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For the Lebanese political coalition, see March 14 Alliance. The March 14 Alliance ( تحالف 14 آذار) or M14, named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of Anti-Syrian political

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March 14 is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 292 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Nobil Donna Catherine Cornaro (Italian Caterina) ( November 25, 1454 &ndash July 10 1510) was Queen of The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica
1590 - Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion. The Battle of Ivry was fought on March 14, 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth The Catholic League of France, sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern Roman Catholics as the Holy League, was formed by Duke Henry of Guise in For information on the regent of the Netherlands see Charles of Lorraine. The French Wars of Religion (1562 to 1598 between French Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots involved both civil infighting
1647 - Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Truce of Ulm (Waffenstillstand von Ulm (also known as the Treaty of Ulm) was signed in Ulm on March 14, 1647 between France,
1757 - On-board the HMS Monarch, Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch. The first ''Monarch'' was a 74-gun Third-rate Ship of the line John Byng ( October 29, 1704 &ndash March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was Court-martialled and executed Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war
1794 - Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an A Cotton Gin' (short for cotton engine) is a machine that quickly and easily separates the Cotton fibers from the seedpods and the sometimes sticky seeds a job
1869 - Defeat of Titokowaru. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Titokowaru's War was a military conflict that took place in the South Taranaki region of New Zealand 's North Island from June
1889 - German Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his "Navigable Balloon"
1900 - The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin mostly called Count Zeppelin) ( July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was a A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Gold Standard Act of the United States was passed in 1900 (ratified on March 14) and established Gold as the only standard for redeeming Paper The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The gold standard is a monetary system in which a region's common media of exchange are paper notes that are normally freely convertible into pre-set fixed quantities of Gold
1903 - The Hay-Herran Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Hay-Herran Treaty was a treaty signed on January 22, 1903 between Secretary of State John M The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.

1910 - Lakeview Gusher, the largest U. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Lakeview Gusher Number One is regarded as the largest recorded U S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vented to atmosphere.
1915 - World War I: Cornered off the coast of Chile by the Royal Navy after fleeing the Battle of the Falkland Islands, the German light cruiser SMS Dresden is abandoned and scuttled by her crew. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Service history At the outbreak of the war in 1914 the Dresden was preparing for the return journey to Germany
1926 - A train in Costa Rica falls into the Río Virilla, killing 248 and injuring 93. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in
1937 - Pope Pius XI officially issued the encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge to Nazi Germany. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born Mit brennender Sorge ( German for "With burning Concern" is a Roman Catholic Church Encyclical of Pope Pius XI, published Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
1939 - German troops fully occupy the Czechoslovak provinces of Bohemia and Moravia. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands.
1942 - John Bumstead and Orvan Hess became the first in the world to successfully treat a patient, Anne Miller, using penicillin. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Bumstead (born 27 November 1958 in Rotherhithe, London) is a former footballer who spent almost his whole career at Chelsea Orvan Walter Hess ( June 18, 1906 – September 6, 2002) was a physician noted for his early use of Penicillin and the development Penicillin (sometimes abbreviated PCN or pen) is a group of Beta-lactam antibiotics used in the treatment of Bacterial Infections
1943 - World War II - The Kraków Ghetto is 'liquidated'. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Jewish Ghetto in Kraków (Cracow was one of the five main ghettos created by Nazi Germany in the General Government during their
1945 - World War II - The R.A.F. first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Grand Slam was a 22000 lb Earth quake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against strategic targets during the Second World War. Bielefeld (ˈbiːləfɛlt is a district-free town in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
1951 - Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea.
1964 - A jury in Dallas, Texas find Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of John F. Kennedy. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jacob Rubenstein (March 25 1911 – January 3 1967 who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947 was an American Nightclub operator from Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
1967 - The body of President John F. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War
1978 - The Israeli Defense Force invades and occupies southern Lebanon, in Operation Litani. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict Though it took the form of an Israeli military incursion into Southern Lebanon, Operation Litani was grounded
1979 - In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 200. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Trident, model DH121 or HS121, was a British short/medium-range three-engined Airliner designed by De Havilland
1980 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight,
1984 - Gerry Adams, head of Sinn Féin, is seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in central Belfast. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gerry Adams, MLA, MP (Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh born 6 October 1948 is an Irish Republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland.
