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==Events==

===Pre-1600===
*[[1027]] &ndash; [[Robert II of France]] names his son [[Henry I of France|Henry I]] as junior King of the Franks.<ref>{{cite book |last=Clark |first=William W. |date=2006 |title=Medieval Cathedrals |publisher=Greenwood Publishing |page=87}}</ref>
*[[1097]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Nicaea]] begins during the [[First Crusade]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jacob G. Ghazarian|title=The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins, 1080-1393|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3W89PVbKLZwC&pg=PA96|year=2000|publisher=[[Psychology Press]]|isbn=978-0-7007-1418-6|pages=96}}</ref>
*[[1264]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lewes]]: [[Henry III of England]] is captured and forced to sign the [[Mise of Lewes]], making [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]] the effective ruler of England.<ref>{{cite book|author=Maurice Keen|title=Medieval Warfare: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QPeWPiUc-4QC&pg=PA309|date=26 August 1999|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-164738-3|pages=309}}</ref>
*[[1465]] &ndash; During the [[1465 Moroccan revolution]] which overthrows the [[Marinid dynasty]], the Jewish [[mellah]] is attacked by the population of Fez, though the extent of the massacre is debated.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stillman |first1=Norman A. |title=The Jews of Arab Lands |date=1979 |publisher=Jewish Publication Society |isbn=978-0-8276-1155-9 |page=81 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFN2ismyhEYC |access-date=30 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=García-Arenal |first1=Mercedes |title=The revolution of Fās in 869/1465 and the death of Sultan 'Abd al-ḥaqq al-Marīnī |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies |date=1 January 1978 |volume=41 |pages=43–76 |doi=10.1017/S0041977X00057773 |url=https://www.academia.edu/1382306}}</ref>
*[[1509]] &ndash; [[Battle of Agnadello]]: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.<ref>Mallett, Michael; Shaw, Christine (2012). ''The Italian Wars, 1494-1559: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe'', Pearson, p. 89.</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; English colonists establish "James Fort", which would become [[Jamestown, Virginia]], the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=Jamestown Colony {{!}} History, Foundation, Settlement, Map, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1608]] &ndash; The [[Protestant Union]], a coalition of [[Protestant]] [[Germany|German]] states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the [[Catholic Church]] and Catholic German states.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Keley|first1=Charles W.|last2=Raymond|first2=Gregory A.|title=Exorcising the Ghost of Westphalia: Building World Order in the New Millennium|location=Upper Saddle River, N.J.|publisher=[[Prentice Hall]]|date=2002|isbn=9780130163028|page=48}}</ref>
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Henry IV of France]] is assassinated by [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] zealot [[François Ravaillac]], and [[Louis XIII]] ascends the throne.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=John Bowyer|title=Assassin|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|publisher=[[Transaction Publishers]]|date=2009|isbn=9781412805094|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mtazQUWbUmsC|pages=5–8}}</ref>
*[[1643]] &ndash; Four-year-old [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] becomes King of France upon the death of his father, [[Louis XIII of France|Louis XIII]].
*[[1747]] &ndash; [[War of the Austrian Succession]]: A British fleet under [[George Anson, 1st Baron Anson|Admiral George Anson]] defeats the French at the [[First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)|First Battle of Cape Finisterre]].
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Edward Jenner]] administers the first [[smallpox]] [[inoculation]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Baxby|first=Derrick|author-link = Derrick Baxby|chapter=Edward Jenner's Role in the Introduction of Smallpox Vaccine|title=History of Vaccine Development|editor-last=Plotkin|editor-first=Stanley A.|location=New York|publisher=[[Springer Publishing]]|date=2011|isbn=9781441913388|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wf2jS_4lCOAC|page=13}}</ref>
*[[1800]] &ndash; The [[6th United States Congress]] [[Recess (break)#Parliamentary procedure|recesses]], and the process of moving the [[Federal government of the United States]] from [[Philadelphia]] to [[Washington, D.C.]], begins the following day.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=Wilhelmus Bogart|chapter=The Removal of the Seat of Government to Washington|title=The Removal of the Seat of Government to the District of Columbia|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office]]|date=1900|url=https://archive.org/details/removalseatgove00busegoog|page=3|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Spofford|first=Ainsworth R.|chapter=Removal of the Government to the District of Columbia in 1800|title=Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Establishment of the Seat of Government in the District of Columbia|editor-last=Cox|editor-first=William V.|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=United States Government Publishing Office|date=1901|url=https://archive.org/details/celebrationoneh00busegoog|page=247}}</ref>
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[William Clark]] and 42 men depart from [[Camp Dubois]] to join [[Meriwether Lewis]] at [[St Charles, Missouri]], marking the beginning of the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]{{'s}} historic journey up the [[Missouri River]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Landon Y.|title=The Essential Lewis and Clark|location=New York|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|date=2000|isbn=9780060011598|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TAW9QhUzk5QC|page=1}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Paraguay]]: [[Pedro Juan Caballero (politician)|Pedro Juan Caballero]], [[Fulgencio Yegros]] and [[José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia]] start actions to depose the Spanish governor.
