title: History of supernova observation
context: On January 22, 2014, students at the University of London Observatory spotted an exploding star SN 2014J in the nearby galaxy M82 (the Cigar Galaxy).  At a distance of around 12 million light years, the supernova is one of the nearest to be observed in recent decades.[67]
question: When was the last recorded supernova?
answers: January 22, 2014