What Happened On This Day ? January 14
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2005
The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan
It was the first ever landing in the outer solar system.
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1967
The Summer of Love is launched with the Human Be-In
San Francisco was the epicenter of the Hippie Revolution, which soon influenced cultures around the world.
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1953
Tito becomes President of Yugoslavia
The authoritarian leader became a unifying symbol in his country and is still known by many today.
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1943
Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle meet in Casablanca to discuss their WWII strategy
During the secret Casablanca Conference, the leaders agreed that the allied forces would accept nothing less than the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.
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1559
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England
“The Virgin Queen” was the daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.
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1969
Dave Grohl
American singer-songwriter, musician, director
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1963
Steven Soderbergh
American director, screenwriter, producer
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1950
Rambhadracharya
Indian religious leader
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1875
Albert Schweitzer
Alsatian physician, Nobel Prize laureate
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1741
Benedict Arnold
American/English general
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2016
Alan Rickman
English actor
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1977
Anthony Eden
British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1957
Humphrey Bogart
American actor
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1901
Mandell Creighton
English bishop, historian
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1898
Lewis Carroll
English author