What are the important events that happened on May 14? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 14: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 14 is the 135th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 231 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 1, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,715,644,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectatriacontapentagon’ day.
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 260 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,162 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 14 Historical Events
- 1610 –Henry IV of France is assassinated bringing Louis XIII to the throne.
- 1796 –Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
- 1889 –The children’s charity National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is launched in London.
- 1929 –Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that plateau.
- 1940 –World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.
- 1940 –World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.
- 1943 –A Japanese submarine sinks Ship AHS off the coast of Queensland.
- 1948 –Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
- 1970 –The Red Army Faction is established in Germany.
- 1988 –Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27.
Who were born on May 14?
- 1771 –Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
- 1880 –Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)
- 1905 –Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
- 1923 –Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
- 1936 –Waheeda Rehman, Indian actress
- 1958 –Jan Ravens, English impressionist
- 1973 –Julian White, English rugby player
- 1976 –Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
- 1978 –Eddie House, American basketball player
- 1988 –Jayne Appel, American basketball player
Who died on May 14?
- 1643 –King Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
- 1923 –Charles de Freycinet, Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
- 1934 –Lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872)
- 1962 –Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
- 1969 –Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
- 1980 –Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (b. 1912)
- 1982 –Lady of Ro, Greek patriot (b. 1890)
- 1992 –Lyle Alzado, American football player (b. 1949)
- 1997 –Harry Blackstone, Jr., American stage magician (b. 1934)
- 2006 –Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (b. 1922)
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