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  • Central Europe (Present-Day Vienna, Austria)
    Tuesday Mar 14, 1848
    German revolutions of 1848–1849

    Emperor Ferdinand ordered to fire on the students rebels

    Central Europe (Present-Day Vienna, Austria)
    Tuesday Mar 14, 1848

    Emperor Ferdinand and his chief advisor Metternich directed troops to crush the demonstration. When demonstrators moved to the streets near the palace, the troops fired on the students, killing several. The new working class of Vienna joined the student demonstrations, developing an armed insurrection.




  • Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire, Germany
    Friday Mar 14, 1879
    Albert Einstein

    Birth

    Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire, Germany
    Friday Mar 14, 1879

    Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire, on 14 March 1879.




  • Key West, Florida, U.S.
    Monday Mar 14, 1927
    Juan Trippe

    Pan American Airways

    Key West, Florida, U.S.
    Monday Mar 14, 1927

    Interested in operating to the Caribbean, Trippe created the Aviation Corporation of the Americas. Based in Florida, the company would evolve into the unofficial United States flag carrier, Pan American Airways, commonly known as Pan Am.




  • Berlin, Germany
    Tuesday Mar 14, 1933
    Joseph Goebbels

    Goebbels appointed head of the newly created Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda

    Berlin, Germany
    Tuesday Mar 14, 1933

    Goebbels finally received Hitler's appointment to the cabinet, officially becoming head of the newly created Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda on 14 March.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Mar 14, 1942
    Penicillin

    The first patient was treated for streptococcal sepsis with US-made penicillin produced by Merck & Co.

    U.S.
    Saturday Mar 14, 1942

    The challenge of mass-producing this drug was daunting. On March 14, 1942, the first patient was treated for streptococcal sepsis with US-made penicillin produced by Merck & Co.




  • Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Mar 14, 1951
    Korean War

    The KPA and PVA expelled from Seoul

    Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Mar 14, 1951

    On 7 March 1951, the Eighth Army attacked with Operation Ripper, expelling the PVA and the KPA from Seoul on 14 March 1951.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 14, 1972
    Marlon Brando

    The Godfather

    U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 14, 1972

    He was in the Godfather cast, as Don Vito Corleone


  • Al Qurnah, Iraq
    Thursday Mar 14, 1985
    Iran–Iraq War

    Breaking Through North of Qurna

    Al Qurnah, Iraq
    Thursday Mar 14, 1985

    The ferocity of the Iranian offensive broke through the Iraqi lines. The Revolutionary Guard, with the support of tanks and artillery, broke through north of Qurna on 14 March. That same night 3,000 Iranian troops reached and crossed the Tigris River using pontoon bridges and captured part of the Baghdad–Basra Highway 6, which they had failed to achieve in Operations Dawn 5 and 6.


  • Moscow, Russia
    Sunday Mar 14, 2004
    Vladimir Putin

    A President for 2nd time

    Moscow, Russia
    Sunday Mar 14, 2004

    On 14 March 2004, Putin was elected to the presidency for a second term, receiving 71% of the vote.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 14, 2004
    Dwayne Johnson

    WrestleMania XX

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 14, 2004

    They lost against Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista in a handicap match at WrestleMania XX, when Orton pinned Foley after an RKO. This would be Johnson's final wrestling match until November 2011.


  • Turin, Italy
    Saturday Mar 14, 2009
    Ciro Immobile

    Seria A

    Turin, Italy
    Saturday Mar 14, 2009

    On 14 March 2009, Immobile made his Serie A debut in a 4–1 home win against Bologna, replacing Juventus' captain Alessandro Del Piero in the 89th minute.


  • Venezuela
    Monday Mar 14, 2016
    Bolivarian Revolution

    The International Policy Digest

    Venezuela
    Monday Mar 14, 2016

    According to the International Policy Digest, "the Bolivarian revolution is a failure not because its ideals were unachievable but because its leaders were as corrupt as those they decry", with the Bolivarian government relying on oil for its economy, essentially suffering from Dutch disease. As of 2016, Bolivarian Venezuela suffered from hyperinflation and a dramatic loss of jobs and income and a soaring murder rate.


