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Battle of Mogyoród

The Battle of Mogyoród took place on 14 March 1074. It was an internal conflict between Solomon, King of Hungary and his cousins duke Géza and Ladislaus, who were claiming rights to the throne. Solomon ruled for a few years, during which he allegedly submitted the country to the Holy Roman Empire as a vassal state to ensure his power over the kingdom at fear of his relatives usurping the throne.

Battle of Montiel

The Battle of Montiel was fought on 14 March 1369 between the Franco-Castilian forces supporting Henry of Trastámara and the Granadian-Castilian forces supporting the reigning Peter of Castile.

Battle of Ivry

The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot and English forces against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. Henry's forces were victorious and he went on to lay siege to Paris. The battle occurred on the plain of Épieds, Eure near Ivry (later renamed Ivry-la-Bataille), Normandy. Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the Eure River and about thirty miles west of Paris, at the boundary between the Île-de-France and the Beauce regions.

Eure, France · Ivry-la-Bataille, France

Battle of Haengju

The Battle of Haengju took place on 14 March 1593 during the 1592–1598 Japanese invasion of Korea. The Japanese attack failed to overcome the fortress Haengjusanseong.

Truce of Ulm signed

On March 14, 1647, Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden signed the Truce of Ulm during the Thirty Years’ War.

Germany

Penruddock uprising

The Penruddock Uprising was a Royalist revolt launched on 11 March 1655, intending to restore Charles II to the throne of England. It was led by John Penruddock, a Wiltshire landowner who fought for Charles I in the First English Civil War; intended as one of a number of co-ordinated risings, the others failed to take place and it was easily suppressed.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Battle of Ronas Voe

The Battle of Ronas Voe was a naval engagement between the English Royal Navy and the Dutch East India ship Wapen van Rotterdam on 14 March 1674 in Ronas Voe, Shetland as part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Having occurred 23 days after the signing of the Treaty of Westminster, it is likely to have been the final battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

Break of Dromore

The Break of Dromore took place on 14 March 1689 near Dromore, County Down in the early stages of the Williamite War in Ireland. It featured Catholic Jacobite troops under Richard Hamilton and Protestant Williamite militia led by Hugh Montgomery and Arthur Rawdon. The Protestant forces were taken by surprise and there was little fighting, reflected in the term "Break", a Scottish word for rout.

Ireland

Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)

The siege of Trichinopoly (14 March 1743 – 29 August 1743) was part of an extended series of conflicts between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire for control of the Carnatic region. On 29 August 1743, after a six-month siege, Murari Rao surrendered, giving Nizam ul Mulk (Nizam) the suzerainty of Trichinopoly. By the end of 1743, the Nizam had regained full control of Deccan.

Royal Navy Admiral John Byng was executed by firing squad for failing to "do his utmost" during the Battle of Minorca at the start of the Seven Years' War

Admiral of the Blue John Byng (baptised 29 October 1704 – 14 March 1757) was a Royal Navy officer and politician who was court-martialled and executed by firing squad. After joining the navy at the age of thirteen, he participated at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718. Over the next thirty years he built up a reputation as a solid naval officer and received promotion to vice-admiral in 1747.

British garrison at Fort Charlotte surrenders to Spanish forces

On March 14, 1780, the British garrison at Fort Charlotte in Mobile surrendered to Spanish forces led by Bernardo de Gálvez.

United States

1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1786 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1786, in order to elect the President of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Incumbent Anti-Federalist President John Langdon was defeated in his re-election bid by Federalist candidate John Sullivan, who had initially finished third during the previous President election.

New Hampshire, United States

Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin

Eli Whitney Jr. (December 8, 1765 – January 8, 1825) was an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin in 1793, one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution that shaped the economy of the Antebellum South. Whitney's invention made upland short cotton into a profitable crop, which strengthened the economic foundation of slavery in the United States and prolonged the institution.

