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The Earth on 14 June, with the rays of the day’s events
  1. A birthday on the globe

    14 June on the globe: what happened in the world on this day, and who was born

    For 14 June, the English Wikipedia lists 65 events and 181 births. 37 of the events stand at their places as rays of light; six more are dashed circles, where the sentence links only to a country or a sea. The taller the ray, the longer ago it happened. The people born that day come further down, as blue points.

    A birthday, yours or someone else’s:

  2. The Earth on 14 June

    The picture on the globe was assembled by NASA from satellite photographs taken in June 2004: the snow, the ice and the green are those of the month.

    On 14 June the Sun passes straight overhead at noon along the parallel of 23.3° north. In London, the day lasts about 16 hours 35 minutes.

    Beyond 67° north the Sun no longer sets; beyond 67° south it no longer rises.

    The line between day and night is tilted on the globe exactly as on this day of the year. On the dark side you can see the lights of towns.

  3. 14 June

    Britain and Ireland#

    Seven events from the day’s list are placed here, between 1216 and 2017.

    The globe stops at one of them; the whole list is further down. All seven

  4. Britain & Ireland · Henley Royal Regatta

    1839

    Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.

    On the map: Henley Royal Regatta.

    Wikipedia: Henley Royal Regatta

  5. 14 June

    Europe#

    11 events from the day’s list are placed here, between 1158 and 1992.

    The globe stops at three of them; the whole list is further down. All 11

  6. Europe · Munich

    1158

    The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.

    On the map: Munich.

    Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish.

    Wikipedia: Munich

  7. Europe · Amsterdam

    1618

    Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).

    On the map: Amsterdam.

    Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish.

    Wikipedia: Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.

  8. Europe · Schengen Agreement

    1985

    Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.

    On the map: the coordinates Wikidata gives for the article “Schengen Agreement”.

    Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish and Chinese.

    Wikipedia: Schengen Agreement

  9. 14 June

    North America#

    13 events from the day’s list are placed here, between 1740 and 2017.

    The globe stops at three of them; the whole list is further down. All 13

  10. North America · St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

    1919

    John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.

    On the map: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

    Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Chinese.

    Wikipedia: Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown

  11. North America · United States Census Bureau

    1951

    UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.

    On the map: United States Census Bureau.

    Wikipedia: UNIVAC I

  12. North America · Disneyland Monorail

    1959

    Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.

    On the map: Disneyland Monorail.

    Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish.

    Wikipedia: Disneyland Monorail

  13. 14 June

    What the other Wikipedias remember#

    For these years the English list has nothing on this day. The events below come from the same day’s lists on Wikipedia in Romanian and Spanish and were translated for this page.

  14. From Wikipedia in Romanian · Sibiu

    2005

    The mountain rescuer Teodor Tulpan from Sibiu, the second Romanian to reach the summit of Everest, begins an expedition to the highest peak in Peru, Huascarán.

    On the map: Sibiu.

    Translated from the list on Wikipedia in Romanian.

    The article on Wikipedia in Romanian: Everest

  15. From Wikipedia in Spanish · Rostec Arena

    2018

    The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins in Russia.

    On the map: Rostec Arena.

    Translated from the list on Wikipedia in Spanish.

    The article on Wikipedia in Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018

  16. 14 June

    Born on 14 June#

    The English Wikipedia lists 181 births for this day. The blue points are the birthplaces of 60 of these people: those written about in the most Wikipedia editions, where Wikidata gives a place of birth.

  17. Born on 14 June

    1811

    Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died 1896)

    Place of birth: Litchfield.

    Wikipedia: Harriet Beecher Stowe

  18. Born on 14 June

    1736

    Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (died 1806)

    Place of birth: Angoulême.

    Wikipedia: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

  19. Born on 14 June

    1969

    Steffi Graf, German tennis player

    Place of birth: Mannheim.

    Wikipedia: Steffi Graf

  20. Born on 14 June

    1868

    Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)

    Place of birth: Baden.

