Historical Events on December 14

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14 significant historical events occurred on December 14. December 14 has seen both major sports events and tragic incidents in American history. On this date in 1986, the Intercontinental Cup football competition took place. In 2012, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred in Newtown, Connecticut, becoming one of the deadliest school massacres in United States history.

Total Events

14

Time Span

1437–2022

Categories

4

Top Category

war

5 events

18 famous birthdays on December 14

Including Edward Tatum, Raj Kapoor, Ebrahim Raisi

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

15th C.21st C.

15th Century

1 event

war

Fought in 1437 near Belyov between the troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Tatars

18th Century

2 events

war

War between Jat ruled Bharatpur and Kachawaha territory of Jaipur

war

1798 naval skirmish between the British and the French

19th Century

3 events

war

Naval battle fought between Britain and the United States in the War of 1812

war

1837 decisive battle in Canadian history

politics

1846 treaty between Great Britain and the Sultan of Brunei

20th Century

1 event

general

1986 Intercontinental Cup — 1986 edition of the Intercontinental Cup association football competition

21st Century

7 events

general

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting — 2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, United States

general

Terrorist attack in Kenya

politics

2016 Dhulagarh riots

general

Antarctic expedition to test Flat Earth

politics

2018 Ring of Honor pay-per-view event

disaster

7.4 Mw earthquake in Flores Sea, Indonesia

general

Mass poisoning in Bihar, India

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