1994 - Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and Linux is an operating system kernel used by a family of Unix-like Operating systems These are popularly termed Linux operating systems and 0. 0 is released.
1995 - Space Exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 History First orbital flights The first successful orbital launch was of the Soviet unmanned Sputnik Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3 1943 is an American scientist and former NASA Astronaut. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
1997 - The Chinese city of Chongqing (formerly Chunking) is upgraded to a centrally administered municipality. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Direct-controlled municipality (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) is the highest level classificiation for Cities used by Chinese governments with status equal to
1998 - An earthquake measuring 6. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 9 on the Richter scale hits southeastern Iran. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
2005 - Cedar Revolution, where over one and a million Lebanese went into the streets of Beirut to demonstrate against the Syrian military presence in Lebanon, and against the government, following the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cedar Revolution ( Arabic: ثورة الأرز - thawrat al-arz) or Independence Intifada ( intifāḍat al-istiqlāl) was a chain of demonstrations Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية

Births

1638 - Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. Johann Georg Gichtel ( March 14, 1638 - January 21, 1710) German mystic, was born at Regensburg, where his father 1710)
1681 - Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (d. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Georg Philipp Telemann (March 14 1681 &ndash June 25 1767 was a German Baroque music Composer, born in Magdeburg. 1767)
1790 - Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (d. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ludwig Emil Grimm ( March 14 1790 in Hanau, 4 April 1863 in Kassel) was a painter and Engraver. 1863)
1804 - Johann Strauß, Sr., Austrian composer (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Strauss I (German Johann Strauß (Vater) born in Vienna, (March 14 1804 &ndash September 25 1849 was an Austrian Romantic 1849)
1807 - Josephine of Leuchtenberg, queen of Sweden and Norway (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joséphine of Leuchtenberg ( 14 March, 1807 - 7 June, 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway 1876)
1813 - Joseph Philo Bradley, U. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1892)
1822 - Teresa of the Two Sicilies, Empress of Brazil (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Teresa Cristina Maria of Brazil, born Teresa Cristina Maria of the Two Sicilies (Teresa Cristina Maria de Bourbon-Sicílias e Bragança 14 March 1822 - 1889)
1823 - Théodore de Banville, French writer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Théodore Faullain de Banville ( March 14 1823 &ndash March 13 1891) was a French Poet and Writer. 1891)
1835 - Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Honors and Awards Awards Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1872 Bruce Medal (1902 Named 1910)
1844 - King Umberto I of Italy (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Umberto I King of Italy or Humbert I of Italy ( Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoy) English 1900)
1853 - Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ferdinand Hodler ( March 14 1853 &ndash May 19 1918) was one of the best-known Swiss Painters of the 19th century 1918)
1854 - Paul Ehrlich, German scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Paul Ehrlich ( March 14, 1854 &ndash August 20, 1915) was a German Scientist who won the 1908 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1915)
1854 - Alexandru Macedonski, Romanian writer (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alexandru Macedonski (also spelled Alexandru Macedonschi; March 14, 1854, Bucharest — November 24, 1920) the grandson 1920)
1854 - John Lane, British publisher (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar John Lane ( 14 March 1854 - 2 February 1925) was a British publisher 1925)
1862 - Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian physicist (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes ( March 14, 1862 - April 9, 1951) was a Norwegian Physicist and Meteorologist 1961)
1863 - Casey Jones, American railroad engineer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Luther "Casey" Jones ( March 14, 1863 &ndash April 30, 1900) was an American Railroad engineer from 1900)
1866 - Alexey Troitsky, Russian chess problemist (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexey Alexeyevich Troitsky, or Alexei, or Troitzky (Алексе́й Алексе́евич Тро́ицкий ( March 14, 1866 &ndashAugust 1942)
1869 - Algernon Blackwood, British writer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE ( 14 March 1869 &ndash 10 December 1951) was an English writer of Fiction 1951)
1879 - Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1955)
