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May 14: Day of the Week
May 14, 2024 is the 135th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 231 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
May 14 Historical Event(s)
1264
Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.
1483
Coronation of Charles VIII of France (Charles l'Affable).
1643
Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
1747
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
1804
The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River.
1811
Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor
1836
The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
1925
Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
1935
The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
1940
World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.
Who were born on May 14?
1897
Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. 1959)
1904
Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-born American professor, son of Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić (d. 1973)
1919
Solange Chaput-Rolland, French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
1929
Henry McGee, British actor, straight man to Benny Hill (d. 2006)
1949
Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist
1958
Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
1961
Tim Roth, English actor
1984
Luke Gregerson, American baseball player
1984
Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur, co-founder of Facebook
1984
Olly Murs, English singer
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