August 14 in History

14 August in History – 79 years ago

Victory in World War II

North America 1945: Victory in World War II

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Historical Atlas of North America 1945: Victory in World War II
North America 1945
Victory in World War II
In 1944, the Western Allies liberated France and, together with the Soviet Union, conquered...
Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific 1900: Battle of Peking
Asia Pacific 1900
Battle of Peking
The Chinese Empire considered the Eight-Nation intervention to suppress the Boxer Rebellion a...
Historical Atlas of Northwest Europe 1865: Gastein Convention
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Northwest Europe 1865
Gastein Convention
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Historical Atlas of Europe 422: Battle of Tarraco
Europe 422
Battle of Tarraco
The death of Constantius III in September 421 left the Western Roman military command dominated...
Historical Atlas of Northern Africa 422: Battle of Tarraco
Northern Africa 422
Battle of Tarraco
By 422 the Western Roman government was ready to deal with the Vandal presence in Baetica and...
 

on 14 August 1865

Gastein Convention gives Holstein to Austria and Schleswig to Prussia

All Events on 14 August

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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