1880 - Princess Thyra, daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Princess Thyra of Denmark ( Thyra Louise Caroline Amalie Augusta Elisabeth) 14 March, 1880 - 2 November, 1945) was the sixth child Frederik VIII (Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl ( June 3, 1843 &ndash May 14, 1912) was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912 1945)
1882 - Waclaw Sierpinski, Polish mathematician (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński ( March 14 1882 — October 21 1969) (ˈvaʦwaf fraɲˈʨiʂɛk ɕɛrˈpʲiɲskʲi a Polish Mathematician 1969)
1885 - Raoul Lufbery, American World War I pilot (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gervais Raoul Lufbery ( March 14, 1885 &ndash 1918)
1886 - Firmin Lambot, Belgian cyclist (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Firmin Lambot ( 14 March 1886 – 19 January 1964) was a Belgian Bicycle racer who twice won the Tour de France 1964)
1887 - Sylvia Beach, American publisher (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sylvia Beach ( March 14 1887 – October 5 1962) born Nancy Woodbridge Beach in her father's Parsonage in Baltimore 1962)
1887 - Charles Reisner, American silent actor and film director (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles "Chuck" Reisner ( March 14 1887 - September 24 1962) was an American Film director and Actor 1962)
1888 - Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Quebec painter (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marc-Aurèle Fortin ( 14 March 1888 &ndash 2 March 1970) was a Québécois painter 1970)
1894 - Osa Johnson, American explorer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martin Johnson ( October 9 1884 &ndash January 13 1937) and his wife Osa Johnson ( Née Leighty March 14 1953)
1898 - Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arnold Stepanovich Chikobava (არნოლდ ჩიქობავა ( March 14, 1898 - November 5, 1985) was a Georgian linguist 1985)
1899 - K.C. Irving, Canadian industrialist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kenneth Colin Irving OC, ONB ( March 14, 1899 - December 13, 1992) also known as K 1992)
1903 - Mustafa Barzani, Kurdish politician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Mustafa Barzani (مسته فا بارزانی ( March 14, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was a Kurdish Nationalist leader 1979)
1903 - Adolph Gottlieb American painter (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Adolph Gottlieb ( March 14, 1903 - March 4, 1974) was an American Abstract expressionist painter and sculptor 1974)
1904 - Doris Eaton Travis, American actress, Ziegfeld girl
1905 - Raymond Aron, French philosopher (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Doris Eaton Travis (also Doris Eaton) (born March 14 1904) is a retired Broadway and film performer dance instructor and author Ziegfeld Girls were the chorus girls from Florenz Ziegfeld 's theatrical spectaculars known as the Ziegfeld Follies which were based on the Folies Bergères Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Raymond-Claude-Ferdinand Aron ( March 14, 1905 &mdash October 17, 1983) was a French Philosopher, Sociologist and 1983)
1908 - Ed Heinemann, American aircraft designer (Douglas Aircraft; d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edward Henry Heinemann, ( 14 March 1908 – 26 November 1991) was a noted Military aircraft designer for Douglas Aircraft The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American Aerospace manufacturer, based in Long Beach California. 1991)
1908 - Maurice Merleau-Ponty, French phenomenological philosopher (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Maurice Merleau-Ponty (mɔʁis mɛʁlopɔ̃ti in French March 14, 1908 – May 3, 1961) was a French phenomenological 1961)
1912 - Les Brown, American bandleader (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Les Brown Sr ( March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a Big band that began in the big band era 2001)
1912 - Charles Van Acker, Belgian racing driver (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Charles Van Acker ( 14 March 1912 Brussels &ndash 31 May 1998 South Bend Indiana) was a Belgian Racecar 1998)
1914 - Lee Elhardt Hays, American folksinger (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lee Hays ( March 14, 1914 - August 26, 1981) was an American folk-singer and songwriter best known for singing bass with The 1981)
1914 - Bill Owen, British actor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Bill Owen may refer to Bill Owen (actor (1914–1999 English actor and songwriter Bill Owen (American football, former American 1999)
1914 - Lee Petty, American race car driver (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Lee Arnold Petty ( March 14, 1914 near Randleman North Carolina – April 5, 2000) was an American Stock car driver in 2000)
1915 - Alexander Brott, Canadian conductor and composer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alexander Brott, born Joël Brod, ( March 14, 1915 – April 1, 2005) was a Canadian conductor, Composer 2005)
1916 - Horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter
1918 - Dennis Patrick, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916 in Wharton Texas) is a two-time Academy Award and one-time Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dennis Patrick ( March 14, 1918 - October 13, 2002) was a well respected American Character actor best known for his 2002)
