Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. Date: December 14, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day…
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. Date: December 14, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France. Date: December 14, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Date: December 14, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties. Date: December 14, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4 billion. Date: December 14, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean. Date: December 14, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 16 people are killed, including one gunman, and 43 injured in a mass shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in the deadliest terror incident in Australia. Date: December 14, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This…
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians. Date: December 13, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia →…
The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany. Date: December 13, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)