1777 – The Stars and Stripes were adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States on the 14th day of June in 1777.
1868 – Karl Landsteiner the Austrian biologist and physician was born on the 14th day of June in 1868.
1871 – Jacob Ellehammer the Danish inventor was born on the 14th day of June in 1871 (d. 1946).
1900 – Hawaii became a United States territory on the 14th day of June in 1900.
1907 – Norway gave women the right to vote on the14th day of June in 1907.
1909 – Burl Ives the American actor, singer, and author was born on the 14th day of June in 1909 (d. 1995).
1945 – Rod Argent the English singer-songwriter and keyboardist from The Zombies and Argent was born on the 14th day of June in 1945.
1946 – Donald Trump the American businessman was born on the 14th day of June in 1946.
1947 – The Roswell UFO incident supposedly happened in Roswell, New Mexico on the 14th day of June in 1947.
1961 – Boy George the English singer-songwriter from Culture Club was born on the 14th day of June in 1961.
1964 ~ The Beatles arrived in Melbourne, Australia for the first time on the 14th day of June in 1964, during The Beatles’ 1964 World Tour. YouTube video: The Beatles arrive in Melbourne from Adelaide ~ 14th June 964 Live TV coverage…
1969 – Steffi Graf the German tennis player was born on the 14th day of June in 1969.
1976 – Alan Carr the English comedian was born on the 14th day of June in 1976.
1984 – Siobhán Donaghy the English singer-songwriter from Sugababes was born on the 14th day of June in 1984.
1994 – Henry Mancini the American composer and conductor died on the 14th day of June in 1994 (b.1924).
2005 ~ World Blood Donor Day was first celebrated on the 14th day of June in 2005. World Blood Donor Day is a day dedicated to thanking and celebrating voluntary blood donors. It occurs on June 14 to coincide with the birthday of Karl Landsteiner the Austrian biologist and physician that created the ABO blood group system, for which he won the Nobel Prize.
Today in History for June 14th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…