1920 - Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Henry King "Hank" Ketcham ( March 14, 1920 &ndash June 1, 2001) was an American Cartoonist who created the Dennis 2001)
1921 - S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A
1922 - Les Baxter, American musician and composer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Samuel Truett Cathy (born March 14, 1921 in Eatonton Georgia) is the founder of Chick-fil-A, a Quick service restaurant chain Chick-fil-A (pronounced) is a Restaurant chain headquartered in Atlanta Georgia, that specializes in chicken Entrees It is the second-biggest Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Les Baxter ( March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer 1996)
1923 - Diane Arbus, American photographer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diane Arbus ( March 14 1923 – July 26 1971) was an American Photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the 1971)
1925 - William Clay Ford, Sr., American owner of the Detroit Lions
1925 - Francis A. Marzen, American Catholic prelate (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Clay Ford (born March 14, 1925) is the youngest of the four children of Edsel Ford and a grandchild of Henry Ford. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Francis A Marzen ( March 14, 1925 &mdash July 19, 2004) was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, former editor 2004)
1928 - Frank Borman, American astronaut and CEO
1931 - Phil Phillips, American singer and songwriter
1932 - Naina Yeltsina, Russia's first First Lady
1933 - Sir Michael Caine, British actor
1933 - René Felber, former member of the Swiss Federal Council
1933 - Quincy Jones, American musician and composer
1934 - Eugene Cernan, American astronaut
1934 - Paul Rader, the 15th General of The Salvation Army
1936 - Bob Charles, New Zealand golfer
1939 - Raymond J. Barry, American actor
1939 - Bertrand Blier, French film director and screenwriter
1939 - Stavros Xarhakos, Greek composer
1939 - Pilar Bardem, Spanish actress
1941 - Wolfgang Petersen, German director
1942 - Rita Tushingham, British actress
1943 - Anita Morris, American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired NASA Astronaut, best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phil Phillips (born Philip Baptiste, 14 March 1926, Lake Charles, Louisiana) is an American Singer and Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Naina Iosifovna Yeltsina (Наина Иосифовна Ельцина Née Girina Гирина born March 14 1932) is the widow of the first Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA René Felber (born March 14, 1933) is a Swisscheese politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1987-1993 The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene Andrew Cernan (born March 14, 1934) is a retired United States Navy officer and a former NASA Astronaut of Czechoslovakian Dr Paul Rader (born March 14 1934) was General or leader of the Salvation Army from 1994 - 1999, and was the President The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professional career He turned professional in 1960 and the next year won the New Zealand PGA Championship and soon after ventured overseas to the European and North American circuits Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond J Barry (born March 14, 1939) is an American film television and stage actor Bertrand Blier (born March 14, 1939) is a French Screenwriter and Film director. Stavros Xarchakos ( Greek: Σταύρος Ξαρχάκος, ˈstaˑvro̞s̠ k͡sarˈxaˑk̠o̞s̠ born March 14, 1939) is a Greek composer and Pilar Bardem (born March 14, 1939) is a Spanish Film and Television actress. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rita Tushingham (b 14 March 1942; erroneously reported by some sources as 1940 Liverpool, England) is a noted British actress Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anita Rose Morris ( March 14, 1943 - March 2, 1994) was an American actress 1994)
1945 - Jasper Carrott, British comedian
1945 - Michael Martin Murphey, American country music singer
1945 - Walter Parazaider, American saxophonist Chicago
1946 - Steve Kanaly, American actor
1947 - Pam Ayres, British poet
1947 - William J. Jefferson, American politician
1948 - Tom Coburn, American politician, junior senator from Oklahoma
1948 - Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian
1950 - Rick Dees, American disc jockey
1951 - Jerry Greenfield, American co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
1956 - Jonathan Bowen, British computer scientist
1956 - Colin Ayre, British football player
1957 - Andrew Robinson, British author
1957 - Tad Williams, American author
1958 - Albert II, Prince of Monaco
1959 - Tamara Tunie, American actress