*[[1836]] &ndash; The [[Treaties of Velasco]] are signed in Velasco, Texas.
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Mindon Min]] was [[Coronation of Mindon Min|crowned as King of Burma]] in [[Mandalay]], [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yi Yi |first1=Dr |title=Life at the Burmese Court under the Konbaung Kings |work=Online Burma/Myanmar Library |date=1982 |publisher=Department of Universities History Research, University of Yangon |location=Yangon |pages=100–147 |url=https://www.burmalibrary.org/en/life-at-the-burmese-court-under-the-konbaung-kings |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: During the [[Vicksburg campaign]], [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces drive [[Confederate States of America|Confederates]] under [[Joseph E. Johnston]] out of [[Jackson, Mississippi]] in the [[Battle of Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Jackson (May 14)|url=https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/jackson.htm|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Boshin War]]: The [[Battle of Utsunomiya Castle]] ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Boshin War - Battles, Aftermath, and Modern Depictions |url=http://yabai.com/p/3581 |website=YABAI|date=December 2017 }}</ref>
*[[1870]] &ndash; The first game of [[rugby football|rugby]] in New Zealand is played in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] between [[Nelson College]] and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.<ref>{{cite book|last=McConnell|first=Robin|chapter=Rugby Union Football, New Zealand|title=Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice|editor-last1=Nauright|editor-first1=John|editor-last2=Parrish|editor-first2=Charles|location=Santa Barbara, California|publisher=[[ABC-Clio]]|date=2012|isbn=9781598843002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC|page=439}}</ref>
*[[1878]] &ndash; The [[Salem witchcraft trial (1878)|last witchcraft trial held in the United States]] begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of [[Christian Science]], accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers.<ref>{{cite book|last=Springer|first=Fleta Campbell|title=According to the Flesh: A Biography of Mary Baker Eddy|location=New York|publisher=[[Coward-McCann]]|year=1930|isbn=9781163386170|page=240|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Mizruchi|first=Susan L.|chapter=Cosmopolitan Variations|title=The Cambridge History of American Literature Vol. 3, Prose Writing 1860–1920|editor-last=Bercovitch|editor-first=Sacvan|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2005|isbn=9780521301053|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xyefIV_Q6XAC|page=533}}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; The first group of 463 [[Indian indenture system|Indian indentured laborers]] arrives in [[Fiji]] aboard the {{ship||Leonidas|ship|2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://girmitiya.girmit.org/new/index.php/history/ |website=GIRMIT |access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1900]] &ndash; Opening of World Amateur championship at the [[Exposition Universelle (1900)|Paris Exposition Universelle]], also known as Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=12|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> 
*[[1913]] &ndash; Governor of New York [[William Sulzer]] approves the charter for the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], which begins operations with a $100&nbsp;million donation from [[John D. Rockefeller]].
*[[1915]] &ndash; The [[May 14 Revolt]] takes place in [[Lisbon, Portugal]].<ref>Gallagher, Tom (1983). ''Portugal: A Twentieth Century Interpretation.'' Manchester, England: [[Manchester University Press]].</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; Cape Town Mayor, Sir [[Harry Hands]], inaugurates the [[Two-minute silence]].
*[[1925]] &ndash; ''[[Mrs Dalloway]]'', one of [[Virginia Woolf]]'s earliest and best-known novels, was published.<ref>Shearn, Amy (2016-05-14). [https://daily.jstor.org/celebrating-mrs-dalloway/ ""What a lark! What a plunge!": Celebrating Mrs. Dalloway"]. JSTOR.</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; Five unarmed civilians are killed in the [[Ådalen shootings]], as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/ipadoriginal/article13025428.ab |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |title=Massakern i Ådalen har tonats ner |trans-title=The massacre in Ådalen has been toned down |first=Svante |last=Lidén |date=2011-05-14 |access-date=9 May 2015 |language=sv}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; The [[Constitution of the Philippines]] is ratified by a popular vote.
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Lina Medina]] becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands is [[German bombing of Rotterdam|bombed]] by the [[Luftwaffe]] of [[Nazi Germany]] despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Richardson|first1=Annette E.|last2=Tucker|first2=Spencer C.|chapter=Rotterdam, Destruction of (May 14, 1940)|title=Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History|editor-last=Zabecki|editor-first=David T.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-Clio|date=2014|isbn=9781598849806|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ|page=1114}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks {{Ship|AHS|Centaur}} off the coast of [[Queensland]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Israeli Declaration of Independence|Israel is declared to be an independent state]] and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].