    Wikipedia: Karl Landsteiner

  21. Born on 14 June

    1864

    Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915)

    Place of birth: Marktbreit.

    Wikipedia: Alois Alzheimer

  22. Born in Britain and Ireland

    1961

    Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer

    Wikipedia: Boy George

  23. Born in Britain and Ireland

    1726

    Thomas Pennant, Welsh ornithologist and historian (died 1798)

    Place of birth: Downing.

    Wikipedia: Thomas Pennant

  24. Born in Britain and Ireland

    1991

    Jesy Nelson, English singer

    Place of birth: Romford.

    Wikipedia: Jesy Nelson

  25. The whole globe of the day

    Drag the globe to turn it. Touch a ray or a point to read what happened there.

Everything Wikipedia lists for 14 June

The list is the English Wikipedia’s, in its own wording, as it stood in October 2026. 22 events have no place on the map: the sentence links to no place with coordinates, only to places too wide to mark, or to several countries.

  1. 1158

    The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.

    Europe · MunichWikipedia: Munich
  2. 1216

    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.

    Britain & Ireland · WinchesterWikipedia: First Barons' War
  3. 1276

    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.

    Asia · FuzhouWikipedia: Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
  4. 1285

    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.

  5. 1287

    Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.

    Asia · MongoliaWikipedia: Kublai Khan
  6. 1381

    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.

    Britain & Ireland · Mile EndWikipedia: Peasants' Revolt
  7. 1404

    Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Owain Glyndŵr
  8. 1618

    Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).

    Europe · AmsterdamWikipedia: Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.
  9. 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.

    Britain & Ireland · Siege of Lyme RegisWikipedia: Siege of Lyme Regis
  10. 1645

    English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers.

    Britain & Ireland · Battle of NasebyWikipedia: Battle of Naseby
  11. 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.

    Europe · Battle of OrbetelloWikipedia: Franco-Spanish War
  12. 1658

    Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes.

    Europe · Battle of the DunesWikipedia: Battle of the Dunes
  13. 1666

    A four day long naval engagement between the Dutch and English fleet ends, with the English suffering heavier losses.

    Europe · Four Days' BattleWikipedia: Four Days' Battle
  14. 1690

    King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.

  15. 1740

    War of Jenkins' Ear: Spanish troops stormed the British-held strategically crucial position of Fort Mose in Spanish Florida.

    North America · Battle of Bloody MoseWikipedia: Battle of Bloody Mose
  16. 1775

    American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Armed Forces.

  17. 1777

    The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.

  18. 1789

    Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat.

    Oceans · Mutiny on the BountyWikipedia: Mutiny on the Bounty
  19. 1800

    The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.

    Europe · Battle of MarengoWikipedia: Battle of Marengo
  20. 1807

    Emperor 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.

    Europe · Battle of FriedlandWikipedia: Battle of Friedland
  21. 1821

    Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end.

    Africa · Funj SultanateWikipedia: Badi VII
  22. 1822

    Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Charles Babbage
  23. 1830

    Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.

    Africa · Invasion of AlgiersWikipedia: Invasion of Algiers
  24. 1839

    Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.

    Britain & Ireland · Henley Royal RegattaWikipedia: Henley Royal Regatta
  25. 1846

    Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.

    North America · Sonoma, CaliforniaWikipedia: California Republic
  26. 1863

    American 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.

    North America · Second Battle of WinchesterWikipedia: American Civil War
  27. 1863

    Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.

    North America · Siege of Port HudsonWikipedia: Siege of Port Hudson
  28. 1872

    Trade unions are legalized in Canada.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Trade union
  29. 1888

    The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.

    Asia · Raj of SarawakWikipedia: White Rajah
  30. 1900

    Hawaii becomes a United States territory.

    North America · Territory of HawaiiWikipedia: Territory of Hawaii
  31. 1900

    The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: German Naval Laws
  32. 1907

    The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

  33. 1919

    John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.