1960 - Kirby Puckett, American baseball player (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jasper Carrott OBE (born Robert Norman Davis, March 14 1945) is an English comedian (declaring himself "world famous in Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is a writer and performer of American Music. Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945 in Chicago Illinois) is best known for being a founding member and Saxophone player for the rock band Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven "Steve" Francis Kanaly (born March 14, 1946) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Southfork Ranch foreman Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pam Ayres MBE (born 14 March 1947) is an English Poet, Songwriter and Presenter of Radio and William Jennings "Bill" Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American politician from the U Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, MD (born March 14 1948 is an American Politician and medical doctor. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American Golden Globe Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick Dees is an American comedic performer entertainer and radio personality best known for his #1 internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Jerry Greenfield (born March 14 1951) is a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc B&J redirects here For the beverage company see Bartles and Jaymes. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan P Bowen FBCS FRSA (born 1956 is a British computer scientist Colin Ayre (born March 14, 1956, Ashington, Northumberland) was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) W Andrew Robinson (born 1957 is a British author and former newspaper editor Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957, San Jose, California) is the author of several Fantasy and Science Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert attended the Albert I High School graduating with distinction in 1976 The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959) is an actress, perhaps best known for her work as lawyer Jessica Griffin McKechnie Harris on the Soap opera Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirby Puckett (March 14 1960 – March 6 2006 was a Center fielder 2006)
1961 - Greg Anderson, American NHRA driver
1961 - Penny Johnson Jerald, American actress
1961 - Hiro Matsushita, Japanese racing driver
1963 - Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer
1965 - James Kevin Brown, American baseball player
1965 - Catherine Dent, American actress
1965 - Aamir Khan, Indian actor
1965 - Kiana Tom, American fitness guru and model
1965 - Kevin Williamson, American screenwriter
1966 - Elise Neal, American actress
1968 - Megan Follows, Canadian actress
1969 - Larry Johnson, American basketball player
1970 - Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian athlete
1970 - Meredith Salenger, American actress
1974 - Patrick Traverse, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - Stephen Harper, British/English footballer
1975 - Johan Paulik, Slovak porn star
1975 - Wendy Rice, American actress
1975 - Rico Yan, Filipino actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greg Anderson (born March 14, 1961 in Duluth, Minnesota) is a current NHRA POWERADE Pro Stock driver for Summit Racing "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Penny Johnson Jerald (born March 14 1961) is an American actress with an extensive career in film and television best known for her portrayals of is a former driver in the Champ Car series He is the grandson of Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce Anthony Reid (born 14 March 1963 Perth, Australia is an Australian Cricketer and bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team on their 2003-04 Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. James Kevin Brown (born March 14, 1965 in Milledgeville Georgia) is a former Major League Baseball Right-handed Starting pitcher Catherine Dent (born March 14, 1965) is an American Actress who has starred in film and in television Aamir redirects here For the Indian movie see Aamir (2008 film. Kiana Tom (born 14 March 1965 in Maui Hawaii, US) is an American model, Television show fitness instructor Kevin Williamson may refer to Kevin Williamson (politician Kevin Williamson (screenwriter Kevin Williamson (actor Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Elise Neal (born March 14, 1966) is an American Film and Television actress. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian /American actress Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Demetric Johnson (born March 14, 1969 in Tyler Texas) is a retired American Basketball player who spent his professional Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ebru Kavaklıoğlu (born Yelena Kopytova on 14 March 1970 in the Russian SFSR) is a retired long-distance runner who specialized mainly in the Meredith Dawn Salenger (born March 14, 1970) is an American Actress, identified for her performances while a teenager Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Patrick Traverse (born March 14, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a professional hockey player currently playing for the Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Alan "Steve" Harper (born March 14, 1975 in Easington, County Durham) is an English footballer. Johan Paulik (born 14 March 1975 in Bratislava, Slovakia) is a Slovak former gay pornographic model Wendy Rice (born March 14, 1975) is an American B-movie actress. Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan ( March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino Matinee idol. 2002)
