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June 14th


- Baltic Freedom Day
- Christian Feast Day
- Flag Day (United States)
- Freedom Day (Malawi)
- Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
- The eighth day of the Vestalia. (Roman Empire)
- World Blood Donor Day (International observance)

June 14th


- 1994 - The New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win their first Stanley Cup Championship in 54 years.
- 1985 - TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah shortly after take-off from Athens, Greece.
- 1982 - The Falklands War ends: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley unconditionally surrender to British forces.
- 1976 - The trial of Donald Neilson, the killer known as the Black Panther, begins at Oxford Crown Court .
- 1967 - Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched toward Venus.
- 1966 - The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (index of prohibited books), which was originally instituted in .
- 1965 - Nguyen Cao Ky became Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyen Van Thieu became the figurehead chief of state.
- 1962 - The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
- 1962 - The New Mexico Supreme Court in the case of Montoya v. Bolack, 70 N.M. 196, prohibits state and local governments from denying Indians the right to vote because they live on a reservation.
- 1959 - A group of Dominican exiles with leftist tendencies that departed from Cuba land in the Dominican Republic with the intent of deposing Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina. Save for four of them, all are killed and/or executed by Trujillo's army.
- 1955 - Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
- 1952 - The keel is laid for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus.
- 1951 - UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 1942 - Anne Frank begins to keep a diary.
- 1941 - June deportation, the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
- 1940 - World War II: Paris falls under German occupation, and Allied forces retreat.
- 1940 - The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
- 1940 - A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- 1938 - Action Comics issue one is released, introducing Superman.
- 1937 - Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
- 1937 - U. S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
- 1926 - Brazil leaves the League of Nations
- 1919 - John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
- 1907 - Norway adopts female suffrage.
- 1900 - Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
- 1900 - The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy.
- 1872 - Trade unions are legalised in Canada.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Second Winchester – a Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
- 1863 - Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
- 1846 - Bear Flag Revolt begins – Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
- 1839 - Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first Regatta.
- 1822 - Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables".
- 1821 - Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom.
- 1807 - Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
- 1800 - The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.
- 1789 - Mutiny on the Bounty: Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,000-mile) journey in an open boat.
- 1789 - Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
- 1777 - The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.
- 1775 - American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
- 1648 - Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.
- 1645 - English Civil War: Battle of Naseby – 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
- 1381 - Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
- 1287 - Kublai Khan defeated the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
- 1285 - Forces led by Prince Tran Quang Khai of Vietnam's Tran Dynasty destroys most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.
- 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song.

