May 14

Events

 * - : is captured in  making  the  ruler of.
 * - Coronation of ("Charles l'Affable").
 * - : In, forces defeat the.
 * - is settled as an  colony.
 * - founded in.
 * - Assassination of, bringing to the throne.
 * - Four-year-old becomes King of  upon the death of his father,.
 * - A fleet under   defeats the  at.
 * - In, delegates begin to meet to write a new for the.
 * - administers the first.
 * - The departs from  and begin their historic journey by traveling up the.
 * - gains independence from.
 * - The, an 859- -type strikes the earth near ,.
 * - Japanese : End of the, former Shogunate forces withdraw northward to by way of.
 * - The first game of in  is played in  between  and the.
 * - The children's charity the is launched in.
 * -   approves the charter for the, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from.
 * - is launched at the  shipyard in.
 * 1927  - University of Chicago's local collegiate organization, Phi Sigma, becomes incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois as, the National Honorary Classical Fraternity.
 * - takes his 4000th  wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at.
 * -, five people are killed in , , as soldiers open fire on an unarmed demonstration.
 * - The ratify an independence agreement.
 * 1935  -  gains (over  at  by 48 runs) what proved to be their last victory for 99 matches, easily a record in the . Their next  win was not until , .
 * - becomes the world's youngest confirmed  in medical history at the age of five.
 * - : is bombed by the.
 * 1940  - World War II: The  surrender to.
 * - Sinking of the off the coast of, by a Japanese submarine.
 * - declared to be an independent state and a  is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel was attacked by the neighboring Arab states.
 * - : Eight  bloc countries, including the, sign a mutual defence  called the.
 * - : bus is fire-bombed near, and the  protestors are beaten by an.
 * - wins the.
 * - The is established in.
 * 1970 - state police  at.
 * - Human Space Flight: , the ' first, is launched. It is the last launch of the rocket.
 * - Human Space Flight: , the ' first, is launched. It is the last launch of the rocket.
 * - First round of the in.
 * - : A going the wrong way on  near,  hits a converted  carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27.
 * -, the 14th , proclaims six-year-old as the eleventh  of the.
 * - Ten members of the -based invade the  of the  of.
 * - The overturns the impeachment of.
 * 2004  - The marriage of  and  takes place in.
 * - observes his first beatification, elevating  on the road to  into.
 * 2005  - Ex-, a decommissioned  of the, is  in the  after four weeks of live-fire exercises. She is the largest ship ever to be disposed of as a target in a military exercise.

