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 134th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 231 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 1, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 485,328 hours 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 ‘hectatriacontatetragon’ day.
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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 279 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 4,527 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 14 Historical Events
- 1509 –Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.
- 1607 –Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
- 1608 –The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.
- 1747 –War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
- 1796 –Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
- 1935 –The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
- 1943 –A Japanese submarine sinks Ship AHS off the coast of Queensland.
- 1955 –Cold War: Eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
- 1970 –The Red Army Faction is established in Germany.
- 2004 –The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
Who were born on May 14?
- 1867 –Kurt Eisner, German politician (d. 1919)
- 1928 –Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist and inventor
- 1936 –Charlie Gracie, American singer
- 1952 –David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)
- 1952 –Donald R. McMonagle, American astronaut
- 1967 –Tony Siragusa, American football player
- 1982 –BeardyMan, English beatboxer
- 1986 –Camila Sodi, Mexican actress
- 1986 –Sarbel, Greek-born singer
- 1987 –Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
Who died on May 14?
- 1847 –Fanny Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (b. 1805)
- 1887 –Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)
- 1934 –Lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872)
- 1940 –Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. 1869)
- 1962 –Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
- 1983 –Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900)
- 1991 –Jiang Qing, widow of Mao Zedong (b. 1914)
- 1997 –Harry Blackstone, Jr., American stage magician (b. 1934)
- 2000 –Obuchi Keizo, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
- 2007 –Mary Goldsmith, American ceramist (b. 1908)
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