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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14" title="March 14">March 14</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanakshahi_calendar" title="Nanakshahi calendar">New Year's Day</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a>); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day" title="White Day">White Day</a></b> in parts of East Asia; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day" title="Pi Day">Pi Day</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1309" title="1309">1309</a> – On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr" title="Eid al-Fitr">Eid al-Fitr</a>, the citizens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada" title="Granada">Granada</a> stormed palaces in the city, deposing Sultan <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_III_of_Granada" title="Muhammad III of Granada">Muhammad III</a></b> and placing his half-brother <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasr_of_Granada" title="Nasr of Granada">Nasr</a></b> on the throne.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1489" title="1489">1489</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Cornaro" title="Catherine Cornaro">Catherine Cornaro</a></b>, Queen of Cyprus, was forced to abdicate and sell the administration of the island to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice" title="Republic of Venice">Republic of Venice</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885" title="1885">1885</a> – <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado" title="The Mikado">The Mikado</a></b></i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan" title="Gilbert and Sullivan">Gilbert and Sullivan</a>'s most frequently performed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy_opera" title="Savoy opera">Savoy opera</a>, debuted at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy_Theatre" title="Savoy Theatre">Savoy Theatre</a> in London.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_M._Burke" title="Edward M. Burke">Edward M. Burke</a></b>, the longest-serving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderman" title="Alderman">alderman</a> in the history of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_City_Council" title="Chicago City Council">Chicago City Council</a>, was sworn into office.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Adams" title="Gerry Adams">Gerry Adams</a></b>, leader of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Defence_Association" title="Ulster Defence Association">Ulster Freedom Fighters</a> in central <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>, Northern Ireland.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_Ringelheim" title="Matilda of Ringelheim">Matilda of Ringelheim</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 968); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Arbus" title="Diane Arbus">Diane Arbus</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1923); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri" title="Piri">Piri</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1999); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn" title="Tony Benn">Tony Benn</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2014)</p>
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