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March 14: Day of the Week
March 14, 2024 was the 74th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 292 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 14 Historical Event(s)
44 BC
Casca, Cicero and Cassius decided, in the night before the Assassination of Julius Caesar, that Mark Antony should stay alive.
1590
Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion.
1757
Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War.
1782
Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis pacifies a group of Oromo near Wuchale.
1794
Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin.
1903
The Hay-Herran Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian Senate would later reject the treaty.
1910
Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vented to atmosphere.
1931
Alam Ara, India’s first talkie film, is released.
1951
Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.
1980
In Poland, a plane crashes during final approach near Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team.
Who were born on March 14?
1854
John Lane, British publisher (d. 1925)
1908
Ed Heinemann, American aircraft designer (Douglas Aircraft) (d. 1991)
1915
Alexander Brott, Canadian conductor and composer (d. 2005)
1920
Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (d. 2001)
1948
Theo Jansen, Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor.
1962
Narumi Tsunoda, Japanese voice actress
1970
Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian athlete
1976
Merlin Santana, American actor (d. 2002)
1980
Aaron Brown, British/English footballer
1988
Sasha Grey, American pornographic actress
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