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 134^th 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.

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.

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)