January 14: Coming-of-Age Day in Japan ( 2008); Makar Sankranti in India.
- 1301 – The Árpád dynasty, who ruled in Hungary since the late 9th century, ended with the death of King Andrew III.
- 1761 – The Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the French-supplied and trained Maratha troops at the Third Battle of Panipat in Panipat, present-day Haryana, India.
- 1814 – Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark (pictured), a loser in the Napoleonic Wars, ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania.
- 1939 – Norway claimed Queen Maud Land in Antarctica as a dependent territory.
- 1952 – Today, the world's first morning/breakfast television show, debuted on the American television network NBC.
- 2004 – The national flag of Georgia, the so-called Five Cross Flag, was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
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January 14: Coming-of-Age Day in Japan ( 2008); Makar Sankranti in India.
- 1301 – The Árpád dynasty, who ruled in Hungary since the late 9th century, ended with the death of King Andrew III.
- 1761 – The Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the French-supplied and trained Maratha troops at the Third Battle of Panipat in Panipat, present-day Haryana, India.
- 1814 – Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark (pictured), a loser in the Napoleonic Wars, ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania.
- 1939 – Norway claimed Queen Maud Land in Antarctica as a dependent territory.
- 1952 – Today, the world's first morning/breakfast television show, debuted on the American television network NBC.
- 2004 – The national flag of Georgia, the so-called Five Cross Flag, was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
More anniversaries: