14 March in Hindu history
14 March 1823
Battle of Nowshera
At Nowshera Ranjit Singh met the Afghan bid to retake Peshawar. The battle was won on a hill held by thousands of tribesmen, and the Akali leader Phula Singh died leading the attack.
14 March 1931
Alam Ara, the first Indian talkie, released
Ardeshir Irani’s film opens at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. Its song De De Khuda Ke Naam Par is the first recorded for an Indian film.