Births on March 14

Dmitri Markov

Born on March 14, 1975

Dmitri Markov, Belorussian-Australian pole vaulter

Dmitri Markov (Belarusian: Дзьмітры Маркаў; born 14 March 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian-Australian pole vaulter. He is a former world champion and current Oceanian record holder. His gold medal winning jump at the 2001 World Championships made him the third person ever (of seven, as of 2021) to clear 6.05 metres or 19 feet 10 inches.

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Events on 1975

26 Jun

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
15 Aug

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
15 Aug

Yasukuni Shrine
Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
27 Aug

Dili
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
1 Oct

Ellice Islands
The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

Births on March 14

Dmitri Markov

Born on March 14, 1975

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Events on 1975

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Yasukuni Shrine

Dili

Ellice Islands