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May 14: Day of the Week
May 14, 2024 was the 135th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 231 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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)
1509
Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians.
1607
Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
1610
Henry IV of France is assassinated bringing Louis XIII to the throne.
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
1870
The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
1925
Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
1943
A Japanese submarine sinks Ship AHS off the coast of Queensland.
1955
Cold War: Eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1970
The Red Army Faction is established in Germany.
Who were born on May 14?
1725
Ludovico Manin, last Doge of the Republic of Venice (d. 1802)
1885
Otto Klemperer, German-born conductor (d. 1973)
1904
Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (d. 1961)
1923
Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
1929
Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer
1933
Michael Chevalier, German voice actor
1942
Prentis Hancock, British actor
1961
Tim Roth, English actor
1978
André Macanga, Angolan footballer
1980
Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
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