October 14 in History
14 October in History – 215 years ago
Europe 1809: Treaty of Schönbrunn
The Battle of Wagram (July 1809) ended Austrian chances in the War of the Fifth Coalition.... SEE MORE…
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starts
1962
US confronts Soviets over missiles in Cuba
1949
Chinese Communists enter Canton
1936
Belgium declares neutrality in wake of German occupation of Rhineland
ends
1936
Nationalists seize control of Spanish Guinea
1920
Soviet Russia recognizes Finnish independence
ends
1916
British invade German East Africa
1915
Bulgaria declares war on Serbia
1914
Japan seizes Palau from Germany
1914
Japan seizes northern Mariana Is. from Germany
1854
British treaty with Japan
ends
1840
Anti-Egyptian insurgency in Lebanon
ends
1838
French raid Chatham Is. after Māori destroy whaler
starts
1811
Russians decisively defeat Ottomans at Slobozia
1809
Austrian Empire cedes territory to France and its allies
ends
1808
At Erfurt, Napoleon unsuccessfully attempts to strengthen Franco-Russian alliance
ends
406
Marcus proclaimed emperor in Britain
406
Gratian proclaimed emperor in Britain*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 14 October for purposes of Omniatlas
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