On This Day: 14 June

14 June in Indian history

• 1972Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground.India

14 June in world history

• 2026A Bell 206 and AS350 collided in mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 6 people aboard both aircraft including American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale, and Brazilian music producer
• 2017A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.
• 2014War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.
• 1985Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
• 1982Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.
• 1962The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
• 1955Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1944Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.
• 1940The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.
• 1937Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
• 1863American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
• 1839Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
• 1807Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
• 1800War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix.
• 1775American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Armed Forces.
• 1404Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.
• 1381During the Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels stormed the Tower of London, killing Simon Sudbury, Lord Chancellor, and Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer.

Born on 14 June

• 1959Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer
• 1955Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politicianIndia
• 1924James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
• 1904Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (died 1971)
• 1855Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (died 1925)
• 1444Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544)India

Died on 14 June

• 2020Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (born 1986)India
• 1949Albert II, rhesus macaque, animal astronaut, and first mammal in space
• 1801Benedict Arnold, American general during the American Revolution later turned British spy (born 1741)
• 1662Henry Vane the Younger, English-American politician, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1613)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 14 June in history?

2026: A Bell 206 and AS350 collided in mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 6 people aboard both aircraft including American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale, and Brazilian music producer . 2017: A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people. 2014: War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board. 1985: Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.

What happened on 14 June in Indian history?

1972: Japan Air Lines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground.

Which famous people were born on 14 June?

Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer (1959); Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician (1955); James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010) (1924); Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (died 1971) (1904).

Which day is observed on 14 June?

World Blood Donor Day; Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances: Baltic Freedom Day (United States); Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances: Commemoration Day for the Victims of Communist Genocide (Latvia); Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances: Mourning and Commemoration Day or Leinapäev (Estonia); Commemoration of the Soviet Deportation related observances: Mourning and Hope Day (Lithuania).