  • 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 14, 2017
    Donald Trump

    The First two pages of Trump's 2005 federal income tax returns were leaked

    30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 14, 2017

    On March 14, 2017, the first two pages of Trump's 2005 federal income tax returns were leaked to MSNBC. The document states that Trump had a gross adjusted income of $150 million and paid $38 million in federal taxes. The White House confirmed the authenticity of the documents.


  • Cambridge, England
    Wednesday Mar 14, 2018
    Stephen Hawking

    Death

    Cambridge, England
    Wednesday Mar 14, 2018

    Hawking died at his home in Cambridge, England, on 14 March 2018, at the age of 76.


  • Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    Thursday Mar 14, 2019
    Oppo

    First motorized F phone

    Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    Thursday Mar 14, 2019

    Oppo F11 Pro was officially launched on March 2019. It runs on the Android 9.0 Pie and it is powered by MediaTek Helio P70 Octa-Core processor with a 6.5-inch display. It has a 48MP+5MP Dual camera and a Motorized pop-up 16MP front camera and Oppo F11 Pro Waterfall Grey model with updated 128GB internal Memory.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Thursday Mar 14, 2019
    Facebook, Inc.

    Tweaking Sheryl Sandberg’s Wikipedia Page

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Thursday Mar 14, 2019

    On March 14, Huffington Post reported that Facebook’s PR agency had paid someone to tweak Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s Wikipedia page, as well as adding a page for the global head of PR, Caryn Marooney.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Thursday Mar 14, 2019
    Tesla, Inc.

    Unveiling The Model Y

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Thursday Mar 14, 2019

    The Model Y unveiling occurred on March 14, 2019.


  • New Zealand
    Saturday Mar 14, 2020
    Jacinda Ardern

    COVID-19 Precautions

    New Zealand
    Saturday Mar 14, 2020

    On 14 March 2020, Ardern announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand that the government would be requiring anyone entering the country from midnight 15 March to isolate themselves for 14 days. She said the new rules will mean New Zealand has the "widest ranging and toughest border restrictions of any country in the world". On 19 March, Ardern stated that New Zealand's borders would be closed to all non-citizens and non-permanent residents, after 11:59 pm on 20 March (NZDT). Ardern announced that New Zealand would move to alert level 4, including a nationwide lockdown, at 11:59 pm on 25 March


  • U.S.
    Saturday Mar 14, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    Adding United Kingdom and Ireland to American suspension

    U.S.
    Saturday Mar 14, 2020

    On 14 March, President Trump expanded the travel ban on Europe to include the United Kingdom and Ireland. In addition, a representative of the insurance industry clarified that, contrary to the president's statement, major health insurers had only agreed to waive co-payments for coronavirus testing, and not for coronavirus treatment, which is far more costly.


  • Netherlands
    Saturday Mar 14, 1559

    Storm floods destroyed Gorinchem and Woudrichem

    Netherlands
    Saturday Mar 14, 1559

    The storms ravage the Dordrecht and Woudrichem areas.


  • Walloon
    Saturday Mar 14, 1559

    Jacques d'Auchy's death

    Walloon
    Saturday Mar 14, 1559

    Jacques d'Auchy, a baptist merchant, was executed.


  • Ulm
    Thursday Mar 14, 1647

    Truce of Ulm (1647)

    Ulm
    Thursday Mar 14, 1647

    Germany, France, and Sweden signed the Truce of Ulm during the Thirty Years' War.


  • Utrecht
    Thursday Mar 14, 1647

    Frederick Henry's death

    Utrecht
    Thursday Mar 14, 1647

    The Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel, Frederick Henry, died at the age of 63.


  • Minorca
    Monday Mar 14, 1757

    John Byng's death

    Minorca
    Monday Mar 14, 1757

    The English admiral John Byng was executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca.


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