August 14 in History
14 August in History – 1602 years ago
Northern Africa 422: Battle of Tarraco *
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ends
2006
Israel invades southern Lebanon
starts
1992
Russia backs Abkhaz separatists in Georgia
starts
1974
Greece temporarily withdraws from NATO over Cyprus
1945
Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance
starts
1945
Kyujo Incident
1941
United States & Britain issue Atlantic Charter defining goals for post-War world
starts
1928
Aboriginals massacred near Coniston station
1925
Norway gains sovereignty over Spitsbergen/Svalbard
1921
People’s Republic of Tuva established
starts
1918
Flu pandemic strikes Africa, killing millions
1917
China declares war on Central Powers
starts
1900
Eight-Nation Alliance captures Peking
ends
1900
Boxers besiege Peking Legation Quarter
ends
1874
Austro-Hungarians discover Franz Josef Land
1865
Gastein Convention gives Holstein to Austria and Schleswig to Prussia
1848
Oregon Territory organized
1842
Second Seminole War ends
ends
1814
Sweden forces Norway to come to terms
ends
1808
French unsuccessfully besiege Zaragoza
422
Vandals defeat Castinus in Spain*
starts
383
Tanukhids revolt against Rome but are soon crushed*
356
Julian recovers Colonia Agrippina; makes peace with Franks*
starts
353
Persians mount abortive raid on Batnae*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 14 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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