*[[1951]] &ndash; 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.<ref>{{cite book|author=Potter, D.|title=The Talyllyn Railway|page=78|publisher=David St John Thomas|year=1990|isbn=0-946537-50-X}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in [[Milwaukee]] perform a [[walkout]], marking the start of the [[1953 Milwaukee brewery strike]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wild|first=Matt|date=2017-05-17|title=Remembering the Great Milwaukee Brewery Strike of 1953|url=https://milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/remembering-the-great-milwaukee-brewery-strike-of-1953/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Milwaukee Record|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: Eight Communist [[Eastern Bloc|bloc countries]], including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the [[Warsaw Pact]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Civil rights movement]]: A white mob twice attacks a [[Freedom Riders]] bus near [[Anniston, Alabama]], before [[Arson|fire-bombing]] the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.<ref>{{cite book|last=Arsenault|first=Raymond|title=Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2006|isbn=9780195136746|url=https://archive.org/details/freedomriders1960000arse|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/freedomriders1960000arse/page/140 140]–148}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the [[Red Army Faction]].
*[[1973]] &ndash; ''[[Skylab]]'', the United States' first space station, is launched.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kramer|first=Herbert J.|title=Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of Missions and Sensors|location=Berlin|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer Berlin]]|date=2014|isbn=9783642626883|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xpr6CAAAQBAJ|page=333}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; A [[Dan-Air]] [[Boeing 707]] leased to [[IAS Cargo Airlines]] [[1977 Dan-Air Boeing 707 crash|crashes]] on approach to [[Kenneth Kaunda International Airport|Lusaka International Airport]] in [[Lusaka]], Zambia, killing six people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770514-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C G-BEBP Lusaka Airport (LUN)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Salvadoran Civil War]]: the [[Sumpul River massacre]] occurs in [[Chalatenango, El Salvador]].
*[[1987]] &ndash; Fijian Prime Minister [[Timoci Bavadra]] is ousted from power in a [[1987 Fijian coups d'état#May coup|coup d'état]] led by Lieutenant colonel [[Sitiveni Rabuka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/oceania/fiji-politics-1987-1.htm|title=1987 Coup - Apr|website=globalsecurity.org|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Carrollton bus collision]]: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on [[Interstate 71]] near [[Carrollton, Kentucky]] hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kunen |first1=James S. |title=Drunk Driver Larry Mahoney Gets 16 Years for the Kentucky Bus Crash That Claimed 27 Lives |url=https://people.com/archive/drunk-driver-larry-mahoney-gets-16-years-for-the-kentucky-bus-crash-that-claimed-27-lives-vol-33-no-1/ |work=People |date=8 January 1990 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The [[Constitutional Court of South Korea]] overturns the impeachment of President [[Roh Moo-hyun]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brooke|first=James|date=2004-05-14|title=Constitutional Court Reinstates South Korea's Impeached President|language=en-US|work=[[New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/world/constitutional-court-reinstates-south-korea-s-impeached-president.html|access-date=2021-05-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* 2004 &ndash; [[Frederik X|Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark]] and [[Queen Mary of Denmark|Mary Donaldson]] are [[Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson|married]] at [[Copenhagen Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article424128.ece|title=Danes cheer as estate agent marries into royal house|newspaper=The Times|date=15 May 2004|access-date=6 November 2009|first1=Anthony |last1=Browne|first2=Christopher|last2=Follett}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815]] crashes into the [[Amazon rainforest]] during approach to [[Eduardo Gomes International Airport]] in [[Manaus]], Brazil, killing 33 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20040514-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia PT-WRO Manaus, AM|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[2008 UEFA Cup final riots|Battle of Piccadilly Gardens]] in [[Manchester city centre]] between [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]] supporters and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] supporters and the [[Greater Manchester Police]], 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested.
