On This Day: 14 March

14 March in Indian history

• 2007The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, results in the deaths of at least 14 people.India
• 1931Alam Ara, the first Indian sound film, premiered at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay.India
• 1674The Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of Ronas Voe results in the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam being captured with a death toll of up to 300 Dutch crew and soldiers.India

14 March in world history

• 2021The Burmese military and police forces killed at least 65 civilians during the Hlaingthaya massacre in Yangon, including those protesting a recent coup d'état.
• 2019Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths.
• 2008A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet.
• 2006Operation Bringing Home the Goods: Israeli troops raid an American-supervised Palestinian prison in Jericho to capture six Palestinian prisoners, including PFLP chief Ahmad Sa'adat.
• 1973Vietnam War: After having been captured by North Vietnamese forces five and a half years earlier, U.S. Navy pilot John McCain was released with 108 other prisoners of war.
• 1961A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Yuba City, California.
• 1945The Royal Air Force first used the Grand Slam, a 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) earthquake bomb, on a strategic railway viaduct in Bielefeld, Germany.
• 1943The Holocaust: The liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto is completed.
• 1942Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead.
• 1885The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's most frequently performed Savoy opera, debuted at the Savoy Theatre in London.
• 1794Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
• 1780American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans.
• 1757Royal 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.
• 1647Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
• 1309On Eid al-Fitr, the citizens of Granada stormed palaces in the city, deposing Sultan Muhammad III and placing his half-brother Nasr on the throne.

Born on 14 March

• 1972Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activistIndia
• 1965Aamir Khan, Indian film actor, producer, and directorIndia
• 1956Indu Malhotra, Judge of the Supreme Court of IndiaIndia
• 1950Rick Dees, American actor and radio host
• 1908Koča Popović, Yugoslav politician and Divisional Commander of the First Proletarian Division of the Yugoslav Partisans (died 1992)
• 1847Castro Alves, Brazilian poet and playwright (died 1871)

Died on 14 March

• 2013Ieng Sary, Vietnamese-Cambodian politician, Cambodian Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1925)
• 1980Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia (born 1902)
• 1877Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian general and politician, 17th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1793)
• 1471Thomas Malory, English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 14 March in history?

2021: The Burmese military and police forces killed at least 65 civilians during the Hlaingthaya massacre in Yangon, including those protesting a recent coup d'état. 2019: Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths. 2008: A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet. 2007: The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, results in the deaths of at least 14 people.

What happened on 14 March in Indian history?

2007: The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, results in the deaths of at least 14 people. 1931: Alam Ara, the first Indian sound film, premiered at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. 1674: The Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of Ronas Voe results in the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam being captured with a death toll of up to 300 Dutch crew and soldiers.

Which famous people were born on 14 March?

Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist (1972); Aamir Khan, Indian film actor, producer, and director (1965); Indu Malhotra, Judge of the Supreme Court of India (1956); Rick Dees, American actor and radio host (1950).

Which day is observed on 14 March?

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.