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14 March 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
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.Combined military forces of Myanmar
Anniversary
1991 - Escondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.Open-pit copper mine in Chile
Anniversary
1988 - China defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.1988 Chinese naval victory over Vietnam
Anniversary
1984 - Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Féin, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by Ulster Freedom Fighters in central Belfast, Northern Ireland.Irish republican politician (born 1948)
Anniversary
1973 - Vietnam 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.1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
Historical events
History
2021 - Burmese security forces kill at least 65 civilians in the Hlaingthaya massacre.2021 massacre in Yangon, Myanmar
History
2019 - Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Beira, Mozambique, causing devastating floods and over 1,000 deaths.South-West Indian Ocean cyclone in 2019
History
2017 - A naming ceremony for the chemical element nihonium takes place in Tokyo, with then Crown Prince Naruhito in attendance.Chemical element with atomic number 113 (Nh)
History
2008 - A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet.Political violence and inter-ethnic tensions in Tibet
History
2007 - The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, results in the deaths of at least 14 people.2007 land acquisition protests in West Bengal, India
History
2006 - The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.2006 attempt to overthrow President Idriss Déby
History
2006 - Operation 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.2006 Israeli military operation
History
1995 - Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.American astronaut, scientist, and Marine Corps officer (born 1943)
History
1991 - Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated.Open-pit copper mine in Chile
History
1988 - In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.1988 Chinese naval victory over Vietnam
Notable births
Born
2001 - Nico Mannion, Italian-American basketball playerItalian-American basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Chrisean Rock, American rapper and reality television personalityAmerican rapper (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Marvin Bagley III, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Tyson Jost, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Alan Simpson, United States senator from Wyoming (born 1931)American politician (1931–2025)
Died
2022 - Scott Hall, American wrestler (born 1958)American professional wrestler (1958–2022)
Died
2019 - Jake Phelps, American skateboarder and Thrasher editor-in-chief (born 1962)American skateboarder and magazine editor (1962–2019)
Died
2019 - Charlie Whiting, British motorsport director (born 1952)Formula One race director (1952–2019)
Died
2019 - Haig Young, Canadian politician (born 1928)Canadian politician (1928–2019)
Died
2018 - Jim Bowen, English stand-up comedian and TV personality (born 1937)English comedian and television personality (1937–2018)
Died
2018 - Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician and human rights activist (born 1979)Brazilian politician and activist (1979–2018)
Died
2018 - Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (born 1942)English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.0 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
23.64 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
16.11 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.