What happened on March 14

42 documented historical events happened on March 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: On 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. On the same day, in another year: Catherine Cornaro (pictured), Queen of Cyprus, was forced to abdicate and sell the administration of the island to the Republic of Venice. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 14, including Casey Jones, Emily Murphy, Algernon Blackwood. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

71 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 14, including Einhard, Matilda of Ringelheim, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

11 observances are celebrated on March 14 around the world: Christian feast day: Leobinus, Christian feast day: Matilda of Ringelheim, Christian feast day: March 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Constitution Day (Andorra), Heroes' Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Mother Tongue Day (Estonia). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.