June 14
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Burchard of Meissen, Caomhán of Inisheer, Elisha(Roman Catholic and Lutheran), Fortunatus of Naples(Roman Catholic), BlessedFrancisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica), Joseph the Hymnographer(Roman Catholic: OrthodoxApril 3), Methodios I of Constantinople, Quintian of Rodez(Rodez), Richard Baxter(Church of England), Valerius and Rufinus, June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A collective feast day in Christian calendars honoring multiple saints and martyrs on June 14.
Commemoration of theSoviet Deportationrelated observances:
Baltic Freedom Day(United States), Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide(Latvia), Mourning and Commemoration DayorLeinapäev(Estonia), Mourning and Hope Day(Lithuania)
Observances in Baltic countries and the US remembering victims of Soviet-era mass deportations and genocides.
Day of Memory for Repressed People(Armenia)
Armenia’s Day of Memory for Repressed People honors citizens persecuted under authoritarian regimes.
Flag Day (United States)
United States Flag Day celebrates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the national flag in 1777.
Freedom Day (Malawi)
Malawi’s Freedom Day marks independence from British colonial rule on June 14, 1964.
Liberation Day(Falkland IslandsandSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
Liberation Day commemorates the 1982 reclaiming of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation.
World Blood Donor Day
World Blood Donor Day raises global awareness of the importance of voluntary blood donation.
Burchard of Meissen
Saint Burchard of Meissen’s feast day honors the first Bishop of Meissen, celebrated on June 14.
Caomhán of Inisheer
Saint Caomhán of Inisheer’s feast day honors the 6th-century Irish monk and hermit.
Events
The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
In 1158, Henry the Lion founded Munich on the banks of the Isar River, marking the birth of what would become Bavaria's iconic capital.
First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soon conquers over half of the kingdom.
In 1216, amid the First Barons' War, Prince Louis of France captured the abandoned city of Winchester, gaining control over a large part of England.
While in exile in Fuzhou, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for Emperor Duanzong.
In 1276, exiled from the Mongol advance, the remaining Song dynasty court in Fuzhou held the coronation of Emperor Duanzong, sustaining imperial authority in southern China.
Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.
During the Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam in 1285, Vietnamese forces under Prince Trần Quang Khải annihilated the Mongol fleet at Chuong Duong, securing their homeland.
Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
In 1287, Kublai Khan crushed a rebellion led by Prince Nayan in East Mongolia and Manchuria, consolidating his authority over the Mongol Empire.
Richard II of England meets leaders of the Peasants' Revolt at Mile End. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
On June 14, 1381, during the Peasants' Revolt, King Richard II met the rebels at Mile End as insurgents stormed the Tower of London without resistance.
Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.
In 1404, Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, forged an alliance with France against King Henry IV of England.
Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
Around 1618, printer Joris Veseler published the first Dutch newspaper, Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c., in Amsterdam, pioneering early journalism in Europe.
English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers.
On June 14, 1645, Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Naseby during the English Civil War.
Births
Nilakantha Somayaji
Indian astronomer and mathematician of the Kerala school, known for his work on planetary models and infinite series.
Giglio Gregorio Giraldi
Italian Renaissance poet and scholar, noted for his literary works and antiquarian studies.
Ferdinand II
Habsburg archduke known for governing Tyrol and Further Austria during the late 16th century.
Johann Abraham Ihle
17th-century German astronomer noted for his celestial observations and academic work.
Jan Francisci
Slovak composer and organist whose sacred music blended Baroque style with local influences.
Thomas Pennant
Welsh naturalist and historian renowned for his travel writings and studies of British wildlife.
Antonio Sacchini
Italian composer of the late Baroque and Classical eras, celebrated for his operas.
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
French physicist and engineer renowned for formulating Coulomb's law of electrostatics.
Simon Mayr
German composer and teacher known for his operatic works and mentoring of Gaetano Donizetti.
Deaths
Ōtomo no Otomaro
Prominent general of early Heian Japan and the first to hold the title Sei-i Taishōgun, known for campaigns against the Emishi.
Methodius I
Byzantine patriarch of Constantinople celebrated for restoring the veneration of icons and ending the second Iconoclasm.
Guadamir
10th-century Catalan bishop who led the diocese of Vic during the early medieval period in Spain.
Aron
Brother of Tsar Samuel and prominent nobleman in the First Bulgarian Empire known for his governance and tragic fate.
Last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty whose reign ended with the Jingkang Incident and captivity by the Jin.
Günther von Schwarzburg
Count of Schwarzburg elected anti-king during the 14th-century imperial dispute, known for his brief contested reign.
Simon Sudbury
Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England, executed during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
Giovanni Borgia
Italian nobleman and 2nd Duke of Gandía whose mysterious death remains one of the Renaissance's enduring enigmas.
King of Navarre and Count of Champagne who strengthened his realm through strategic alliances in the late 15th century.