June 14th


- 1992 - Daryl Sabara, American actor
- 1989 - Lucy Hale, American actress
- 1989 - Courtney Halverson, American actress
- 1988 - Kevin Michael McHale, American singer
- 1987 - Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 - Jonathan Clare, English cricketer
- 1985 - Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
- 1984 - Siobhán Donaghy, British singer (Sugababes)
- 1984 - Lorenzo Booker, American football player
- 1984 - Yury Prilukov, Russian swimmer
- 1983 - Hirofumi Araki, Japanese actor
- 1983 - John Stocco, American football player
- 1983 - Louis Garrel, French actor
- 1982 - Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
- 1982 - Jamie Green, British racing driver
- 1981 - Chauncey Leopardi, American actor
- 1981 - Lonneke Engel, Dutch model
- 1978 - Steve Bégin, French-Canadian hockey player
- 1978 - Diablo Cody, American screenwriter
- 1978 - Annia Hatch, Cuban-American gymnast
- 1977 - Chris McAlister, American football player
- 1977 - Massimiliano Neri, Italian supermodel
- 1976 - Alan Carr, British stand-up comedian and TV presenter
- 1976 - Massimo Oddo, Italian football player
- 1975 - Ryuji Miki, Japanese racing driver
- 1975 - Chris Onstad, American cartoonist
- 1975 - Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film)
- 1974 - Jang Jin-young, South Korean actress (d. 2009)
- 1974 - Phillip Rhys, British actor
- 1974 - Joshua Radin, American songwriter
- 1973 - Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer
- 1973 - Sami Kapanen, Finnish hockey player
- 1972 - Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist (KDE)
- 1972 - Rick Brunson, American basketball player
- 1972 - Michael Cade, American actor
- 1972 - Shaun Keaveny, British radio DJ
- 1971 - Bruce Bowen, American basketball player
- 1971 - Ramon Vega, Swiss footballer
- 1969 - Steffi Graf, German tennis player
- 1969 - Éric Desjardins, Canadian hockey player
- 1969 - Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
- 1969 - MC Ren, American rapper
- 1969 - Michael Gerber, American parody author
- 1968 - Campbell Brown, American journalist and news reporter
- 1968 - Eric Murdock, American basketball player
- 1968 - Yasmine Bleeth, American actress
- 1968 - Faizon Love, American actor
- 1967 - Kelly Nash, American radio personality
- 1966 - Traylor Howard, American actress
- 1964 - Peter Gilliver, English lexicographer
- 1961 - Boy George, British singer (Culture Club)
- 1961 - Sam Perkins, American basketball player
- 1960 - Mike Laga, American baseball player
- 1959 - Marcus Miller, American jazz bassist and clarinetist
- 1958 - Eric Heiden, American speed skater
- 1957 - Maxi Jazz, British rapper (Faithless) and racing driver
- 1956 - Gianna Nannini, Italian singer
- 1956 - Fred Funk, American professional golfer
- 1956 - King Diamond, Danish singer (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
- 1956 - Sam Irvin, American director and producer
- 1955 - Michael D. Duvall, California State Assemblyman
- 1955 - Paul O'Grady, British comedian and television presenter
- 1954 - Will Patton, American actor
- 1953 - Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician
- 1952 - Pat Summitt, American basketball coach
- 1952 - Leon Wieseltier, American writer
- 1951 - Paul Boateng, British politician
- 1950 - Rowan Williams, Welsh Anglican prelate, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1949 - Jim Lea, British bassist, keyboardist, violinist and guitarist (Slade)
- 1949 - Harry Turtledove, American novelist
- 1949 - Alan White, British drummer (Yes)
- 1948 - Laurence Yep, American author
- 1947 - Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish)
- 1946 - Donald Trump, American businessman and entrepreneur
- 1945 - Rod Argent, English pianist and keyboardist (The Zombies, Argent)
- 1945 - Marilyn Schreffler, American voice actor (d. 1988)
- 1944 - Joe Grifasi, American actor
- 1944 - Laurie Colwin, American author (d. 1992)
- 1943 - Harold Wheeler, American composer
- 1943 - John Miles, British racing driver
- 1943 - Spooner Oldham, American musician
- 1943 - Barry Burman, English figurative artist (d. 2001)
- 1939 - John F. MacArthur, American evangelist
- 1939 - Steny Hoyer, U.S. Congressman
- 1937 - Jørgen Leth, Danish film director
- 1936 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer (The Four Tops) (d. 2005)
- 1936 - Irmelin Sandman Lilius, Finnish writer
- 1933 - Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-American novelist (d. 1991)
- 1933 - Vladislav Rastorotsky, Soviet gymnastics coach
- 1932 - Joe Arpaio, American law enforcement officer, sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona
- 1931 - Junior Walker, American saxophonist and singer (Jr. Walker & the All Stars) (d. 1995)
- 1931 - Marla Gibbs, American actress
- 1929 - Cy Coleman, American composer (d. 2004)
- 1928 - Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Argentina-born Marxist Revolutionary (d. 1967)
- 1926 - Hermann Kant, German author
- 1926 - Don Newcombe, American baseball player
- 1925 - Pierre Salinger, American journalist, John F. Kennedy's Press Secretary (d. 2004)
- 1924 - James W. Black, British physician (d. 2010)
- 1922 - Kevin Roche, Irish architect
- 1919 - Sam Wanamaker, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1919 - Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1917 - Atle Selberg, Norwegian mathematician (d. 2007)
- 1917 - Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist and writer
- 1916 - Dorothy McGuire, American actress (d. 2001)
- 1914 - Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
- 1913 - Joe Morris, C.C., LL.D., Canadian trade unionist (d. 1996)
- 1910 - Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (d. 1976)
- 1909 - Burl Ives, American musician (d. 1995)
- 1907 - Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1989)
- 1907 - Nicolas Bentley, British writer and illustrator (d. 1978)
- 1905 - Steve Broidy, American motion picture executive (d. 1991)
- 1905 - Arthur Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
- 1904 - Margaret Bourke-White, American photojournalist (d. 1971)
- 1903 - Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (d. 1995)
- 1899 - Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1972)
- 1895 - Jack Adams, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (d. 1968)
- 1894 - Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1924)
- 1893 - Siggie Nordstrom, Swedish singer (The Nordstrom Sisters) (d. 1980)
- 1890 - May Allison, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1884 - John McCormack, Irish tenor (d. 1945)
- 1877 - Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano (d. 1970)
- 1871 - Jacob Ellehammer, Danish inventor (d. 1946)
- 1870 - Sophia of Prussia, Prussian-born consort of Constantine I of Greece (d. 1932)
- 1868 - Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1943)
- 1864 - Alois Alzheimer, German physician (d. 1915)
- 1856 - Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician (d. 1922)
- 1855 - Robert La Follette, U.S. politician, Governor of Wisconsin and Senator from Wisconsin (d. 1925)
- 1832 - Nikolaus Otto, German engineer (d. 1891)
- 1820 - John Bartlett, American publisher (Bartlett's Familiar Quotations) (d. 1905)
- 1819 - Henry J. Gardner, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1892)
- 1812 - Fernando Wood, 74th Mayor of New York City (d. 1881)
- 1811 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist and abolitionist (d. 1896)
- 1801 - Heber C. Kimball, American religious leader (d. 1868)
- 1798 - František Palacký, Czech scholar and politician (d. 1876)
- 1796 - Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician (d. 1866)
- 1736 - Charles Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist (d. 1806)
- 1726 - James Hutton, Scottish naturalist (d. 1797)
- 1529 - (O.S.) – Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (d. 1595)
- 1479 - (O.S.) – Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552)
- 1444 - Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian Astronomer-mathematician (d. 1544)