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March 14

A look at March 14 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Albert Einstein and Nicolas Anelka, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2017

    Nihonium

    A naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance.

    Chemical element with atomic
  2. 1991

    Escondida

    Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated.

    Open-pit copper mine in
  3. 1988

    Johnson South Reef skirmish

    In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.

    1988 Chinese naval victory
  4. 1951

    Korean War

    Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul for the second time.

    1950–1953 conflict in Korean
  5. 1945

    Royal Air Force

    The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany.

    Air and space warfare
  6. 1943

    The Holocaust

    The Holocaust: The liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto is completed.

    Genocide of European Jews
  7. 1931

    Alam Ara

    Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.

    1931 Indian film by
  8. 1885

    The Mikado

    The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London.

    1885 comic opera by
  9. 1864

    Petite messe solennelle

    Rossini's Petite messe solennelle is first performed, by twelve singers, two pianists and a harmonium player in a mansion in Paris.

    1863 missa solemnis by
  10. 1647

    Thirty Years' War

    Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.

    Major war in Central
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Famous birthday twins

Born on March 14

Albert Einstein

b. 1879

German-American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate

Nicolas Anelka

b. 1979

French footballer and manager

Albert II, Prince of Monaco

b. 1958

Prince of Monaco since 2005

Roy Budd

b. 1947

English pianist and composer

Aamir Khan

b. 1965

Indian film actor, producer, and director

Giovanni Schiaparelli

b. 1835

Italian astronomer and historian

Frank Borman

b. 1928

American astronaut

Santino Marella

b. 1974

Canadian wrestler

Deaths

  • 2018Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author
  • 1997Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer
  • 1995William Alfred Fowler, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1989Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary
  • 1980Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia
  • 1883Karl Marx, German philosopher and theorist

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Leobinus
  • —Christian feast day: Matilda of Ringelheim
  • —Christian feast day: March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Constitution Day (Andorra)
  • —Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
  • —Mother Tongue Day (Estonia)
  • —Nanakshahi New Year, first day of the month of Chet (Sikhism)
  • —Pi Day

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