Battle of Genoa (1795)

The Battle of Genoa (also known as the Battle of Cape Noli and in French as Bataille de Gênes) was a fleet action fought between an Anglo-Neapolitan fleet and a French fleet on 13-14 March 1795 in the Gulf of Genoa during the Mediterranean campaign of 1793–1796. The French fleet was led by Counter-admiral Pierre Martin and comprised 13 ships of the line while the Anglo-Neapolitan fleet fleet, under Vice-Admiral of the Red William Hotham mustered 13 ships of the line.

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1797 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1797 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 14, 1797. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a fourth term.

New Hampshire, United States

Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809)

The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. Neither Sweden nor Denmark-Norway had wanted war to begin with but once pushed into it through their respective alliances, Sweden made a bid to acquire Norway by way of invasion while Denmark-Norway made ill-fated attempts to reconquer territories lost to Sweden in the 17th century.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1809 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 14, 1809. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor John Langdon was defeated for re-election by Federalist candidate, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature Jeremiah Smith.

New Hampshire, United States

Battle of Casal Novo

The Battle of Casal Novo was a rear-guard action fought on March 14, 1811, during Massena's retreat from Portugal. During this retreat a French division, under command of Michel Ney, conducted a series of sharp rear-guard actions. At Casal Novo, the recklessness of Sir William Erskine resulted in costly losses in the Light Division.

1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1815 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1815. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman defeated Democratic-Republican nominee William Plumer in a re-match of the previous year's election.

New Hampshire, United States

1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1820 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1820. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Samuel Bell won re-election to a second term.

New Hampshire, United States

Battle of Nowshera

The Battle of Nowshera, also called the Battle of Tihri, Battle of Naushahra, or Battle of Pir Sabaq, was fought in March 1823 near Nowshera between the forces of Ranjit Singh and Afghan-Pashtun forces led by Mohammad Azim Khan, then a leading Barakzai figure in Afghan politics. The battle followed Sikh expansion across the Indus River, the temporary Sikh occupation of Peshawar in 1818, and the submission of Yar Muhammad Khan of Peshawar to the Lahore Darbar.

1826 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1826 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1826, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor David L. Morril defeated former Democratic-Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Benjamin Pierce.

New Hampshire, United States

1837 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1837 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1837, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic governor Isaac Hill won re-election in a landslide against Whig nominee Joseph Healey and former Federalist Attorney General of New Hampshire George Sullivan in a rematch from the previous election.

New Hampshire, United States

1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1843, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic governor Henry Hubbard won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Anthony Colby, Conservative nominee John H. White and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit.

New Hampshire, United States

Written for the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Macbeth was Verdi's tenth opera and premiered on 14 March 1847

Macbeth (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmakbet], also [makˈbɛt]) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Written for the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Macbeth was Verdi's tenth opera and premiered on 14 March 1847. It was the first Shakespeare play that Verdi adapted for the operatic stage.

1852 French legislative election

Legislative elections were held in France on 29 February and 14 March 1852, electing the first legislature of the French Second Empire. Emperor Napoleon III's Bonapartists won a huge majority consisting of 258 of the 261 seats (five Royalists allied with the Bonapartists). The Party of Order that had won a majority in the 1849 election was banned following their opposition to the 1851 coup by President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

France

1853 Chicago mayoral election

In the 1853 Chicago mayoral election, Charles McNeill Gray defeated Josiah L. James in a landslide, winning by a 54-point margin. Incumbent mayor Walter S. Gurnee did not run for reelection. The election was held on March 14. Josiah L. James was a businessman in the lumber industry.

1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1854, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Nathaniel B. Baker defeated Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives James Bell and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the U.S.

New Hampshire, United States

Battle of New Bern

The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American Civil War. The US Army's Coast Division, led by Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside and accompanied by armed vessels from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, were opposed by an undermanned and badly trained Confederate force of North Carolina soldiers and militia led by Brigadier General Lawrence O'B. Branch. Although the defenders fought behind breastworks that had been set up before the battle, their line had a weak spot in its center that was exploited by the attacking Federal soldiers.

