HISTORY TODAY: December 14

HISTORY TODAY: December 14

December 14th is the National Energy Conservation Day in India, and internationally, it is celebrated as Monkey Day. It is the 348th day of the year, with 17 days remaining until the end of 2025. 

Observances and Holidays

National Energy Conservation Day (India): A day to highlight the benefits of energy in daily life and the necessity of energy conservation.

Monkey Day: An unofficial international holiday celebrating monkeys, apes, tarsiers, and lemurs, often involving fundraising for primate-related issues and art exhibitions.

National Alabama Day (USA): Commemorates Alabama becoming the 22nd state to join the United States in 1819.

Martyred Intellectuals Day (Bangladesh): A solemn day to remember the intellectuals killed by the Pakistan army and their allies during the 1971 Liberation War.

National Bouillabaisse Day and Roast Chestnuts Day.

Worldwide Candle Lighting Day: A day to honor and remember children who have died, observed on the second Sunday in December. 

Historical Events

1542: Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) becomes Queen of Scotland at just six days old upon the death of her father, James V of Scotland.

1799: George Washington, the first President of the United States, dies at his Mount Vernon estate.

1819: Alabama is admitted as the 22nd U.S. state.

1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team become the first people to reach the South Pole.

1939: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for its invasion of Finland.

1972: Eugene Cernan of the Apollo 17 mission becomes the last person to walk on the Moon.

2012: A gunman kills 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, before killing himself. 

Notable Births

1895: George VI, King of the United Kingdom during World War II and father of Queen Elizabeth II.

1916: Shirley Jackson, American writer of horror and suspense, known for "The Lottery" and "The Haunting of Hill House".

1946: Jane Birkin, English actress and singer who became a global fashion icon and inspired the Hermès Birkin bag. 

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