It happened one 14 January

1943 : Roosevelt and Churchill in Casablanca


On January 14, 1943, Churchill and Roosevelt met in Casablanca to find a solution to the problem of German submarines, the U-boats in the Atlantic and discuss how best to end the war.

1954 : Wedding of Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio


On 14 January 1954, the glamorous Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe married the legendary Yankees baseball player Joe DiMaggio. The marriage was short-lived. However at the end of the life of Marilyn, Joe came back in her life and took care of her, even after her death.

1973 : Aloha from Hawaii


On January 14, 1973, Elvis Presley's concert, Aloha from Hawaii was broadcast from the International Convention Center Arena in Honolulu, live via satellite in over 40 countries. This was the television program produced by an artist the most watched in TV history.

2005 : Landing of the Huygens probe on Titan


On January 14, 2005, the European probe Huygens landed on Saturn's moon, Titan. It transmitted images for another 70 minutes after landing.

2008 : Apple New MacBook Air notebook


On January 14, 2008, Steve Jobs announces the Apple New MacBook Air notebook during the Macworld Conference & Expo conference in San Francisco.

2011 : Ben Ali fled Tunisia


On 14 January 2011, following the uprising of the people of Tunisia, President Ben Ali left his country and finally took refuge in Saudi Arabia.

Latest news : 14 January

National Forest Conservation Day in Thailand

Quote of the day : 14 January

Bouddha, Sage Indien
By changing acts, one that remains is stripped in turn.

Birthdays : 14 January

Nakamikado, Emperor of Japan (1702)
Henri Fantin-Latour, Painter (1836)
Berthe Morisot, Painter (1841)
Pierre Loti, Writer (1850)
Albert Schweitzer, Physician, Nobel laureate (1875)
Nina Ricci, Fashion designer (1883)
Hugh Lofting, Writer (1886)
John Dos Passos, Writer (1896)
Takeo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan (1905)
Joseph Losey, Director (1909)
Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician (1919)
Guy Williams, Actor (1924)
Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist (1927)
Shoban Babu, Indian actor (1937)
Morihiro Hosokawa, Prime Minister of Japan (1938)
Faye Dunaway, Actress (1941)
Shannon Lucid, Astronaut (1943)
Étienne Daho, Singer (1956)
Suzanne Danielle, Actress (1957)
Steven Soderbergh, Director (1963)
Emily Watson, Actress (1967)
LL Cool J, Rapper, Actor (1968)
David Grohl, Drummer and Composer (1969)
Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier (1971)

They left us one 14 January

Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (1676)
Edmond Halley, English scientist (1742)
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Painter (1867)
Stephen Heller, Hungarian composer (1888)
Charles Hermite, French mathematician (1901)
Ernst Abbe, German physicist (1905)
Humphrey Bogart, Actor (1957)
Barry Fitzgerald, Actor (1961)
Jeanette MacDonald, Actress (1965)
Sergei Korolev, Russian rocket scientist (1966)
Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1977)
Peter Finch, Actor (1977)
John O'Grady, Australian writer (1981)
Daniel Balavoine, Singer (1986)
Donna Reed, Actress (1986)
Douglas Sirk, Director (1987)
Charlotte MacLeod, Writer (2005)
Shelley Winters, Actress (2006)
Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (2009)

Tip of the Day : 14 January

Rusty bolt


If you can not unscrew a bolt because of rust, put vinegar on it and wait about 15 minutes.

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