    North America · St. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorWikipedia: Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown
  34. 1926

    Brazil leaves the League of Nations.

    Latin America · BrazilWikipedia: Brazil
  35. 1931

    A deadly tornado strikes Birmingham, England, damaging 2,221 homes and businesses.

    Britain & Ireland · BirminghamWikipedia: 1931 Birmingham tornado
  36. 1934

    The landmark Australian Eastern Mission returns from its three-month tour of East and South-East Asia.

  37. 1937

    Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.

    North America · PennsylvaniaWikipedia: Pennsylvania
  38. 1937

    U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.

  39. 1940

    Seven hundred and twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

    Europe · TarnówWikipedia: Tarnów
  40. 1940

    The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania, resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.

  41. 1940

    World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: World War II
  42. 1941

    June deportation: The first major wave of Soviet mass deportations of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians from the occupied Baltic states begins.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: June deportation
  43. 1944

    World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.

    Europe · Operation PerchWikipedia: Operation Perch
  44. 1945

    World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.

    Asia · Ilocos SurWikipedia: Battle of Bessang Pass
  45. 1949

    Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first monkey in space.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Albert II
  46. 1950

    An Air France Douglas DC-4 crashes near Bahrain International Airport, killing 40 people. This came two days after another Air France DC-4 crashed in the same location.

  47. 1951

    UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.

    North America · United States Census BureauWikipedia: UNIVAC I
  48. 1954

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.

  49. 1955

    Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

    Latin America · ChileWikipedia: Buenos Aires Convention
  50. 1959

    Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.

    North America · Disneyland MonorailWikipedia: Disneyland Monorail
  51. 1962

    The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.

  52. 1966

    The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Roman Curia
  53. 1967

    Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Mariner program
  54. 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.

    Asia · Indira Gandhi International AirportWikipedia: Japan Air Lines Flight 471
  55. 1982

    Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces ending the war.

    Latin America · Falklands WarWikipedia: Falklands War
  56. 1985

    Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.

    Europe · Schengen AgreementWikipedia: Schengen Agreement
  57. 1986

    The Mindbender derails, killing three riders and severely injuring one at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.

    North America · MindbenderWikipedia: Galaxyland
  58. 1992

    Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses".

    Europe · Disappearance of Helena AnderssonWikipedia: Disappearance of Helena Andersson
  59. 1994

    The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.

    North America · 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riotWikipedia: 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
  60. 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.

    North America · Jordan, MontanaWikipedia: Foreclosure
  61. 2002

    Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

    no place on the mapWikipedia: Near-Earth object
  62. 2014

    A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.

  63. 2017

    Republican U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.

    North America · Congressional baseball shootingWikipedia: Congressional baseball shooting
  64. 2017

    The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.

    Britain & Ireland · Grenfell Tower fireWikipedia: Grenfell Tower fire
  65. 2026

    Two helicopters collide mid-air in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 6 people on board, including American singer-songwriter Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale, and Brazilian music producer Lucas Frota.

    Latin America · 2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collisionWikipedia: 2026 Rio de Janeiro mid-air collision

What the other Wikipedias remember

For these years the English list has nothing on this day. The events below come from the same day’s lists on Wikipedia in Romanian and Spanish and were translated for this page.

  1. 2005

    The mountain rescuer Teodor Tulpan from Sibiu, the second Romanian to reach the summit of Everest, begins an expedition to the highest peak in Peru, Huascarán.

    Europe · SibiuTranslated from the list on Wikipedia in RomanianWikipedia: Everest
  2. 2018

    The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins in Russia.

    Europe · Rostec ArenaTranslated from the list on Wikipedia in SpanishWikipedia: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018

Who was born on 14 June

In order of how many Wikipedia editions have an article about each. The first 60 of 181 are shown.

