771
Politics
Birth of Constantine VI
Irene’s son Constantine VI was born on 14 January 771, creating the dynastic heir whose minority later enabled her regency.
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19 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1751
Arts
Birth of Corona Schröter
Corona Schröter was born on January 14, 1751, in Guben, Germany.
View details1841
Arts
Birth of Berthe Morisot in Bourges, France
Berthe Morisot was born on January 14, 1841, in Bourges, France, into an upper-middle-class family that encouraged her artistic education.
View details1865
1882
Activism
Co-founding of Association of Collegiate Alumnae (AAUW precursor)
Co-founds the Association of Collegiate Alumnae, precursor to AAUW, to advance women’s higher education.
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1886
1891
Activism
Death and Burial in Accra
Catherine Mulgrave died on January 14, 1891, in Accra, and was buried in the Basel Mission Cemetery.
View details1893
Politics
Announcement of restorative Hawaiian constitution
Liliʻuokalani announces a proposed new constitution to restore monarchical power and Native Hawaiian rights.
View details1943
Aviation
Birth in Shanghai, China
Born in Shanghai to American parents, Shannon Lucid would become a pioneering NASA astronaut.
View details1943
Science
Death of Laura E. Richards
Richards died in Gardiner, Maine, at age 92, after a literary career spanning more than sixty years and over ninety published books.
View details1952
Arts
First gospel singer to receive the Grand Prix du Disque
Jackson won France’s Grand Prix du Disque, becoming the first gospel singer to receive the honor.
View details1968
Literature
Death of Dorothea Mackellar
Dorothea Mackellar passed away on January 14, 1968, in Sydney, Australia.
View details1968
Literature
Appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois
Brooks becomes Poet Laureate of Illinois, first African American.
View details1980
Politics
Begins second premiership of India
Indira Gandhi began her second term as India's Prime Minister.
View details1980
Science
Death of Rachel Fuller Brown in Albany, New York
Rachel Fuller Brown died in Albany, New York, hospital after a prestigious career.
View details1983
Science
Culture of lymph node cells from first AIDS-risk patient
Around 14 January 1983, Barré-Sinoussi and colleagues begin culturing lymphocytes from a biopsied lymph node of an AIDS-risk patient at the Institut Pasteur.
View details1985
Literature
Death of Anaïs Nin in Los Angeles
Anaïs Nin died of cervical cancer in Los Angeles on January 14, 1977; ashes scattered in Santa Monica Bay.
View details1993
Exploration
Leads First All-Female Expedition to South Pole
Ann Bancroft led the American Women's Expedition to the South Pole, arriving January 14, 1993, becoming the first woman to reach both poles.
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