On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 8, 2014, covering January 12, 2014.
Beyonce
One Direction
Eminem
Soundtrack
Katy Perry
Garth Brooks
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Kelly Clarkson
2014Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (born 1946)[†]
Alexandra Lendon Bastedo was a British actress, best known for her role as the secret agent Sharron Macready in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction adventure series The Champions. Bastedo was a vegetarian and animal welfare advocate, and wrote a number of books on both subjects.
2014Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (born 1924)[†]
Connie Berube Binsfeld was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Michigan. She served as the 60th lieutenant governor of Michigan. Starting as an advocate for the environment in planning for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, she also was known for protecting interests of women and children. She was the first woman to hold leadership posts in Michigan's House, Senate and executive branch, where she served four terms in the House, two in the Senate, and two as Lieutenant Governor.
2014George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (born 1922)[†]
George Elyott Dement Jr., was an American innkeeper and restaurateur who served from 1989 to 2005 as the thirteenth mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana.
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Decades ago, families gathered around the only set in the house on Sunday nights because networks scheduled their best programming then. Today, even with DVRs and on-demand program selection, the phenomenon continues.
The Saints, who pumped crowd noise at an earsplitting volume as they practiced outside, fell to the Seahawks, who advanced to the N.F.C. championship game.
LeGarrette Blount had four rushing touchdowns, leading New England to the A.F.C. championship game, the team’s eighth in the Tom Brady era.
Steve Mason fell out of favor after leading Columbus to its only postseason berth, but a trade to Philadelphia has helped him revitalize his career.
Lago Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic, the largest lake in the Caribbean, has been rising and rising, devouring tens of thousands of acres of farmland, ranches and whatever else stands in its way.
After thousands celebrated the resignations of two of the Central African Republic’s leaders, Christian militias renewed their fight with the Muslim rebels known as Seleka.
Florian Homm, a German arrested after five years in hiding, will make a final appeal against extradition to the Italian justice ministry, citing ill health.
There is no way to tell yet whether Andy Murray and his surgically repaired back can endure one grueling match, let alone win the Australian Open.
The Turkish government, which has frequently had journalists fired and even jailed, may be losing its grip on the news media, as a former ally turns and Internet influence abounds.
Roger Shuler’s accusatory posts have earned him many enemies. But even many of them are shocked by what has happened to him.