  1. 1946

    Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States

    Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterWikipedia: Donald Trump
  2. 1811

    Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died 1896)

    LitchfieldWikipedia: Harriet Beecher Stowe
  3. 1736

    Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (died 1806)

    AngoulêmeWikipedia: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
  4. 1969

    Steffi Graf, German tennis player

    MannheimWikipedia: Steffi Graf
  5. 1868

    Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)

    BadenWikipedia: Karl Landsteiner
  6. 1864

    Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915)

    MarktbreitWikipedia: Alois Alzheimer
  7. 1989

    Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter

    MemphisWikipedia: Lucy Hale
  8. 1924

    James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)

    UddingstonWikipedia: James Black
  9. 1856

    Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1922)

    RyazanWikipedia: Andrey Markov
  10. 1903

    Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (died 1995)

    Washington, D.C.Wikipedia: Alonzo Church
  11. 1982

    Lang Lang, Chinese pianist

    ShenyangWikipedia: Lang Lang
  12. 1909

    Burl Ives, American actor and singer (died 1995)

    Hunt CityWikipedia: Burl Ives
  13. 1961

    Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer

    Wikipedia: Boy George
  14. 1798

    František Palacký, Czech historian and politician (died 1876)

    HodslaviceWikipedia: František Palacký
  15. 1838

    Yamagata Aritomo, Japanese Field Marshal and politician, 3rd and 9th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1922)

    HagiWikipedia: Yamagata Aritomo
  16. 1907

    René Char, French poet and author (died 1988)

    L'Isle-sur-la-SorgueWikipedia: René Char
  17. 1917

    Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007)

    LangesundWikipedia: Atle Selberg
  18. 1976

    Massimo Oddo, Italian footballer and manager

    PescaraWikipedia: Massimo Oddo
  19. 1992

    Daryl Sabara, American actor

    TorranceWikipedia: Daryl Sabara
  20. 1999

    Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer

    Eastern DistrictWikipedia: Tzuyu
  21. 1933

    Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991)

    ŁódźWikipedia: Jerzy Kosiński
  22. 1894

    Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (died 1924)

  23. 1981

    Elano, Brazilian footballer and manager

    IracemápolisWikipedia: Elano
  24. 1870

    Sophia of Prussia (died 1932)

    New PalaceWikipedia: Sophia of Prussia
  25. 1983

    Louis Garrel, French actor, director, and screenwriter

    13th arrondissement of ParisWikipedia: Louis Garrel
  26. 1894

    José Carlos Mariátegui (died 1930)

    MoqueguaWikipedia: José Carlos Mariátegui
  27. 1916

    Dorothy McGuire, American actress (died 2001)

    OmahaWikipedia: Dorothy McGuire
  28. 1950

    Rowan Williams, Welsh archbishop and theologian

    SwanseaWikipedia: Rowan Williams
  29. 1991

    Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer

    Naxos IslandWikipedia: Kostas Manolas
  30. 1954

    Will Patton, American actor

    CharlestonWikipedia: Will Patton
  31. 1955

    Kirron Kher, Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician

    BengaluruWikipedia: Kirron Kher
  32. 1904

    Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer and journalist (died 1971)

    The BronxWikipedia: Margaret Bourke-White
  33. 1978

    Diablo Cody, American director, producer, and screenwriter

    LemontWikipedia: Diablo Cody
  34. 1939

    Steny Hoyer, American lawyer and politician

    New York CityWikipedia: Steny Hoyer
  35. 1968

    Faizon Love, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter

    Santiago de CubaWikipedia: Faizon Love
  36. 1988

    Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality

    PlanoWikipedia: Kevin McHale
  37. 1529

    Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (died 1595)

  38. 1726

    Thomas Pennant, Welsh ornithologist and historian (died 1798)

    DowningWikipedia: Thomas Pennant
  39. 1855

    Robert M. La Follette, American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (died 1925)

    PrimroseWikipedia: Robert M. La Follette
  40. 1987

    Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer

    CréteilWikipedia: Mohamed Diamé
  41. 1949

    Papa Wemba, Congolese singer, known as the "King of Rumba Rock" (died 2016)

