June 14
June 14 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 200 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On June 14 the Sun's declination is approximately +23.3°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a June 14.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Flag Day (United States)
- World Blood Donor Day (WHO)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1777 — The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the U.S. flag. ↗(249 years ago)more
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.
1789 — Captain William Bligh of HMS Bounty arrived at Timor after a 47-day open-boat voyage following the mutiny. ↗(237 years ago)more
The Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of HMS Bounty from the captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The reasons behind the mutiny are still debated.
1846 — American settlers in California declared independence from Mexico in the Bear Flag Revolt. ↗(180 years ago)more
The California Republic, commonly known as the Bear Flag Republic, was a short-lived unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that existed from June 14, 1846 to July 9, 1846. It militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Sonoma County in California.
1982 — The Falklands War ended with the surrender of Argentine forces to Britain. ↗(44 years ago)more
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Notable births
1811 — Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author (Uncle Tom's Cabin). ↗(215 years ago)more
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans.
1928 — Che Guevara, Argentine revolutionary. ↗(98 years ago)more
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture.
Notable deaths
1986 — Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer. ↗(40 years ago)more
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known works, Ficciones (transl. Fictions) and El Aleph, published in the 1940s, are collections of short stories exploring motifs such as dreams, labyrinths, chance, infi...
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (166) | 2 × 83 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (200) | 2^3 × 5^2 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 14062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +23.30° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 6 days |