On This Day — March 14

🕰️ Notable Events on March 14

• 2008 — A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — The Left Front government of West Bengal sends at least 3,000 police to Nandigram in an attempt to break Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee resistance there; the resulting clash leaves 14 dead. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Members of the Chadian military fail in an attempted coup d'état. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Space exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Johnson South Reef Skirmish: Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in Johnson South Reef, disputed Spratly Islands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — In Poland, LOT Flight 7 crashes during final approach near Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing 44 and injuring at least 200. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — The Israel Defense Forces invade and occupies southern Lebanon in Operation Litani. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Italian publisher and former partisan Giangiacomo Feltrinelli is killed by an explosion near Segrate. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — A jury in Dallas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — USAF Broken Arrow nuclear weapon mishap in B-52 crash near Yuba City, Ca. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The R.A.F.'s first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The Kraków Ghetto is "liquidated". Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Orvan Hess and John Bumstead became the first in the United States successfully to treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Slovakia declares independence under German pressure. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The first all-sound film version of Show Boat opens at Radio City Music Hall. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released. Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica: A train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás. Two hundred forty-eight are killed and 93 wounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vents to atmosphere. Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — The Hay-Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is established by US President Theodore Roosevelt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1794 — Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1782 — Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I pacifies a group of Oromo near Wuchale. Wikipedia ↗
• 1780 — American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans in Spanish Louisiana. Wikipedia ↗
• 1757 — Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1663 — Otto von Guericke completes his book on Vacuum. Wikipedia ↗
• 1647 — Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1489 — The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Wikipedia ↗
• 1381 — Chioggia concludes an alliance with Zadar and Trogir against Venice, which becomes changed in 1412 in Šibenik. Wikipedia ↗
• 313 — Emperor Jin Huidi is executed by Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state (Han Zhao). Wikipedia ↗
• Casca and Cassius decide, on the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should live. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 14

• 1997 — Simone Biles, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Batuhan Altıntaş, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Ansel Elgort, American actor and DJ Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Philipp Ziereis, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Emir Bekrić, Serbian hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Pat O'Hanlon, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — László Szűcs, Hungarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Steven Zellner, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Joe Allen, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tamás Kádár, Hungarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Haru Kuroki, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Icelandic footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Kevin Lacroix, Canadian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Colby O'Donis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Stephen Curry, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rico Freimuth, German decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Robert Clark, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jamie Bell, English actor and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jessica Gallagher, Australian skier and cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Andy Taylor, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Aric Almirola, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Liesel Pritzker Simmons, American actress and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Taylor Hanson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Anas Sarwar, Scottish dentist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jin Sha, Chinese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Carlos Marinelli, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Bobby Jenks, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — George Wilson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Aaron Brown, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Nicolas Anelka, French footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Chris Klein, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Sead Ramović, German-Bosnian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Vadims Fjodorovs, Latvian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Aki Hoshino, Japanese model and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jeremy Paul, New Zealand-Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Daniel Gillies, Canadian-New Zealand actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Phil Vickery, English rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Rushanara Ali, Bangladeshi-English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Steve Harper, English footballer and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Dmitri Markov, Belorussian-Australian pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ben Kennedy, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Santino Marella, Canadian-American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Patrick Traverse, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Charlie Elphicke, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Kristian Bush, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michael Bland, American drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Larry Johnson, American basketball player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Megan Follows, Canadian-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — James Frain, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Serena Rees, English businesswoman, co-founded Agent Provocateur Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jeremy Baumberg FRS Professor of Nanoscience at the University of Cambridge Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jonas Elmer, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Elise Neal, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gary Anthony Williams, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kevin Brown, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Aamir Khan, Indian film actor, producer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Billy Sherwood, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kevin Williamson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Dario Bisso Sabàdin, Italian conductor and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Andrew Fleming, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Garry Jack, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Penny Johnson Jerald, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Mike Lazaridis, Turkish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded BlackBerry Limited Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Hiro Matsushita, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Heidi Hammel, American astronomer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Steve Byrnes, American sportscaster and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Laila Robins, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tamara Tunie, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Albert II, Prince of Monaco Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Francine Stock, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jean van de Velde, Dutch director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Tad Williams, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Sean Mathias, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Butch Wynegar, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Jonathan Kaufer, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Brian Smith, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Nick Keir, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jerry Greenfield, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben & Jerry's Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Rick Dees, American actor and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Tom Coburn, American physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Billy Crystal, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Theo Jansen, Dutch sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Roy Budd, English pianist and composer (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — William J. Jefferson, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — William Lerach, American securities, class action attorney Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Wes Unseld, American basketball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jasper Carrott, English comedian, actor, and game show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Martin Murphey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Walter Parazaider, American saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Václav Nedomanský, Czech ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bobby Smith, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tom Stannage, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Anita Morris, American actress and singer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Rita Tushingham, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Wolfgang Petersen, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Pilar Bardem, Spanish actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Raymond J. Barry, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Bertrand Blier, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Yves Boisset, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — John Gleeson, Australian cricketer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Eleanor Bron, English actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Peter van der Merwe, South African cricketer and referee (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Bob Charles, New Zealand golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Eugene Cernan, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Paul Rader, American 15th General of The Salvation Army Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Michael Caine, English actor and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Quincy Jones, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Mark Murphy, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Naina Yeltsina, Russian wife of Boris Yeltsin, First Lady of Russia Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Bob Goalby, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Frank Borman, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Spanish environmentalist (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — William Clay Ford, Sr., American businessman (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Joseph A. Unanue, American sergeant and businessman (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Diane Arbus, American photographer (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress, director, and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — S. Truett Cathy, American businessman, founded Chick-fil-A (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Ada Louise Huxtable, American author and critic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Hank Ketcham, American author and cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Dennis Patrick, American actor and director (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Alan Smith, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Horton Foote, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Bill Owen, English actor and songwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Lee Petty, American race car driver and businessman, founded Petty Enterprises (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Cliff Bastin, English footballer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Les Brown, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — W. Graham Claytor, Jr. American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — W. Willard Wirtz, American lawyer and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Akira Yoshizawa, Japanese origamist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Ed Heinemann, American engineer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French philosopher and academic (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Philip Conrad Vincent, English engineer and businessman, founded Vincent Motorcycles (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer and educator (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Fazıl Küçük, Cypriot journalist and politician (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Raymond Aron, French journalist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Adolph Gottlieb, American painter and sculptor (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Sid Atkinson, South African hurdler and long jumper (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman, founded Irving Oil (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist and philologist (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Reginald Marsh, French-American painter and illustrator (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Osa Johnson, American director and explorer (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Sylvia Beach, American-French publisher, founded Shakespeare and Company (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Gervais Raoul Lufbery, French-American soldier and pilot (d. 1918) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on March 14 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on March 14

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Shabbat HaChodesh
• Islamic: Lailat-ul-Qadr