    LubefuWikipedia: Papa Wemba
  42. 1923

    Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator (died 2019)

    BerlinWikipedia: Judith Kerr
  43. 1949

    Harry Turtledove, American historian and author

    Los AngelesWikipedia: Harry Turtledove
  44. 1959

    Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer

    BrooklynWikipedia: Marcus Miller
  45. 1972

    Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE

    Bietigheim-BissingenWikipedia: Matthias Ettrich
  46. 1730

    Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer and educator (died 1786)

    FlorenceWikipedia: Antonio Sacchini
  47. 1991

    Jesy Nelson, English singer

    RomfordWikipedia: Jesy Nelson
  48. 2000

    Naomi Girma, American soccer player

    San JoseWikipedia: Naomi Girma
  49. 1919

    Gene Barry, American actor (died 2009)

    New York CityWikipedia: Gene Barry
  50. 1993

    Gunna, American rapper

    College ParkWikipedia: Gunna
  51. 1444

    Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544)

    TirurWikipedia: Nilakantha Somayaji
  52. 1931

    Marla Gibbs, American actress and comedian

    John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook CountyWikipedia: Marla Gibbs
  53. 1949

    Alan White, English drummer and songwriter (died 2022)

    FerryhillWikipedia: Alan White
  54. 1910

    Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (died 1976)

    DresdenWikipedia: Rudolf Kempe
  55. 1971

    Bruce Bowen, American basketball player and sportscaster

    MercedWikipedia: Bruce Bowen
  56. 1763

    Simon Mayr, German composer and educator (died 1845)

    MendorfWikipedia: Simon Mayr
  57. 2000

    RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player

    TorontoWikipedia: RJ Barrett
  58. 1780

    Henry Salt, English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt (died 1827)

    LichfieldWikipedia: Henry Salt
  59. 1917

    Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2023)

    RoskildeWikipedia: Lise Nørgaard
  60. 1919

    Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (died 1993)

    ChicagoWikipedia: Sam Wanamaker

What is celebrated on 14 June

  • 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 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)

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How an event gets onto the map

The place comes from Wikidata. If the sentence links to the article about the event itself (a battle, an opening, an earthquake), dated to the same year, the ray stands on its coordinates or on those of its location. Otherwise it stands on the first place the sentence links to: a town, a building, a mountain, an island. This second step can be wrong: sometimes the sentence only mentions the place. That is why the page says, under each event, which place the ray stands on.

When the sentence links to a single state or province, or to a single sea, lake or desert larger than 5,000 km², the globe shows a dashed circle, not a ray. The circle has the area Wikidata gives, with its radius kept between 1.2° and 16°, or a radius of 4.5° when Wikidata gives no area; it says only that the sentence links to that place. Organisations, ships, spacecraft, museum objects, rivers, mountain ranges, languages and continents are never used as places. When a sentence names several states and no exact place, the event stays in the list only.

What the height means

The height of a ray shows how many years have passed, on a logarithmic scale: 10 years, 100 years and 1,000 years are equal steps apart; anything older than about 2,600 years has the tallest ray. The colour runs from pale yellow for recent years to violet for antiquity.

Where the tour stops

In each region the tour stops at up to three events (five in Britain and Ireland), chosen mainly by three things: whether Wikipedia’s editors put the event in the “On this day” box of their main page (the English, Spanish and Chinese editions), how many Wikipedia editions have an article about it, and how many of the four lists include it. Events whose sentence or article is about a war, an attack, a crime or a disaster are left out of the tour; they stay in the whole list, in Wikipedia’s wording. The filter is a list of words and a list of Wikidata types, so it can miss some.

The tour of births names the people with articles in the most editions and leaves aside those whom the list or Wikidata describes as rulers, politicians, commanders, leaders of movements or criminals; they stay in the list.