Craven County, North Carolina, United States

The Army of Northern Virginia was established on March 14, 1862, again under Johnston

The Army of Northern Virginia was a field army of the Confederate States Army in the eastern theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union's Army of the Potomac.

1864 Arkansas gubernatorial election

The 1864 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1864, in order to elect the Union governor of Arkansas. Independent nominee and incumbent Provisional Governor Isaac Murphy won the election as he ran unopposed.

Arkansas, United States

Battle of Fort DeRussy

The Battle of Fort DeRussy was the first engagement in the Red River Campaign of March–May 1864 in the American Civil War. The Union Army of the Gulf under General Banks aimed to capture Shreveport, state capital and headquarters of the Confederate command, west of the Mississippi. The operation was spearheaded by General A.J.

United States

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

Gioachino Rossini's Petite messe solennelle (Little Solemn Mass) was written in 1863, possibly at the request of Count Alexis Pillet-Will for his wife Louise, to whom it is dedicated. The composer, who had retired from composing operas more than 30 years before, described it as "the last of my péchés de vieillesse" (sins of old age). The extended work is a missa solemnis (solemn Mass), but Rossini ironically labeled it petite (little).

Battle of Newton

The Battle of Newton was a minor skirmish that took place in the small town of Newton, Alabama, on 14 March 1865, during the final days of the U.S. Civil War. It was fought between local Home Guard troops and elements of the 1st Florida Cavalry (US), who had invaded the Wiregrass region of Alabama in violation of a directive given by Brigadier General Alexander Asboth, commanding Union forces in Pensacola, Florida.

Alabama, United States

1865 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1865 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1865, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Republican nominee and incumbent Mayor of Manchester Frederick Smyth defeated Democratic nominee and former Mayor of Manchester Edward W. Harrington.

New Hampshire, United States

1871 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1871 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1871, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and incumbent Mayor of Manchester James A. Weston defeated Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district James Pike, Temperance nominee Albert Comings and Labor Reform Party nominee Lemuel P. Cooper.

New Hampshire, United States

1874 FA Cup final

The 1874 FA Cup final was a football match between Oxford University and Royal Engineers on 14 March 1874 at Kennington Oval in London. It was the third final of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (known in the modern era as the FA Cup). Both teams had previously reached the final but been defeated by Wanderers.

London, United Kingdom

1876 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

The 1876 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 1876, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican governor Person Colby Cheney won re-election against Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district Daniel Marcy and Temperance nominee Asa S. Kendall.

New Hampshire, United States

1896 Scottish Cup final

The 1896 Scottish Cup Final was played on 14 March 1896 at New Logie Green in Edinburgh and was the final of the 23rd season of the Scottish Cup. The Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts and Hibernian contested the match. Hearts won the match 3–1, thanks to goals from Davie Baird (penalty kick), Alex King and Willie Michael. Jo O'Neill scored a consolation goal for Hibs.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Battle of Kanjaga

The Battle of Kanjaga was a battle in Africa that was fought between Babatu and the people of Kanjaga. The battle was claimed to have taken place on 14 March 1897. Babatu and his warriors were defeated by the unified forces of Ameria and the French.

Gold Standard Act

The Gold Standard Act was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President William McKinley and effective on March 14, 1900, defining the United States dollar by gold weight and requiring the United States Treasury to redeem, on demand and in gold coin only, paper currency the Act specified.

This entry records the signing, as dated in the source infobox.

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), and part of the Everglades Headwaters NWR complex, located just off the western coast of Orchid Island, Florida in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. The refuge consists of a 3-acre (12,000 m2) island that includes an additional 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon.

