På denne dag: 14. juni
Utforsk avgjørende hendelser, vitenskapelige sprang og historiske vendepunkter. Med kildekritisk merking for antikke og kalenderusatte datoer.
1381: Historisk hendelse
During the Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels stormed the Tower of London, killing Simon Sudbury, Lord Chancellor, and Robert Hales, Lord High Treasurer (both pictured).
1644: Historisk hendelse
First English Civil War: Prince Maurice abandoned his siege of Lyme Regis in Dorset after learning of the approach of a Parliamentarian relief force.
1646: Historisk hendelse
Franco-Spanish War: French and Spanish fleets fought the inconclusive Battle of Orbetello, with sailing vessels of both sides having to be towed into action by galleys due to light winds.
1740: Historisk hendelse
War of Jenkins' Ear: Spanish troops stormed the British-held strategically crucial position of Fort Mose in Spanish Florida.
1777: Historisk hendelse
The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.
1800: Historisk hendelse
War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix.
1822: Historisk hendelse
In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine (pictured), an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.
1846: Historisk hendelse
Settlers in Sonoma began rebelling against Mexico, later proclaiming the California Republic and raising a homemade flag with a bear and a star.
1900: Historisk hendelse
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, authorising the doubling in size of the Imperial German Navy.
1934: Historisk hendelse
The landmark Australian Eastern Mission concluded after a three-month diplomatic tour of East and South-East Asia.
1940: Historisk hendelse
The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.
1940: Historisk hendelse
Second World War: Four days after the French government fled Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major accomplishment in the Fall Rot operation.
1944: Historisk hendelse
Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.
1966: Historisk hendelse
The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books (title page pictured).
1982: Historisk hendelse
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.
1992: Historisk hendelse
Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses".
1996: Historisk hendelse
After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.
2014: Historisk hendelse
War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.
2017: Historisk hendelse
A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.
2026: Historisk hendelse
A Bell 206 and AS350 collided in mid-air over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 6 people aboard both aircraft including American singer Oliver Tree, Argentine YouTuber Gaspi, Argentine director and screenwriter Lucas A. Vignale, and Brazilian music producer Lucas Frota.
🔍 Om kildene og historisk datering
Å tidfeste hendelser tusenvis av år tilbake i tid er en krevende historievitenskapelig oppgave. Før innføringen av den julianske kalenderen (45 f.Kr.) og den gregorianske kalenderen (1582) benyttet ulike sivilisasjoner (romere, grekere, kinesere, babylonere) vidt forskjellige kalendersystemer basert på månesykluser eller lokale embetsperioder.
Slik merker vi dateringene:
• ✓ Sikker datering: Dokumentert i samtidige protokoller, offisielle traktater eller etter standardiserte kalendersystemer.
• ⚠️ Usikker / estimert: Hendelsen er historisk reell, men datoen er tradisjonell, basert på senere krøniker eller lunisolare omregninger.
- Wikimedia Foundation – Wikipedia On This Day arkiver og historiske registre.
- Store norske leksikon (SNL) – Norsk og internasjonal historie, biografier og årstallsverifisering.
- Encyclopædia Britannica – Verifisering av antikke slag, fredsavtaler og statsdannelser.
- NASA Historical Logs & Science Missions – Romfartshistoriske datoer og oppskytningstelemetri.