Tukuk-OS📅 May 14
18 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on May 14? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2010 — British politician Stephen Timms survived a murder attempt by an Islamic extremist during a constituency surgery.
- 2008 — On the day of the UEFA Cup Final, violence erupted between football hooligan supporters of both teams and the Greater Manchester Police, resulting in 39 arrests and 39 injured officers.
2008 UEFA Cup final2008 UEFA Cup final riotsFootball hooliganism
- 1980 — Salvadoran Civil War: Refugees trying to flee El Salvador across the Sumpul River to Honduras were attacked by both Salvadoran and Honduran forces, resulting in at least 300 deaths.
- 1955 — Cold War: Eight Eastern Bloc countries signed a mutual defense treaty to establish the Warsaw Pact.
- 1951 — Trains ran on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since its preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
- 1943 — Second World War: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, killing 268 people aboard.
- 1940 — World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands.
- 1939 — In Lima, Peru, Lina Medina became the youngest confirmed mother in history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven months and twenty-one days.
- 1931 — Five people were killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers opened fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.
- 1919 — Sir Harry Hands, the mayor of Cape Town, performed the first public observance of a two-minute silence in remembrance of those killed in World War I.
- 1878 — The last witchcraft trial in the United States opened in Salem, Massachusetts.
- 1868 — Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards Nikkō and Aizu.
- 1863 — American Civil War: Union troops captured Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.
- 1857 — Mindon Min was crowned as King of Burma.
- 1856 — Major Henry C. Wayne arrived in Indianola, Texas, with 34 camels to form the short-lived United States Camel Corps.
- 1804 — Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois, to begin the first overland expedition to the West Coast of the United States and back.
- 1509 — War of the League of Cambrai: French forces defeated the Venetians at the Battle of Agnadello in present-day Northern Italy.
War of the League of CambraiRepublic of VeniceBattle of Agnadello
- 1264 — Second Barons' War: King Henry III was defeated at the Battle of Lewes and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.
Births
- 2002 — Zach Edey, Canadian basketball player
- 2001 — Jack Hughes, American hockey player
- 1997 — Rúben Dias, Portuguese footballer
- 1996 — Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (died 2015)
- 1996 — Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ
- 1996 — Pokimane, Moroccan-Canadian internet personality
- 1995 — Rose Lavelle, American soccer player
- 1994 — Marquinhos, Brazilian footballer
- 1994 — Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer
- 1994 — Bronte Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer
- 1993 — Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
- 1993 — Kyle Freeland, American baseball player
Deaths
- 2026 — Alan Rothwell, English actor (born 1937)
- 2026 — Hans van Houwelingen, Dutch mathematician and professor emeritus of medical statistics (born 1945)
- 2024 — Don Perlin, American comic book artist, writer, and editor (born 1929)
- 2024 — Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Thai political activist (born 1995)
- 2023 — Doyle Brunson, American poker player (born 1933)
- 2023 — Samantha Weinstein, Canadian actress (born 1995)
- 2019 — Tim Conway, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1933)
- 2019 — Grumpy Cat, American cat and internet meme celebrity (born 2012)
- 2018 — Tom Wolfe, American author (born 1931)
- 2017 — Powers Boothe, American actor (born 1948)
- 2016 — Darwyn Cooke, American comic book writer and artist (born 1962)
- 2015 — B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1925)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Boniface of Tarsus
- Christian feast day: Justa, Justina and Henedina
- Christian feast day: Maria Domenica Mazzarello
- Christian feast day: Matthias the Apostle (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
- Christian feast day: Michael Garicoïts
- Christian feast day: Mo Chutu of Lismore (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Théodore Guérin
- Christian feast day: Victor and Corona
- Christian feast day: May 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Independence Day (Paraguay)
- Hastings Banda's Birthday (Malawi)
- National Unification Day (Liberia)
- The first day of Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival. (Izumo-taisha)
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