1909 Italian general election

General elections were held in Italy on 7 March 1909, with a second round of voting on 14 March. The "ministerial" left-wing bloc remained the largest in Parliament, winning 329 of the 508 seats.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Battle of Más a Tierra

The Battle of Más a Tierra was a World War I sea battle fought on 14 March 1915, near the Chilean island of Más a Tierra, between a British squadron and a German light cruiser. The battle saw the last remnant of the German East Asia Squadron destroyed, when SMS Dresden was cornered and scuttled in Cumberland Bay.

Pancho Villa Expedition

The Pancho Villa Expedition—now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, U.S. Army"—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution 1910–1920. The expedition was launched in retaliation for Villa's attack on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, and was the most remembered event of the Border War. The declared objective of the expedition by the Wilson administration was the capture of Villa.

Chihuahua (state), Mexico

Battle of Verdun: German attack captures Côte 265 at the west end of Mort-Homme but the French 75th Infantry Brigade manages to hold Côte 295 at the east end

The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun.

Six members of the Forgotten Ten are hanged in Dublin

On March 14, 1921, six Irish Republican Army members were hanged at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. They were among the prisoners later known as the Forgotten Ten.

Ireland

Four anti-Treaty prisoners are executed at Drumboe

On March 14, 1923, Charlie Daly, Daniel Enright, Seán Larkin and Timothy O’Sullivan were executed by firing squad at Drumboe in County Donegal.

Ireland

El Virilla train accident

The El Virilla train accident occurred in Costa Rica on March 14, 1926 when an overcrowded train carrying mostly farmers and labourers derailed while crossing a bridge across the Virilla River Canyon, killing 248 and injuring 93. The train concerned was a Sunday excursion from Alajuela and Heredia to Cartago where most intended to visit the statue of the La Negrita at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, which supposedly has great healing powers. The excursion was arranged to raise money for a home for the elderly by the noted Professor Francisco Gomez Alizago, tickets being inscribed "For the benefit of the elderly of Cartago".

Costa Rica

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

Alam Ara (transl. Ornament of the World) is a 1931 Indian historical fantasy film directed and produced by Ardeshir Irani. It revolves around a king and his two wives, Navbahaar and Dilbahaar, who are childless; soon, a fakir (Wazir Muhammad Khan) tells the king that the former wife will give birth to a boy, later named Qamar (Master Vithal), but the child will die following his 18th birthday if Navbahaar cannot find the necklace he asks for.

Battle of Czajánek's barracks

The Battle of Czajánek's barracks (Czech: Bitva o Czajankovu kasárnu) was a confrontation between the Czechoslovak and German armies, which took place on 14 March 1939 in the course of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. Together with a clash which allegedly took place at Moravská Třebová, this was the only known active Czechoslovak resistance to the German Army during the occupation of Bohemia and Moravia in March 1939.

1954 Soviet Union legislative election

Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 14 March 1954.

1957 Indian general election

General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state legislatures were held simultaneously. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress easily won a second term in power, taking 371 of the 494 seats.

India

1961 Yuba City B-52 crash

On 14 March 1961 an aircraft accident occurred near Yuba City, California. A United States Air Force B-52F-70-BW Stratofortress bomber, AF Serial No. 57-0166, c/n 464155, carrying two nuclear weapons departed from Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento. According to the official USAF report, the aircraft experienced an uncontrolled decompression that required it to descend to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in order to lower the cabin altitude. Increased fuel consumption caused by having to fly at lower altitude, combined with the inability to rendezvous with a tanker in time caused the aircraft to run out of fuel.

California, United States

The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba.

Sterling Airways Flight 296

On 14 March 1972, Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashed into a mountain ridge on approach to Dubai in Al Hayl, Fujariah. Flight 296 was a charter flight from Colombo to Copenhagen with stops in Bombay, Dubai, and Ankara. All 112 passengers and crew on board died in the crash which was attributed to pilot error. The flight was operated by a Sud Aviation Caravelle, registration OY-STL.

