December 14

What happened on December 14 in history

6 events fall on December 14, from 1799 to 1972. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on December 14

  1. 1799

    George Washington dies

    He dies at Mount Vernon after a throat infection and bleeding.

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  2. 1900

    Planck presents the quantum

    He reads his paper on black-body radiation in Berlin.

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  3. 1911

    Amundsen reaches the South Pole

    The Norwegian party arrives thirty-four days ahead of Scott.

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  4. 1962

    Mariner 2 reaches Venus

    The first successful planetary flyby returns data.

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  5. 1972

    The last Moon walk

    Cernan and Schmitt end the final Apollo surface excursion.

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  6. 1972

    Apollo 17 lifts off the Moon

    The last crewed departure from the lunar surface.

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