What happened this day in history May 14

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, 1,747,180,800 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 ‘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.
  • 1608
    The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen.
  • 1610
    Henry IV of France is assassinated bringing Louis XIII to the throne.
  • 1747
    War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
  • 1836
    The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
  • 1913
    New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
  • 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
    The Yermolayev Yer-2, a long-range Soviet medium bomber, has its first flight.
  • 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.
  • 1973
    Skylab, the United States’ first space station, is launched.

Who were born on May 14?

  • 1771
    Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
  • 1900
    Hal Borland, American author (d. 1978)
  • 1901
    Robert Ritter, German psychologist (d. 1951)
  • 1942
    Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
  • 1945
    Francesca Annis, British actress
  • 1964
    James M. Kelly, American astronaut
  • 1977
    Roy Halladay, American baseball player
  • 1984
    Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
  • 1984
    Michael Rensing, German footballer
  • 1988
    Jayne Appel, American basketball player

Who died on May 14?

  • 1818
    Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775)
  • 1887
    Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)
  • 1912
    August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist and essayist (b. 1849)
  • 1918
    James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American newspaper publisher (b. 1841)
  • 1940
    Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. 1869)
  • 1968
    Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
  • 1969
    Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
  • 1989
    Mary Lalopoulou, Greek actress (b. 1926)
  • 1998
    Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
  • 2010
    Goh Keng Swee, former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)

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