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May 14: Day of the Week
May 14, 2023 was the 134th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 231 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.
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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)
1483
Coronation of Charles VIII of France (Charles l'Affable).
1787
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
1879
The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the ship .
1935
The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.
1940
World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.
1940
World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.
1943
A Japanese submarine sinks Ship AHS off the coast of Queensland.
1951
Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
1955
Cold War: Eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
1963
Kuwait joins the United Nations.
Who were born on May 14?
1904
Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-born American professor, son of Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić (d. 1973)
1917
Lou Harrison, American composer (d. 2003)
1923
Mrinal Sen, Indian film director
1932
Robert Bechtle, American painter
1942
Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (d. 2003)
1977
Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress
1982
BeardyMan, English beatboxer
1983
Keeley Donovan, English news and weather presenter
1988
Jayne Appel, American basketball player
1993
Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
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