Editing Worldpedia:Selected anniversaries/March 14 (section)

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* [[1489]] – '''[[Catherine Cornaro]]''' ''(pictured)'', Queen of Cyprus, was forced to abdicate and sell the administration of the island to the [[Republic of Venice]].
* [[1593]] – [[Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)|Japanese invasions of Korea]]: A force of 3,000 Korean soldiers '''[[Battle of Haengju|successfully defended]]''' Haengju Fortress against 30,000 Japanese invaders.
* [[1757]] – [[Royal Navy]] Admiral '''[[John Byng]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was [[Execution by firing squad|executed by firing squad]]<!-- for breaching the [[Articles of War (Royal Navy)|Articles of War]]--> for failing to "do his utmost" during the [[Battle of Minorca (1756)|Battle of Minorca]] at the start of the [[Seven Years' War]].
* [[1885]] – '''''[[The Mikado]]'''''<!-- ''(poster pictured)''-->, [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s most frequently performed [[Savoy opera]], debuted at the [[Savoy Theatre]] in London.
* [[1945]] – The [[Royal Air Force]] first used the '''[[Grand Slam (bomb)|Grand Slam]]''', a {{Convert|22,000|lb|adj=on|abbr=on}} [[earthquake bomb]], on a strategic railway viaduct in [[Bielefeld]], Germany.
* [[1972]] – Italian publisher '''[[Giangiacomo Feltrinelli]]''', known for his translation of [[Boris Pasternak]]'s novel ''[[Doctor Zhivago (novel)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' after it had been smuggled out of the Soviet Union, died in an explosion.
* [[1973]] – [[Vietnam War]]: After having been captured by [[North Vietnam]]ese forces five and a half years earlier, [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] pilot '''[[John McCain]]''' was released with 108 other prisoners of war.
* [[1984]] – '''[[Gerry Adams]]''', leader of [[Sinn Féin]], was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by [[Ulster Defence Association|Ulster Freedom Fighters]] in central [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland.

* Born/died this day: | '''[[Matilda of Ringelheim]]'''<!--German queen/saint--> |d|968| '''[[John Sigismund Zápolya]]'''<!--Hungarian king--> |d|1571| '''[[George Wade]]'''<!--English army officer--> |d|1748|'''[[Charles Ammi Cutter]]'''<!--American librarian--> |b|1837| '''[[Ferdinand Hodler]]'''<!--Swiss painter--> |b|1853| '''[[Thomas R. Marshall]]'''<!--American vice president--> |b|1854| '''[[Karl Marx]]'''<!--German philosopher--> |d|1883|'''[[Phil Vincent]]'''<!--English motorcycle designer--> |b|1908| '''[[S. Truett Cathy|S.&nbsp;Truett Cathy]]'''<!--American businessman--> |b|1921| '''[[Diane Arbus]]'''<!--American photographer--> |b|1923| '''[[Frank Borman]]'''<!--American astronaut--> |b|1928| '''[[Lies Noor]]'''<!--Indonesian actress--> |d|1961| '''[[Fannie Lou Hamer]]'''<!--American civil rights leader--> |d|1977| '''[[Anas Sarwar]]'''<!--Scottish politician--> |b|1983| '''[[Jessica Gallagher]]'''<!--Australian skier--> |b|1986| | '''[[Stephen Curry]]'''<!-- American basketball player -->|b|1988| '''[[Tony Benn]]'''<!--English politician--> |d|2014| '''[[Marielle Franco]]'''<!--Brazilian politician-->|d|2018|