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. Date: January 14, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda. Date: January 14, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: January 14, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day…
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people. Date: January 14, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X. Date: January 14, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
To combat Czech nationalism, Emperor Franz Joseph decrees German will be language of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces. Date: January 13, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. Date: January 13, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978 and 32,610. Date: January 13, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history. Date: January 13, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to no more being a "region occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France". Date: January 13, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)