June 14 in history
Events on June 14
Notable events that happened on June 14 in past years.
- 2026
Two helicopters collide mid-air in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 6 people on board, including American singer-songwriter Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale, and Brazilian music producer Lucas Frota.
Wikipedia article: 2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision - 2002
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.
Wikipedia article: Near-Earth object - 1982
Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces ending the war.
Wikipedia article: Falklands War - 1959
Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
Wikipedia article: Disneyland Monorail - 1950
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.
Wikipedia article: 1950 Bahrain Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes - 1941
June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occupied Baltic states begins.
Wikipedia article: June deportation - 1937
Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
Wikipedia article: Pennsylvania - 1919
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
Wikipedia article: Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown - 1888
The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
Wikipedia article: White Rajah - 1846
Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
Wikipedia article: California Republic - 1821
Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end.
Wikipedia article: Badi VII - 1777
The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
Wikipedia article: Second Continental Congress - 1645
English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers.
Wikipedia article: English Civil War - 1287
Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
- 1158
The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
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