United Arab Emirates

1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final

The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 14 March 1976, to determine the winners of the 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the sixth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland.

Guinea v Morocco (1976 African Cup of Nations)

Guinea v Morocco was the decisive match of group stage at the 1976 African Cup of Nations. The match was played at the Addis Ababa Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14 March 1976. Unlike most other Africa Cup of Nations, the 1976 winner was determined by a final group stage, with the final four teams playing in round-robin format, instead of a knockout stage.

1978 South Lebanon conflict

The 1978 South Lebanon conflict, also known as the First Israeli invasion of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by Israel, began when Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978. It was in response to the Coastal Road massacre near Tel Aviv by Palestinian militants based in Lebanon. The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 Lebanese and Palestinians, 20 Israelis, and the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

1979 Alberta general election

The 1979 Alberta general election was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which had been expanded to 79 seats. The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its third consecutive term in government. During the campaign, some Progressive Conservatives spoke of winning "79 in '79", i.e., all 79 seats in the legislature.

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Marka International Airport, Jordan, to Seeb International Airport, Muscat, Oman, via Doha International Airport in Qatar. On the night of 13 March 1979, the Boeing 727 operating the flight was carrying out a missed approach to Doha's Runway 34 when it flew into a downburst, causing the aircraft to crash onto the runway, flip over and slide tail-first into a fire station, killing 41 passengers and 4 crew.

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 was an Ilyushin Il-62 that crashed near Warsaw-Okecie Airport in Poland, on 14 March 1980, as the crew aborted a landing and attempted to go-around, killing all 77 passengers and 10 crew members on board. It was caused by the disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane's engines, leading to uncontained engine failure.

Poland

1982 bombing of the African National Congress headquarters in London

The London offices of the African National Congress (ANC) were wrecked by an 11-kilogram (24 lb) bomb which exploded against the rear wall at 9 am on 14 March 1982. Windows up to 400 yd (370 m) away were broken. Caretaker Vernet Mbatha, an ANC voluntary worker, who was sleeping in a flat above the offices, was injured.

Johnson South Reef Skirmish

The Johnson South Reef Skirmish of 1988 (Chinese: 赤瓜礁海战; pinyin: Chìguā jiāo hǎizhàn; literally: "Naval Battle of Chigua Reef"; Vietnamese: Hải chiến Trường Sa, lit: "Spratly Islands naval battle", or Vietnamese: Hải chiến Gạc Ma, lit: "Johnson South Reef naval battle") was a naval battle that took place between Chinese and Vietnamese forces over Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Islands on 14 March 1988.

Wake Island

Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas 3

Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas 3 (Persian: عملیات بیت المقدس 3) was a military operation during the Iran–Iraq War, which was launched on 14 March 1988 by Iran. Its code name was "Ya Mousa ibn Jafar" (Persian: یاموسی‌بن‌جعفر). The mission's goal was to capture the heights of (the north of) Sulaymaniyah, and also respond the Iraqi bombardment of residential areas in Sulaymaniyah Governorate.

Iraq

1990 Soviet Union presidential election

The 1990 Soviet Union presidential election was held in the Soviet Union on 14 March 1990 to elect a president for a five-year term. This was the first and only presidential election to be held in the Soviet Union. This was due to the office of president being established in 1990, a year before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Escondida copper mine begins operating in Chile

On March 14, 1991, the Escondida copper mine in Chile began operating.

Chile

Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle

Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3, 1943; Capt, USMC, Ret.) is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space flights and on March 14, 1995, he became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, the Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft for the Russian Mir-18 mission.

On 14 March 1995, Norman Thagard became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle, and thus became the first "American cosmonaut"

An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and space tourists.

Operation Libelle

Operation Dragonfly, in German Operation Libelle, was an evacuation operation of the German Armed Forces in the Albanian capital Tirana on March 14, 1997. In the same week, American, British and Italian military forces evacuated their citizens from Albania. Operation Libelle is the first time since World War II that German infantry soldiers fired shots in combat.