1976 - Merlin Santana, American actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Merlin Santana ( March 14, 1976 - November 9, 2002) was an American Television and Film actor of Dominican 2002)
1977 - Aki Hoshino, Japanese model
1978 - Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
1979 - Nicolas Anelka, French footballer
1979 - Chris Klein, American actor
1979 - Love, Angolan footballer
1979 - Sead Ramović, German-born Bosnian footballer
1980 - Aaron Brown, British/English footballer
1980 - Matteo Grassotto, Italian racing driver
1980 - Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1980 - Mercedes McNab, Canadian-born actress
1981 - Bobby Jenks, American baseball player
1981 - Mei-Ting Sun, Chinese-born pianist
1982 - Carlos Marinelli, Argentine footballer
1983 - Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer
1983 - Taylor Hanson, American musician, member of Hanson
1985 - Eva Angelina, American porn star
1985 - Idaira, Spanish singer
1985 - Brianna Love, American porn Star
1986 - Jamie Bell, British actor
1986 - Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 - Andy Taylor, British/English footballer

Deaths

752 - Pope Zachary
968 - Matilda of Ringelheim, German Queen (c. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays is a Japanese bikini idol. She has appeared in various men's magazines such as Sabra and television shows Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (born 14 March 1978 in Maastricht) is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France) is a French football Striker who plays for Frederick Christopher "Chris" Klein (born March 14 1979) is an American movie Actor. Arsenio Sebastião Cabungula or Love (born March 14, 1979) is an Angolan footballer. Sead Ramović (born March 14, 1979 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a Bosnian football Goalkeeper. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Aaron Wesley Brown (born 14 March 1980, Bristol, England) is an English professional footballer playing as a Left-back Matteo Grassotto (born March 14, 1980 in Asolo) is an Italian racing driver Ben Herring (born 14 March 1980, Auckland, New Zealand) is a Rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in Mercedes Alicia McNab (born March 14, 1980) is a Canadian-born actress perhaps best known for playing the role of Harmony Kendall on Buffy the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Robert Scott "Bobby" Jenks (born March 14, 1981 in Mission Hills, California) is a Major League Baseball Closing Mei-Ting Sun is a classical Pianist. A native of Shanghai, Sun arrived in New York at the age of 9 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Arturo Marinelli (born March 14, 1982 in Villa de Mayo, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who currently Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Bakhtiyar Karipullayevich Artayev (Бахтияр Карипуллаевич Артаев born March 14, 1983 Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14 1983 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is one of the singers in the band Hanson. Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Eva Angelina also known as Angelina Del Mar (born on March 14 1985 in Orange County, California) is an American pornographic actress and Idaira Fernandez Rodriguez, better known as Idaira which is her artistic name is a Spanish singer Brianna Love (born March 14 1985 in Fresno, California) is the pseudonym of an American Pornographic actress. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jamie Bell' (born 14 March 1986 in Billingham, County Durham, England) is a BAFTA -winning English Actor. Elton Chigumbura (born March 14, 1986 in Kwekwe) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer He is an aggressive batsman who generally bats in the middle Andrew "Andy" Taylor (born March 14, 1986 in Blackburn, England) is an English footballer who is currently Events By Place Europe Cuthred of Wessex leads a successful rebellion against Aethelbald of Mercia at Battle Edge, 968 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev Saint Mathilda or Saint Matilda (c 895 &ndash March 14, 968) was the wife of Henry I, King of the East Franks and the first 895)
1457 - Jingtai Emperor of China (b. Births Athelstan of England King Eric I of Norway Gaozu of Later Han Liu Min Zhu Qiyu (September 21 1428 &ndash March 14 1457 was Emperor of China of the Ming Dynasty from 1449 to 1457 as the Jingtai Emperor. 1428)
1471 - Sir Thomas Malory, English author (b. Sir Thomas Malory (c 1405 – 14 March 1471 was an English writer the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur. 1405)
1647 - Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (b. Frederick Henry, or Frederik Hendrik in Dutch ( 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the Prince of Orange 1584)
1648 - Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (b. Ferdinando Fairfax 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron ( 29 March 1584 &ndash 14 March 1648) English parliamentary general was 1584)
1680 - René Le Bossu, French critic (b. René Le Bossu ( 16 March 1631 – 14 March 1680) was a French Critic. 1631)
