December 14: Martyred Intellectuals Day in Bangladesh (1971); Monkey Day
Roald Amundsen and his team at the South Pole
- 835 – In the Sweet Dew Incident, Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled.
- 1836 – The Toledo War, the mostly bloodless boundary dispute between Ohio and the adjoining Territory of Michigan, unofficially ended with a resolution passed by the controversial "Frostbitten Convention".
- 1911 – Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole (pictured).
- 1960 – Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff was run out on the last day of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies, causing the first tied Test in the history of cricket.
- 2008 – During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi infamously threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush, yelling that "this is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".
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