Tukuk-OS📅 June 14
20 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 14? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 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 Lucas Frota.
2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collisionRio de JaneiroOliver Tree
- 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.
- 1996 — After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.
- 1992 — Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses".
- 1982 — Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.
- 1966 — The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books (title page pictured).
- 1944 — Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.
- 1940 — The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.
Soviet ultimatum to LithuaniaRed ArmyLithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
- 1940 — Second World War: Four days after the French government fled Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major accomplishment in the Fall Rot operation.
- 1934 — The landmark Australian Eastern Mission concluded after a three-month diplomatic tour of East and South-East Asia.
- 1900 — The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy.
- 1846 — Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade flag with a bear and a star.
- 1822 — In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine (pictured), an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.
- 1800 — War 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.
- 1777 — The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.
- 1740 — War of Jenkins' Ear: Spanish troops stormed the British-held strategically crucial position of Fort Mose in Spanish Florida.
- 1646 — Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.
- 1644 — First English Civil War: Prince Maurice abandoned his siege of Lyme Regis in Dorset after learning of the approach of a Parliamentarian relief force.
First English Civil WarMaurice of the PalatinateSiege of Lyme Regis
- 1381 — During the Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels stormed the Tower of London, killing Simon Sudbury, Lord Chancellor, and Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer (both pictured).
Births
- 2007 — Bryce James, American basketball player
- 2004 — Soyoka Yoshida, Japanese entertainer
- 2000 — RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player
- 2000 — Naomi Girma, American soccer player
- 2000 — Bobby Witt Jr., American baseball player
- 1999 — Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer
- 1997 — David Bangala, French football defender
- 1997 — Fujii Kaze, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1994 — Moon Tae-il, South Korean singer
- 1993 — Gunna, American rapper
- 1992 — Daryl Sabara, American actor
- 1992 — Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player
Deaths
- 2026 — Gaspi, Argentinian YouTuber (born 2002)
- 2026 — Oliver Tree, American singer and songwriter (born 1993)
- 2025 — Afa Ah Loo, Samoan fashion designer
- 2025 — Melissa Hortman, American lawyer and politician (born 1970)
- 2024 — Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)
- 2024 — George Nethercutt, American lawyer, author, and politician (born 1944)
- 2022 — A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (born 1936)
- 2020 — Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (born 1986)
- 2016 — Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (born 1928)
- 2016 — Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1919)
- 2015 — Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (born 1940)
- 2015 — Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (born 1926)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Burchard of Meissen
- Christian feast day: Caomhán of Inisheer
- Christian feast day: Elisha (Roman Catholic and Lutheran)
- Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Naples (Roman Catholic)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica)
- Christian feast day: Methodios I of Constantinople
- Christian feast day: Richard Baxter (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Valerius and Rufinus
- Christian feast day: June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- 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 Day for the Victims of Communist GenocideLatvia
- 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)
- Day of Memory for Repressed People (Armenia)
- Flag Day (United States)
- Freedom Day (Malawi)
- Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
Liberation Day (Falkland Islands)Falkland IslandsSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- World Blood Donor Day
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