Births

 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Danish astronomer (d. )
 * -, German physicist and engineer (d. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, last Doge of Venice (d. )
 * -, English artist (d. )
 * -, British statesman (d. )
 * -, American theologian (d. )
 * 1752  -, German agronomist (d. )
 * -, Welsh social reformer (d. )
 * -, German historian (d. )
 * -, German-British locomotive engineer (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, German politician (d. )
 * -, Italian cardinals (d. )
 * -, American baseball executive (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1881  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, German-born conductor (d. )
 * -, American baseball executive (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1897  -, American marine biologist (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * 1899  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Writer (d. )
 * 1900  -, Dutch composer  (d. )
 * 1900  -, German art historian (d. )
 * -, German psychologist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American professor (d. )
 * 1904  -, Swiss physician (d. )
 * -, French cardinal (d. )
 * 1905  -, American radio reporter (d. )
 * -, German diplomat, member of the European Commission (d. )
 * 1907  -,  (d. )
 * 1907  -, American poker player (d. )
 * -, British-born concert pianist (d. )
 * 1916  -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1916  -, Italian architect
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, French Canadian journalist, author and politician (d. )
 * 1919  -, American meteorologist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1921  -, Norwegian actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Iraqi politician
 * 1923  -, Indian film director
 * -, American opera soprano
 * -, British comedian (d. )
 * -, Austrian writer
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * 1929  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, German voice actor
 * -, Welsh actress
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1936  -, American singer
 * 1936  -, Indian actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, Soviet athlete (d. )
 * 1942  -, U.S. Senator
 * 1942  -, British actor
 * 1942  -, Cuban baseball player
 * 1942  -, German actor
 * -, Scottish bassist
 * 1943  - ,
 * 1943  -, British musician  (d. )
 * 1943  -, American  figure
 * -, American film director
 * -, British actress
 * 1945  -, Israeli footballer and president of
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, English cricket coach (d. )
 * -, German cyclist
 * -, Spanish fashion designer
 * -, Scottish-born American musician
 * 1952  -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1952  -, American astronaut
 * 1952  -, American film director
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1953  - ,
 * -, German writer
 * -, Nicaraguan baseball player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, French singer
 * 1959  -, British singer
 * 1959  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English female singer
 * 1960  -, American wrestler
 * -, German actress
 * 1961  -, French Canadian singer and songwriter
 * -, English actor
 * 1961  -, Canadian ice hockey coach
 * -, English singer
 * 1962  -, American musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American astronaut
 * 1964  -, American guitarist
 * 1964  -, American sportscaster
 * -, Irish writer
 * -, French actress
 * 1966  -, American bassist
 * 1966  -, French music artist
 * 1966  -, American musician
 * -, American football player
 * -, Australian actress
 * 1969  -, American singer
 * -, American director
 * -, England-born Scottish politician
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Canadian-born singer
 * 1973  -, Canadian actress and director
 * 1973  -, English rugby union footballer
 * -, American model
 * -, Algerian swimmer
 * 1975  -, Danish road bicycle racer
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, British actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1977  -, Australian actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American singer and guitarist
 * 1978  -, Angolan footballer
 * 1978  -, Uruguayan footballer
 * -, English-born Irish footballer
 * 1979  -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * -, Czech footballer
 * 1980  -, Dutch decathlete
 * 1980  -, Hungarian figure skater
 * 1980  -, Scottish rugby union footballer
 * -, Greek-born singer
 * -, Mexican actress and singer
 * 1982  -, English beatboxer
 * -, Slovenian basketball player
 * 1983  -, American actress
 * 1983  -, British musician
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1984  -, German footballer
 * 1984  -, English footballer
 * 1984  -, founder & CEO of Facebook
 * -, American actress
 * -, Mexican actress
 * -, Cameroonian footballer
 * 1987 - , South African rugby union footballer
 * -, American ice dancer
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, third Sikh Guru (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Dutch theologian (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, British mathematician (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * -, German composer and pianist (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, Austrian physician and writer (b. )
 * -, ese , , and one of the three great nobles who led the (b. )
 * -, American philosopher (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, German revolutionary and statesman (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1912  -, Swedish author (b. )
 * -, American newspaper publisher (b. )
 * -, founder of the (b. )
 * -, French prime minister (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, American theatrical producer (b. )
 * 1931  -, English big-game hunter (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. )
 * -, Belgian laureate (b. )
 * -, seventh president of the (b. )
 * -, German General (b. )
 * -, Russian artist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American admiral (b. )
 * -, Australian swimmer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, German-born author, linguist, and poet (b. )
 * -, British singer and musician (b. )
 * -, twelfth (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American judge (b. )
 * 1983  -, President of Mexico (b. )
 * -, German colonel (b. )
 * - Mei Ling, Hong Kong actress (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * 1992  -, Chinese Communist military leader (b. )
 * -, Belgian criminal (b. )
 * 1993  -, American newspaper magnate (b. )
 * -, American (b. )
 * -, American magician (b. )
 * -, American singer and actor (b. )
 * 1998  -, American conservationist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * 2003  -, British actress (b. )
 * 2003  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, American actor and bandleader (b. )
 * 2006  -, American poet (b. )
 * 2006  -, Mexican actress (b. )
 * -, Estonian freedom fighter (b. )
 * -, Estonian freedom fighter (b. )

Holidays and observances

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