An all-round overview of the events that, more than others, have marked history and which occurred precisely on this date. Curiosities, anecdotes, birthdays and anniversaries. Everything you need to know about today, Wednesday 14 January. There are 352 days left until the end of the year. Saint of the day: Saint Felix of Nola, priest and martyr of the 3rd century. Proverb of the day: “January beautiful, February in cloak.”
It happened today
1690: In Nuremberg, Germany, the clarinet was invented, a wind musical instrument that would play a fundamental role in classical and jazz music.
1784: The United States Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War.
1814: Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel, redrawing the political map of Scandinavia.
1900: The opera debuts at the Costanzi Theater in Rome Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, destined to become one of the most famous in the world opera repertoire.
1954: Marilyn Monroe marries legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio; the marriage will last only nine months.
1968: A devastating earthquake hits the Belice Valley in Sicily, causing the destruction of entire towns and numerous victims.
1976: The first issue of the Italian newspaper comes out the Republicfounded and directed by Eugenio Scalfari.
1990: I Simpsons debuted as a standalone television series on the FOX channel, becoming one of the longest-running and most influential animated sitcoms in history.
2019: Cesare Battisti, a former Italian terrorist, is extradited from Bolivia and brought back to Italy after 38 years on the run.
Born on January 14th
1919: Giulio Andreotti, Italian politician, several times President of the Council of Ministers.
1969: Dave Grohl, American musician, known as the drummer of Nirvana and frontman of Foo Fighters.
Died on January 14th
1898: Lewis Carroll, British writer and mathematician, author of Alice in Wonderland.
1957: Humphrey Bogart, American actor, icon of Hollywood noir cinema.
Curiosity
January 14 marks the Orthodox New Year in Macedonia, Russia, Serbia and some former Soviet republics, celebrated according to the Julian calendar.
