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On this day: March 14
March 14: Sikh New Year's Day; White Day in parts of East Asia; Pi Day
Catherine Cornaro
- 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: A force of 3,000 Korean soldiers successfully defended Haengju Fortress against 30,000 Japanese invaders.
- 1885 – The Mikado, 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, a 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) earthquake bomb, on a strategic railway viaduct in Bielefeld, Germany.
- 1991 – Escondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- Castro Alves (b. 1847)
- Diane Arbus (b. 1923)
- A. A. Kannisto (d. 1930)
- Charlie Whiting (d. 2019)