On this day: 14/01/1236

King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

On this day: 14/01/1301

Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

On this day: 14/01/1639

The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.

On this day: 14/01/1761

The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.

On this day: 14/01/1784

American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

On this day: 14/01/1814

Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.

On this day: 14/01/1858

Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.

On this day: 14/01/1900

Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.

On this day: 14/01/1907

An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.

On this day: 14/01/1911

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.