David Nwaba, American basketball player

Robbie Brady, Irish footballer

Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player

Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player

Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler

Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner

Grant Gustin, American actor and singer

Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer

Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer

Emma Greenwell, American-English actress

Kacey Barnfield, English actress

Hakeem Nicks, American football player

Jack P. Shepherd, English actor

Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer

Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor

Yohan Cabaye, French footballer

Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer

Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

Aaron Brooks, American basketball player

Jake Choi, American actor

Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey

Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater

Erick Aybar, American baseball player

Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist

Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player

Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer

Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021)

Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer

Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Zach Gilford, American actor

Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer

Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner

Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer

Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer

Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress

Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete

Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper

Clive Clarke, Irish footballer

Cory Gibbs, American soccer player

Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach

Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model

Evans Soligo, Italian footballer

Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver

Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player

Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer

Georgina Cates, English actress

Jordan Ladd, American actress

Kevin Durand, Canadian actor

David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager

Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver

Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager

Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster

Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author

James Key, English engineer

Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier

Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager

Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager

Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer

Martin Bicknell, English cricketer

Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman

LL Cool J, American rapper and actor

Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man

Emily Watson, English actress

Zakk Wylde, American guitarist and singer

Terry Angus, English footballer

Marko Hietala, Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Nadia Maftouni, Iranian philosopher

Dan Schneider, American TV producer

Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player, coach, and lawyer

Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Jemma Redgrave, English actress

Slick Rick, English-American rapper and producer

Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter

Sergei Nemchinov, Russian ice hockey player

Shepard Smith, American television journalist

Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (died 1996)

Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician

Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author

Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer

Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler

David Clary, English chemist and academic

Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic

Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author

Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author

Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania

Ron Behagen, American basketball player

O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter

Swen Nater, Dutch-American basketball player

Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author

Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist

İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter

Lamar Williams, American bass player (died 1983)

T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

Nasrollah Mardani, Iranian poet, (died 2004)

Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (died 2024)

Taylor Branch, American historian and author

Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina

Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (died 2003)

Kathleen Chalfant, American actress

Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director

Marjoe Gortner, American actor and evangelist

Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect

Nina Totenberg, American journalist

Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal

Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (died 2019)

Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut

Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright

Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster

Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist (died 2022)

Nicholas Brooks, English historian (died 2014)

Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer

Gibby Gilbert, American golfer

Barry Jenner, American actor (died 2016)

Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia

Julian Bond, American academic and politician (died 2015)

Ron Kostelnik, American football player (died 1993)

Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer (died 2025)

Trevor Nunn, English director and composer

Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower

Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam

Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan

Jack Jones, American singer and actor (died 2024)

Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2015)

J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (died 2012)

Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach (died 2016)

Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (died 2015)

Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 1994)

Sonny Siebert, American baseball player

Billie Jo Spears, American country singer (died 2011)

Clarence Carter, American blues and soul singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (died 2026)

Richard Briers, English actor (died 2013)

Pierre Darmon, French tennis player

Alberto Rodríguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver (died 1977)

Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (died 2003)

Don Garlits, American race car driver and engineer

Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician (died 2009)

Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic

Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (died 2024)

Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player (died 2006)

Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (died 2014)

Peter Barkworth, English actor (died 2006)

Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter (died 2007)

Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic (died 2019)

Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author (died 1984)

Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (died 2017)

Frank Aletter, American actor (died 2009)

Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (died 2015)

Tom Tryon, American actor and author (died 1991)

Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (died 2013)

Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (died 2012)

Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1970)

Carole Cook, American actress and singer (died 2023)

Guy Williams, American actor (died 1989)

Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (died 2008)

Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author (died 2017)

Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player (died 1996)

Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (died 2010)

Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher (died 2006)

Kenneth Bulmer, American author (died 2005)

Ken Sailors, American basketball player (died 2016)

Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1982)

Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (died 2013)

Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality (died 2011)

Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (died 1992)

Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (died 2002)

Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat (died 2003)

Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (died 2007)

Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (died 1998)

Brenda Forbes, English-American actress (died 1996)

Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)

Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (died 1934)

Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1985)

William Bendix, American actor (died 1964)

Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (died 1991)

Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1995)

Sterling Holloway, American actor (died 1992)

Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer (died 1980)

Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (died 1997)

Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1939)

Bebe Daniels, American actress (died 1971)

Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (died 1983)

Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly (died 1985)

Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (died 1978)

John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1970)

Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse (died 1917)

Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian (died 1984)

Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (died 1992)

George Wilson, English footballer (died 1961)

Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1972)

Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle (died 1947)

Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1970)

Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (died 1944)

Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)

George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician (died 1952)

Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (died 1937)

Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (died 1929)

Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator (died 1928)

Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (died 1941)

Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (died 1926)

J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin (died 1919)

Pierre Loti, French captain and author (died 1923)

Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (died 1930)

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (died 1927)

Berthe Morisot, French painter (died 1895)

Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (died 1904)

Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (died 1903)

Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (died 1906)

Bezalel HaKohen, Russian rabbi (died 1878)

Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician (died 1872)

Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (died 1898)

Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria (died 1855)

Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian (died 1873)

Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher (died 1877)

Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1872)

John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (died 1852)

Christian de Meza, Danish general (died 1865)

Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician (died 1844)

Maria Theresa of Austria (died 1827)

James Garrard, American farmer, Baptist minister and politician (died 1822)

Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801)

Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician (died 1786)

Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (died 1737)

Picander, German poet and playwright (died 1764)

Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist (died 1762)

Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (died 1742)

Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (died 1745)

Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker (died 1753)

Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist (died 1608)

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand vizier of emperor Akbar (died 1602)

Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (died 1578)

Luca Longhi, Italian painter (died 1580)

Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (died 1552)

Anne St Leger, Baroness de Ros, English baroness (died 1526)

Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (died 1522)

Joan I of Navarre, queen regnant of Navarre, queen consort of France (died 1305)

Valdemar I of Denmark (died 1182)

Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (died 30 BC)

Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940)

Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)

Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933)

Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)

Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942)

Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958)

Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906)

René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942)

Alan Rickman, English actor (born 1946)

Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1930)

Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (born 1928)

Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944)

Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930)

Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923)

Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923)

Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (born 1929)

Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (born 1935)

Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004 (born 1995)

Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver (born 1940)

Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress (born 1923)

Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (born 1919)

Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923)

Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937)

Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920)

Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (born 1933)

Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (born 1934)

Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (born 1921)

Jim Gary, American sculptor (born 1939)

Shelley Winters, American actress (born 1920)

Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (born 1922)

Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (born 1912)

Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940)

Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (born 1923)

Uta Hagen, German-American actress (born 1919)

Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1937)

Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (born 1916)

Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (born 1913)

Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (born 1948)

Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (born 1926)

Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (born 1914)

Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)

Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)

Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (born 1900)

Donna Reed, American actress (born 1921)

Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1902)

G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (born 1893)

Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1908)

Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (born 1899)

Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1906)

Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (born 1886)

Blossom Rock, American actress (born 1895)

Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1897)

Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (born 1916)

Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (born 1903)

Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1922)

Horst Assmy, German footballer (born 1933)

Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899)

William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (born 1906)

Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (born 1880)

Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author (born 1885)

Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (born 1906)

Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (born 1903)

Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (born 1888)

Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (born 1884)

Humphrey Bogart, American actor (born 1899)

Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1878)

Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (born 1867)

Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (born 1892)

Gustave Mathieu, French illegalist anarchist, suspected of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices (born 1866)

Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician (born 1869)

Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (born 1850)

Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (born 1883)

Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (born 1878)

Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (born 1889)

Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (born 1863)

August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (born 1843)

John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (born 1864)

Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (born 1869)

Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (born 1824)

Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (born 1846)

Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand (born 1832)

Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (born 1840)

Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (born 1843)

Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822)

Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)

Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (born 1864)

Alexander J. Davis, American architect (born 1803)

Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (born 1834)

Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1813)

Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (born 1806)

Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (born 1834)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (born 1780)

Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (born 1759)

George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (born 1741)

Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (born 1760)

Michael Arne, English organist and composer (born 1741)

Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (born 1713)

Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (born 1713)

Frederick V of Denmark (born 1723)

George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (born 1685)

Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (born 1628)

Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (born 1602)

Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (born 1602)

Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (born 1584)

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1578)

Jacques Dubois, French anatomist (born 1478)

John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1444)

Thomas Beckington, English statesman and prelate

Odoric of Pordenone, Italian priest and explorer (born 1286)

Andrew III of Hungary (born 1265)

Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (born 1175)

Ladislaus II of Hungary (born 1131)

Vratislaus II of Bohemia

Ekkehard I, Frankish monk and poet

Zhang Yanlang, Chinese official

Wang Yanhan, king of Min (Ten Kingdoms)

Cui Huan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Chak Tok Ichʼaak I, ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal