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HTML

<input type="hidden" id="hidden_input_id" />
<input type="button" id="btn1" value="Change Value" />

JavaScript

$("#hidden_input_id").on("special-change", function () {
    console.log("special-change event triggered, new value: ", $(this).val());
});

$("#btn1").on("click", function () {
    $("#hidden_input_id").val("AHH").trigger("special-change");
});