1682 - Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruysdael, Dutch painter (b. Jacob Izaaksoon van Ruisdael (or Ruysdael) (c 1628 - March 14, 1682) the most celebrated of the Dutch landscapists, was 1628)
1696 - Jean Domat, French jurist (b. Jean Domat, or Daumat ( November 30, 1625 - March 14, 1696) French Jurisconsult, was born at Clermont in 1625)
1698 - Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)
1748 - George Wade, British military leader (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal George Wade (1673– March 14, 1748) served as a British military commander and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. 1673)
1757 - John Byng, British admiral (executed) (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Byng ( October 29, 1704 &ndash March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was Court-martialled and executed 1704)
1791 - Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and Bible commentator (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Salomo Semler ( December 18, 1725 &ndash March 14, 1791) was a German church historian and biblical commentator 1725)
1803 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German writer (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (ˈklɔpʃtɔk July 2, 1724 &ndash March 14, 1803) was a German Poet. 1724)
1805 - Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, Russian general (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Count Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (better known as Szczęsny Potocki or Feliks Potocki 1753-1805 was a notable member of the Polish-Lithuanian 1753)
1811 - Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Augustus Henry FitzRoy 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC (28 September 1735 &ndash 14 March 1811 styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1735)
1823 - Charles François Dumouriez, French general (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles François Dumouriez ( January 25, 1739 &ndash March 14, 1823) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars 1739)
1883 - Karl Marx, German philosopher and political theorist (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1818)
1884 - Quintino Sella, Italian statesman (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Quintino Sella ( July 7, 1827 - March 14, 1884) was an Italian Statesman and Financier. 1827)
1932 - George Eastman, American inventor, and founder of Eastman Kodak (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. George Eastman ( July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented Roll film, helping to Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment 1854)
1933 - Balto, husky dog who brought back the antitoxin in 1925
1946 - Werner von Blomberg, field marshal (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Balto (c 1919 &ndash 14 March, 1933) was a Siberian Husky Sled dog (although some sources incorrectly state that he is an Alaskan Malamute Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 - 14 March 1946 was a leading member of the German Army until January 1938 1878)
1949 - John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Callan O'Laughlin ( January 11, 1873 &ndash March 14, 1949) was a Journalist and long time publisher of the Army and Navy 1873)
1957 - Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Evagoras Pallikarides ( 26 February 1938 - March 14, 1957) was an EOKA fighter during the 1955-1959 campaign against the 1938)
1973 - Howard Aiken, American engineer (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Howard Hathaway Aiken ( March 8, 1900 – March 14 1973) was a pioneer in Computing, being the primary engineer behind IBM 1900)
1973 - Rafael Godoy, Colombian composer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Rafael Godoy was a well-known Colombian Composer born in Natagaima, Tolima, in 1907 1907)
1973 - Chic Young, American cartoonist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Murat Bernard "Chic" Young ( January 9, 1901 &ndash March 14, 1973) was an American Cartoonist known primarily 1901)
1975 - Susan Hayward, American actress (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Hayward ( June 30, 1917 &ndash March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. 1917)
1976 - Busby Berkeley, American choreographer and director (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Busby Berkeley ( November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles California, was a highly 1895)
1977 - Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Fannie Lou Hamer (born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American Voting rights 1917)
1980 - Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mohammad Hatta ( August 12, 1902 - March 14, 1980) was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now 1902)
1983 - Maurice Ronet, French film actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Ronet, born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet, ( 13 April 1927 - 14 March 1983) was a French film actor director and 1927)
1989 - Edward Abbey, American author and environmental activist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Edward Paul Abbey ( January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental 1927)