Albania

Results of the 1997 Victorian local elections

This is a list of local government area results for the 1997 Victorian local elections.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

1998 Japanese Super Cup

1998 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 14, 1998. Kashima Antlers won the championship.

Japan

Uncensored (1999)

The 1999 Uncensored was the fifth Uncensored professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on March 14, 1999, from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Ric Flair defeated Hollywood Hogan in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage First Blood match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and become President of WCW for life.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

2000 Orlando mayoral election

The 2000 Orlando mayoral election took place on March 14, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Glenda Hood ran for re-election to a third term. She was challenged by three candidates, with City Councilmember Bruce Gordy emerging as her main competitor. The campaign was the most expensive in city history, though Hood was viewed as the likely victor.

Florida, United States

2000 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election

The 2000 Fort Lauderdale mayoral election took place on March 14, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Jim Naugle ran for re-election to a fourth term. He was only challenged by Anthony G. Evans Jr., a minister and pharmacy manager. Naugle was endorsed for re-election by the Miami Herald and the Sun Sentinel.

Florida, United States

2000 Texas Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Texas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled on the week following Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Texas primary was an open primary, with the state awarding one the largest amounts of national convention delegates on Mini Tuesday and third-largest amount overall: 231 delegates, of which 194 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary.

Texas, United States

2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Oklahoma primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 52 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 45 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Oklahoma, United States

2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 81 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Tennessee, United States

2000 Texas Republican presidential primary

The 2000 Texas Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as part of the 2000 presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 124 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest by taking all the delegates.

Texas, United States

2000 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Louisiana primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 72 delegates, of which 61 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Louisiana, United States

2000 Florida Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Florida Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, the second primary Tuesday of the primary season, as one of six states voting on the same day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Florida primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding the largest amount of delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention with 186 delegates, of whom 161 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

Florida, United States

2000 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Mississippi Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Mississippi primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 48 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 37 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

WrestleMania XX

WrestleMania XX was the twentieth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on March 14, 2004, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The card for the event featured two main events. The main match for the Raw brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between champion Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit. Benoit won the match, making Triple H submit via the Crippler Crossface. The main match for the SmackDown!

New York City, United States

Spanish general election, 2004

The 2004 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 14 March 2004, to elect the 8th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 259 seats in the Senate. For the first time since the Spanish transition to democracy, none of the three main party leaders had previously led a general election campaign. The governing People's Party (PP) was led into the campaign by Mariano Rajoy, after outgoing Prime Minister José María Aznar had announced his intention not to seek a third term in office.

Spain

2004 Scottish League Cup final

The 2004 Scottish League Cup final was played on 14 March 2004, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 57th Scottish League Cup. The final was contested by Hibernian and Livingston. Livingston won the match 2–0, thanks to goals from Derek Lilley and Jamie McAllister. Livingston entered administration a few weeks before the final, with the players being informed the day before they won their semi-final match against Dundee.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

2004 Russian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Russia on 14 March 2004. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin was seeking a second full four-year term. It was a landslide victory for Putin, who was re-elected with 72% of the vote. This was the last Russian presidential election that was internationally considered free and fair.

Russia

2004–05 Russian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections in 2004 and 2005 were held in 25 federal subjects of Russia. In several regions these elections were moved from end of 2004 to March 14 to combine with the 2004 Russian presidential election. On 12 December 2004, at the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, gubernatorial elections were abolished throughout the country. These were the last gubernatorial elections in Russia until September 2012.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Russia

Anti-Secession Law

The Anti-Secession Law is a law of the People's Republic of China, passed by the 3rd Session of the 10th National People's Congress. It was ratified on March 14, 2005, and went into effect immediately. Although the law, at ten articles, is relatively short, Article 8 formalized the long-standing policy of the PRC to use military means against Taiwanese independence in the event peaceful means become impossible.

This entry records the enactment, as dated in the source infobox.

