January 14 in History: Events

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The published January 14 chronology runs from 1191 to 2026, a span of 835 years. It contains 98 sourced records across 41 countries and 9 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.

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Most represented topics

Politics & society · 39 records
War & conflict · 23 records
Sport · 13 records
Disasters · 7 records

Most represented countries

United States · 19 records
India · 3 records
Japan · 3 records
Taiwan · 3 records
United Kingdom · 3 records

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These pairs share a category and calendar date; the pairing does not imply a historical connection.

War & conflict: First Battle of Tarain (1191) and 2016 Jakarta attacks (2016) appear 825 years apart in this collection.
Politics & society: Henry III marries Eleanor of Provence (1236) and 2025 St. Peter by-election (2025) appear 789 years apart in this collection.
Births & deaths: Andrew III dies, ending the male line of Hungary's Árpád dynasty (1301) and Death of Qian Yitai (2023) appear 722 years apart in this collection.

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January 14 historical events

1191 — First Battle of Tarain

First Battle of Tarain, also known as the First Battle of Taraori, was fought on 14 January 1191 between the Ghurid forces led by Muhammad of Ghor and the Rajput Confederacy led by Prithviraj Chauhan, near Tarain (modern Taraori in Haryana, India). The battle ended in a victory for the Rajputs; however, Muhammad of Ghor managed to escape and returned to Ghazni.

India · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23

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January 14 historical events

1191 — First Battle of Tarain

1236 — Henry III marries Eleanor of Provence

1301 — Andrew III dies, ending the male line of Hungary's Árpád dynasty

1624 — Capture of Baghdad (1624)

1659 — Battle of the Lines of Elvas

1761 — Third Battle of Panipat

1764 — Battle of Sirhind (1764)

1784 — The U.S. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris

1793 — Huilliche uprising of 1792

1796 — Jared Irwin elected governor of Georgia

1797 — Battle of Rivoli

1797 — Action of 13 January 1797

1802 — 1802 United States Senate special election in Delaware

1809 — Portuguese conquest of French Guiana

1814 — Treaty of Kiel

1826 — Battle of Bellavista

1840 — 1839–1840 United States Senate election in New York

1851 — United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1851

1858 — Orsini assassination attempt against Napoleon III

1860 — 1860–61 United States Senate elections

1863 — Minnesota lawmakers elect Alexander Ramsey to the U.S. Senate

1864 — Battle of Canyon de Chelly

1865 — Maltese general election, 1865

1865 — American Ranch massacre

1894 — Siege of Lapa

1899 — The ocean liner RMS Oceanic is launched in Belfast

1900 — Premiere of Puccini’s Tosca

1907 — An earthquake devastates Kingston, Jamaica

1908 — Start of the 1908–09 United States Senate election cycle

1911 — Amundsen’s expedition reaches the Bay of Whales

1912 — 1911 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1913 — 1913 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1915 — Battle of Humin-Bolimów

1916 — A storm surge breaches dikes along the Zuiderzee

1920 — January 1920 New Zealand Liberal Party leadership election

1923 — Salvadoran presidential election, 1923

1934 — 1934 Barcelona City Council election

1934 — 1934 Catalan local elections

1939 — Norway claims Queen Maud Land

1942 — Operation Postmaster

1942 — Australian ambush near Gemas

1942 — Japanese forces advance along western Bataan

1943 — Allied leaders begin the Casablanca Conference

1946 — Battle of Kumai

1948 — Battle of 3 Shevat

1950 — The first MiG-17 prototype takes flight

1951 — National Airlines Flight 83

1952 — 1952 Kutch Electoral College election

1952 — NBC's Today program first goes on the air

1953 — Tito becomes president of Yugoslavia

1957 — Birth of Anchee Min

1960 — The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established

1966 — Operation Crimp

1968 — 1967 Emperor's Cup final

1969 — 1969 USS Enterprise fire

1972 — Accession of Margrethe II

1973 — Elvis Presley’s Aloha from Hawaii concert

1978 — Kurt Gödel dies in Princeton

1984 — Cameroonian presidential election, 1984

1987 — Announcement of the demolition of Kowloon Walled City

1993 — Sinking of MS Jan Heweliusz

1994 — Signing of the 1994 Trilateral Statement in Moscow

1996 — 1996 Portuguese presidential election

1997 — Death of King Hu

2000 — 2000 FIFA Club World Championship final

2001 — Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 2001

2001 — WCW Sin

2001 — 2001 Portuguese presidential election

2002 — Final day of the Giant Baba Memorial Cup

2004 — Southern selection wins Iceland's first women's basketball all-star game

2004 — Georgia's parliament adopts the five-cross flag

2005 — The Huygens probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan

2007 — Final Resolution (2007)

2007 — 2007 Belarusian municipal elections

2011 — 2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election