14TH
JANUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"THE MARTYRS OF MOUNT SINAI; ST
BARBASYMAS OR BARBASCEMIN; ST ANTONY PUCCI; ST DATIUS; ST MACRINA THE ELDER; ST SAVA; ST
FELIX OF NOLA; & ST KENTIGERN OR MUNGO." |
14TH |
1236 |
ENGLISH KING, "HENRY III" MARRIES "ELEONORA OF
PROVENCE." |
14TH |
1641 |
"UNITED EAST INDIAN COMPANY"
CONQUERS THE CITY OF MALAKKA, 7,000 ARE KILLED. |
14TH |
1690 |
THE CLARINET IS INVENTED IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY. |
14TH |
1834 |
CONVICT SERVANTS, "SARAH
McGREGOR" & "MARY MALONEY" KILL THEIR TYRANNICAL EMPLOYER IN THE
ILLAWARA DISTRICT. |
14TH |
1858 |
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE ON THE LIFE OF "NAPOLEON III"
IN PARIS. |
14TH |
1873 |
"CELLULOID" IS REGISTERED AS
A TRADEMARK. |
14TH |
1878 |
CYCLONE DAMAGES EVERY BUILDING IN DARWIN. |
14TH |
1907 |
1,000 PEOPLE DIE WHEN, KINGSTON,
JAMACIA, IS DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE. |
14TH |
1939 |
THE TEMPERATURE IN SYDNEY REACHED 45.3 deg c, AS 8
LIVES WERE LOST IN NSW BUSHFIRES. |
14TH |
1942 |
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FIRST ENGAGE THE
JAPANESE, IN MALAYSIA. |
14TH |
1954 |
2nd MARRIAGE FOR ACTRESS "MARILYN MONROE" WHEN SHE
MARRIES BASEBALL STAR, "JOE DiMAGGIO" IN SAN FRANCISCO. THEY DIVORCE IN OCTOBER
1954. |
14TH |
1956 |
"LITTLE RICHARD" RELEASES
"TUTTI FRUTTI." |
14TH |
1960 |
THE U.S. ARMY PROMOTES "ELVIS PRESLEY" TO SERGEANT. |
14TH |
1960 |
"THE RESERVE BANK," "THE
COMMONWEALTH BANK," & "THE COMMONWEALTH BANKING CORPORATION," BEGIN
OPERATIONS. |
14TH |
1971 |
"JOHN SNOW" TAKES 7-40 FOR ENGLAND TO DEFEAT
AUSTRALIA BY 299 RUNS. |
14TH |
1973 |
"GREATFUL DEAD" BASS PLAYER,
"PHIL LESH" FACES DRUG CHARGES IN CALIFORNIA. |
14TH |
1973 |
TAP DANCER, "RAY CASTLE" IS MEASURED AT 1,440 TAPS
PER MINUTE ON BBC TV. |
14TH |
1978 |
"JOHNNY ROTTEN" QUITS THE
"SEX PISTOLS" AT THEIR FINAL CONCERT AT WINTERLAND, SAN FRANCISCO. |
14TH |
1980 |
"SHAKUNTALA DEVI" MENTALLY MULTIPLIES TWO, THIRTEEN
DIGIT NUMBERS IN 28 SECONDS. |
14TH |
1984 |
"MADONNA" FIRST SINGS
"HOLIDAY" ON AMERICAN BANDSTAND. |
14TH |
1985 |
BUSHFIRES FLARE (TO 17th) IN VICTORIA & SOUTH AUSTRALIA
CLAIM FIVE LIVES |
14TH |
1989 |
A 29 YEAR OLD FRENCH WOMAN GIVES BIRTH
TO SEXTUPLETS IN PARIS. |
14TH |
1989 |
1,000 MUSLIMS BURN "SALMAN RUSHDIES" SATANIC
VERSES IN BRADFORD, ENGLAND. |
14TH |
1989 |
SEXTUPLETS ARE BORN TO A 26 YEAR OLD
WOMAN IN PARIS, FRANCE. |
14TH |
1994 |
"KATHLEEN KINMONT" FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM ACTOR
"LORENZO LAMAS." |