March 14
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Events
- 1489: The last Lusignan queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells the island to the Venetians.
- 1957: Evagoras Pallikaridis is hanged in the Central Jail of Lefkosia.
- 1969: April 21 becomes a national holiday.
- 1998: PM Costas Simitis announces the devaluation of the drachma by 14%.
Births
- 1939: Stavros Xarchakos, composer
Deaths
- 1957: Evagoras Pallikaridis, EOKA fighter, aged 19.