1991 - Howard Ashman, American lyricist and playwright (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Howard Ashman ( May 17, 1950 - March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and movie music lyricist 1950)
1991 - Doc Pomus, American composer (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doc Pomus ( June 27 1925 - March 14 1991) was a twentieth century American Blues Singer and Songwriter 1925)
1991 - Margery Sharp, children's author (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Margery Sharp ( January 25, 1905 - March 14, 1991) was an English author 1905)
1992 - Jean Poiret, French actor, director and screenwriter (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, ( 17 August 1926 &ndash 14 March 1992) was a French actor director and screenwriter 1926)
1995 - William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 William Alfred "Willie" Fowler ( August 9, 1911 &ndash March 14, 1995) was an American Astrophysicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1911)
1997 - Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born director (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Fred Zinnemann ( April 29, 1907 &ndash March 14, 1997) was an Academy Award -winning Austrian American 1907)
1999 - Kirk Alyn, American actor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Kirk Alyn ( October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor best known for being the first actor to play Superman 1910)
2002 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hans-Georg Gadamer (ˈgaːdamɐ February 11, 1900 &ndash March 13, 2002) was a German Philosopher of the continental 1900)
2002 - Cherry Wilder, New Zealand-born author (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Cherry Wilder ( September 3 1930 &ndash March 14 2002) was the Pseudonym of Science fiction and Fantasy writer 1930)
2003 - Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Goldstein ( September 27, 1945 &ndash March 14, 2003) was a Canadian born California-based performance and conceptual 1945)
2003 - Jean-Luc Lagardère, French publisher (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jean-Luc Lagardère ( February 10, 1928 - March 14, 2003) was a major French businessman CEO of the Lagardere Group, one 1928)
2006 - Ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Theresa Calvello ( August 1, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was a U 1929)
2006 - Lennart Meri, former president of Estonia (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lennart Georg Meri (ˈlennɑr̺t ˈg̥eorg̥ ˈmer̺i ( March 29, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was a Writer, Film director 1929)
2007 - Lucie Aubrac, French history teacher and member of the French Resistance (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Lucie Samuel née Bernard ( June 29 1912 &ndash March 14 2007) better known as Lucie Aubrac, was a French history The French Resistance is the collective name used for the French Resistance movements which fought against the Nazi German 1912)
2007 - Gareth Hunt, English actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Alan Leonard Hunt (7 February 1942 &ndash 14 March 2007 was an English Actor, known as Gareth Hunt, best remembered for playing the footman 1943)
2008 - Chiara Lubich, Italian Catholic activist and leader and foundress of the Focolare (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chiara Lubich ( January 22 1920 &ndash March 14 2008) was an Italian Catholic activist and leader and foundress of the Focolare Movement The Focolare Movement is an international organization that promotes the ideals of unity and universal brotherhood 1920)
2008 - Anthony Minghella, English Oscar winning film director (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English 1954)

Holidays and observances

Japan and Korea - White Day: Japanese holiday similar to Valentine's Day (men give gifts to women). Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. is a Holiday celebrated on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day. The of 1948 (as amended establishes the occasions on which Japan has a legal Holiday. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14
Roman Empire - Equirria, horse races in honor of Mars were held. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Equirria (Festival of Mars - held on February 27, First Equirria and March 14, Second Equirria were holy days with religious and military significance Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus.
Worldwide - Pi Day, a celebration of the irrational number pi which roughly equals 3.14159. Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day are two Holidays held to celebrate the Mathematical constant π (pi IMPORTANT NOTICE Please note that Wikipedia is not a database to store the millions of digits of π please refrain from adding those to Wikipedia as it could cause technical problems
Estonia - Estonian language day
Saint Mathilda

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Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 Saint Mathilda or Saint Matilda (c 895 &ndash March 14, 968) was the wife of Henry I, King of the East Franks and the first

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