The Earth and the Sun

The daytime images are NASA’s Blue Marble Next Generation mosaics, one for each month of 2004; the night side is Black Marble 2016. The tilt of the line between day and night is computed for the day; the hour is chosen so that the place being read is in daylight. The latitude where the Sun stands overhead is the average of the four years of the leap cycle; in a given year it can differ by up to 0.4°.

The day you were born

The number ones come from the weekly lists on Wikipedia: Billboard for the United States (from 1940; the Hot 100 from August 1958), the UK Singles Chart (from November 1952), Los 40 Principales for Spain (from July 1966) and, for Romania, the Romanian Top 100 and Airplay 100 (2001–2021, with missing weeks). The page shows the chart of the week in which the day of birth falls, with its date; Billboard and the UK chart are dated at the end of their week. For Romania before 2001 and for China these sources have no weekly chart.

The films are those that reached cinemas in the United States up to ten days before or three days after that day (some of them in a few cinemas at first), from the English Wikipedia’s yearly lists (from 1968), in order of how many editions have an article about them. The events “in those days” are the ones on the neighbouring days’ lists that carry the year of birth, passed through the same filter as the tour.

The day of birth, year included

The Moon, the star sign and the constellation are worked out by the page itself, for noon Universal Time on the day. The lit part of the Moon is rounded and can differ by a few per cent from that at the hour of birth. The sign follows the usual zodiac of twelve equal parts starting at the March equinox; the constellation is the one the Sun actually stood in front of, by the borders set by the International Astronomical Union, and within a day of a border the page does not name it. When the Sun changes sign while it is that day anywhere on Earth, the page gives the moment of crossing, rounded to ten minutes and accurate to within about a quarter of an hour, and the clock time in a few cities, with the time zone and summer time of that year.

The year in the Chinese calendar is the one your device’s own calendar gives for the date, checked against the Hong Kong Observatory’s tables. “All your birthdays” uses the same sources as the rest of the chapter for the same day in every year since the birth: the temperature, well-known launches that took place on that very day, matches of the teams the edition follows, snow deeper than 10 cm and strong geomagnetic storms. The three things at the top and the four on the picture are chosen in a fixed order (the song, the animal, a full Moon, a well-known launch before an ordinary earthquake); on the picture you can change them.

When the link carries a year of birth, the page adds a few things about that exact day. The weather is the Met Office’s Central England temperature record and the readings from New York’s Central Park; the “usual high” is the average of the daily highs of 1961–1990 for that date, with two days either side. The carbon dioxide figure is the monthly mean at the Mauna Loa observatory, where measurements begin in March 1958.

The earthquake is the one with the largest magnitude in the USGS catalogue for that day, counted in Universal Time. Before the 1960s the catalogue has gaps even above magnitude 5.5, so in the older years many days have no earthquake. The page gives only the magnitude and the place: the country the epicentre falls in or, when the epicentre is at sea within 300 km of a coast, the nearest country; farther out, only the ocean.

The launches are those that reached orbit or left for the Moon and the planets, from Jonathan McDowell’s GCAT catalogue. If nothing left that day, the page shows the nearest launch within three days before or after, and says how many days away it was. The geomagnetic storm appears only when the Kp index reached at least 5 in one of the day’s eight three-hour intervals.

The animal comes from GBIF: an observation made by a person (the animal seen or heard, or its tracks), dated to that exact day, with coordinates and a CC0 or CC BY licence. Only a few hundred well-known species are searched (mammals, birds, turtles, butterflies); of those noted that day, mammals and species with articles in many Wikipedia editions come first; birds noted almost every day, and species used recently, wait their turn. Observations dated 1 January are left out, because records without a day are often filed there. An observation shows that the animal was recorded there, not how many animals there were.

The matches are those between national teams. Only matches of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada and Australia are shown, along with those at the big final tournaments. The picture to send is drawn in the page from the day’s globe and the facts above, and stays on your device until you send it.

Sources

More pages about birthdays