Deaths on March 14

John Callan O'Laughlin, American journalist and politician, 17th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1873)

John Callan O'Laughlin (January 11, 1873 – March 14, 1949) was a journalist and longtime publisher of the Army and Navy Journal.

1 Apr

Communist Party of China
Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
20 Jul

1948 Arab-Israeli War
Israel and Syria sign a truce to end their nineteen-month war.
1 Oct

Mao Zedong
The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
2 Oct

Mao Zedong
The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.
14 Oct

People's Liberation Army
Chinese Civil War: Chinese Communist forces occupy Guangzhou.