2006 Chadian coup attempt

The 2006 Chadian coup attempt was an attempted coup d'état against Chadian President Idriss Déby that was foiled on the night of March 14, 2006.

Chad

Operation Bringing Home the Goods

Operation Bringing Home the Goods (Hebrew: מבצע הבאת ביכורים, romanized: Mivtza Hava'at Bikurim) was a raid launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on March 14, 2006, on a Palestinian prison in Jericho. The prison held several prisoners wanted by Israel, whose incarceration was monitored by British and American wardens. In early 2006, the newly elected Hamas government announced that it intended to release the prisoners.

2008 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran province

A by-election was held on 14 March 2008 for the vacant seat of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province, caused by death of Ali Meshkini who held office as chairman of the assembly. It was held along with the 2008 Iranian legislative election. The seat was won by conservative Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, the secretary-general of Combatant Clergy Association, who was endorsed by Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom in addition to his own organization.

Iran

Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain

The Saudi–led intervention in Bahrain began on 14 March 2011 to assist the Bahraini government in suppressing an anti-government uprising in the country. The intervention came three weeks after the U.S. pressured Bahrain to withdraw its military forces from the streets. As a decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the intervention included sending 1,000 (1,200) troops with vehicles from Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Al-Khalifa ruling family, marking the first time the GCC used such a collective military option for suppressing a revolt.

The Saudi–led intervention in Bahrain began on 14 March 2011 to assist the Bahraini government in suppressing an anti-government uprising in the country.

ONE: War of Nations

ONE: War of Nations was a mixed martial arts event held on 14 March 2014 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Malaysia

UFC 185

UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos was a mixed martial arts event held on March 14, 2015 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, United States

2015 Gippsland South state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Gippsland South in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 14 March 2015. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former state National Party leader and Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan. Ryan had been a member of the Victorian parliament for over 22 years, and last retained the seat at the 2014 election on a 65.7 percent two-party vote, with a negative 6.9 percentage point swing.

2015 Belarusian Super Cup

The 2015 Belarusian Super Cup was held on 14 March 2015 between the 2014 Belarusian Premier League champions BATE Borisov and the 2013–14 Belarusian Cup winners Shakhtyor Soligorsk. The match ended in a goalless draw at the conclusion of regulation time. BATE won the match 3–0 on penalties, taking the trophy for the fifth time.

Belarus

2017 Bloc Québécois leadership election

The 2017 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held on March 14, 2017 to choose a successor to Gilles Duceppe, who resigned on October 22, 2015 after the 2015 Canadian federal election. Rhéal Fortin, MP for Rivière-du-Nord, had been serving as interim leader since Duceppe's resignation. The election was initially scheduled for April 22, 2017 but ended on March 14, 2017 at the end of the nomination period, because there was only one candidate.

2017 Supercopa Argentina

The 2017 Supercopa Argentina was the sixth edition of the Supercopa Argentina, an annual football match played between the winners of the Argentine Primera División and Copa Argentina. The match was contested by the 2016–17 Primera División champions Boca Juniors and the 2016–17 Copa Argentina winners River Plate on 14 March 2018 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza. Both teams were appearing in the competition for the third time.

2018 FA WSL Cup final

The 2018 FA WSL Cup final was the seventh final of the FA WSL Cup, England's secondary cup competition for women's football teams and its primary league cup tournament. It took place on the 14 March 2018, at Adams Park, contested by Arsenal and Manchester City, the only two teams to have ever won the tournament.

2019 Tel Aviv rocket strike

A rocket strike occurred on March 14, 2019, when two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Tel Aviv. The incident was the first rocket strike against Tel Aviv in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict since the 2014 Gaza war. At 21:07 IST on Thursday, March 14, 2019, two long-range rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Cyclone Idai

Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai () was one of the costliest and deadliest tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage, and a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, leaving more than 1,500 people dead and many more missing. Idai is the deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean basin.

Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths.

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira (also known as UFC Fight Night 170 and UFC on ESPN+ 28) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil.

Brazil

2020 Indian Super League final

The 2020 Indian Super League final was the final match of the 2020 Indian Super League playoffs, the sixth playoffs season of the Indian Super League. It was played between Chennayin FC and ATK, on 14 March 2020 at the Fatorda Stadium, Goa. It was played to determine the champions of the 2019–20 Indian Super League. Owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India the final was played behind closed doors.

2020 Move Forward Party leadership election

The 2020 Move Forward Party leadership election was held on 14 March 2020 to determine the first leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP). Pita Limjaroenrat, a member of the dissolved Future Forward Party who had served as a party-list Member of the House of Representatives since 2019, was elected unopposed one month after the Future Forward Party was dissolved.

2021 Baden-Württemberg state election

The 2021 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 14 March 2021 to elect the 17th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The outgoing government was a coalition of Alliance 90/The Greens and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann. The Greens remained the largest party with 32.6% of votes, an increase of two percentage points. Their junior coalition partner, the CDU, suffered its worst result in state history, falling to 24%.

Baden-Württemberg, Germany

2021 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership by-election

The 2021 Democratic Party leadership by-election was an election held on 14 March 2021 in which the members of the Democratic Party's National Assembly elected the party Secretary, whose seat had been vacant since 4 March of the same year.

Italy

2021 FA Women's League Cup final

The 2021 FA Women's League Cup final was the 10th final of the FA Women's League Cup, England's secondary cup competition for women's football teams and its primary league cup tournament. It took place on 14 March 2021 at Vicarage Road, and was contested by Bristol City and Chelsea. It was the first final to not feature either Arsenal or Manchester City.

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

2021 EFL Trophy final

The 2021 EFL Trophy Final (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2021 Papa John's Trophy Final) was a football match that was played at Wembley Stadium. It decided the winners of the 2020–21 EFL Trophy, the 37th edition of the competition, a knock-out tournament for the 48 teams in League One and League Two and 16 category one academy sides. The match was played on 14 March 2021, one day after the final for the previous tournament, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

London, United Kingdom

Hlaingthaya massacre

The Hlaingthaya massacre was a mass killing of civilians on 14 March 2021, in Hlaingthaya Township (also spelt Hlaing Tharyar and Hlinethaya), Yangon, Myanmar. During the massacre, Myanmar Army troops and Myanmar Police Force officers killed at least sixty-five individuals. The massacre became one of the deadliest domestic incidents to occur in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, and marked a serious escalation in the military's violence against civilians resisting the coup.

Myanmar

2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

The 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 14 March 2021 to elect the 18th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The outgoing government was a "traffic light coalition" of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and The Greens led by Minister-President Malu Dreyer. The SPD won an unexpectedly clear plurality of 35.7% of votes cast, less than one percentage point lower than their 2016 result.

2020–21 Central African general election

General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 27 December 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. A second round of the legislative elections was originally scheduled to take place on 14 February 2021. Voting was not able to take place in many areas of the country that are controlled by armed groups resulting in some Central African media and opposition candidates describing the elections as a farce and fraud.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Central African Republic

2023 Black Sea drone incident

On the morning of 14 March 2023, a Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted and damaged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, causing it to crash into the Black Sea. This became the first direct contact between the Russian and United States air forces since the Cold War. The US Air Force called this "reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional".

TNA Sacrifice (2025)

The 2025 Sacrifice was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The event took place on March 14, 2025, at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, and aired on TNA+. It was the 16th event under the Sacrifice chronology. Wrestlers from WWE's NXT brand, with which TNA has a partnership, also appeared at the event.

Texas, United States

2025 People's Justice Party leadership election

A leadership election was held by the People's Justice Party (PKR) in Malaysia from 14 March to 23 May 2025 to elect new leadership at the central and branch levels.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.