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] launches on the [[STS-132]] mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian [[ISS]] component — ''[[Rassvet (ISS module)|Rassvet]]''. This was originally slated to be the final launch of ''Atlantis'', before Congress approved [[STS-135]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-132.htm|title=Spaceflight mission report: STS-132|website=www.spacefacts.de}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Agni Air Flight CHT]] crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-05-14|title=Plane crash in northern Nepal kills 15 people|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-18055140|access-date=2021-05-15}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; China successfully lands ''[[Zhurong (rover)|Zhurong]]'', the country's first [[Mars rover]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weitering |first=Hanneke |date=2021-05-15 |title=China's 1st Mars rover 'Zhurong' lands on the Red Planet |url=https://www.space.com/china-mars-rover-landing-success-tianwen-1-zhurong |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; Ten people are killed in a [[2022 Buffalo shooting|mass shooting]] in [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-15 |title=Buffalo shooting: Ten dead in suspected race attack at New York state store |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61452958 |access-date=2022-05-15}}</ref>

==Births==

===Pre-1600===
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*[[1316]] &ndash; [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1378)
*[[1553]] &ndash; [[Margaret of Valois]], Queen of France (d. 1615)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Of Valois {{!}} queen consort of Navarre {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-of-Valois |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Francesco Rasi]], Italian singer-songwriter, [[theorbo]] player, and poet (d. 1621)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Alice Barnham]], wife of statesman [[Francis Bacon]] (d. 1650)

===1601–1900===
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Katakura Kagenaga (2nd)|Katakura Kagenaga]], Japanese samurai (d. 1681)
*[[1652]] &ndash; [[Johann Philipp Förtsch]], German composer (d. 1732)
*[[1657]] &ndash; [[Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj]], Indian(Maratha) emperor (d. 1689)
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia]] (d. 1732)
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[Peder Horrebow]], Danish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1764)
*[[1699]] &ndash; [[Hans Joachim von Zieten]], Prussian general (d. 1786)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[William Emerson (mathematician)|William Emerson]], English mathematician and academic (d. 1782)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden]] (d. 1771)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Ludovico Manin]], the last [[Doge of Venice]] (d. 1802)
*[[1727]] &ndash; [[Thomas Gainsborough]], English painter (d. 1788)
*[[1737]] &ndash; [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney]], Irish-English politician and diplomat, [[List of colonial governors of Grenada|Governor of Grenada]] (d. 1806)
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Timothy Dwight IV]], American minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1817)
*  1752   &ndash; [[Albrecht Thaer]], German agronomist and author (d. 1828)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Samuel Dexter]], American lawyer and politician, 4th [[United States Secretary of War]], 3rd [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (d. 1816)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Robert Owen]], Welsh businessman and social reformer (d. 1858)
*  1771   &ndash; [[Thomas Wedgwood (photographer)|Thomas Wedgwood]], English photographer (d. 1805)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer]], German historian and academic (d. 1873)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Fanny Imlay]], daughter of British feminist [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] (d. 1816)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Charles Beyer]], German-English engineer, co-founded [[Beyer, Peacock & Company]] (d. 1876)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Alexander Kaufmann]], German poet and educator (d. 1893)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[James Martin (premier)|James Martin]], Irish-Australian politician, 6th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (d. 1886)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Antonio Annetto Caruana]], Maltese archaeologist and author (d. 1905)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Lipschitz]], German mathematician and academic (d. 1903)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Anna Laurens Dawes]], American author and anti-suffragist (d. 1938)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|location=Buffalo, N.Y.|publisher=Moulton|year=1893|oclc=751955051|page=235}}</ref>
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Henri Julien]], Canadian illustrator (d. 1908)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[John Charles Fields]], Canadian mathematician, founder of the [[Fields Medal]] (d. 1932)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Kurt Eisner]], German journalist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Bavaria]] (d. 1919)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician and sexologist (d. 1935)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Arthur Rostron]], English captain (d. 1940)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Elia Dalla Costa]], Italian cardinal (d. 1961)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[J. L. Wilkinson]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1964)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Fred Englehardt]], American jumper (d. 1942)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm List]], German field marshal (d. 1971)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Lionel Hill]], Australian politician, 30th [[Premier of South Australia]] (d. 1963)
*  1881   &ndash; [[George Murray Hulbert]], American judge and politician (d. 1950)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Otto Klemperer]], German composer and conductor (d. 1973)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Ants Kurvits]], Estonian general and politician, 10th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of War]] (d. 1943)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Archie Alexander]], American mathematician and engineer (d. 1958)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Louis Verneuil]], French actor and playwright (d. 1952)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Sidney Bechet]], American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 1959)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Ed Ricketts]], American biologist and ecologist (d. 1948)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Auerbach]], German-Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite book|first=Catharine M. C.|last=Haines|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-Clio|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1|page=10}}</ref>
*  1899   &ndash; [[Pierre Victor Auger]], French physicist and academic (d. 1993)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Earle Combs]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Hal Borland]], American journalist and author (d. 1978)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Walter Rehberg]], Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1957)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Cai Chang]], Chinese first leader of [[All-China Women's Federation]] (d. 1990)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Leo Smit (Dutch composer)|Leo Smit]], Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1943)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Edgar Wind]], German-English historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Robert Ritter]], German psychologist and physician (d. 1951)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Billie Dove]], American actress (d. 1997)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Hans Albert Einstein]], Swiss-American engineer and educator (d. 1973)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Marcel Junod]], Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (d. 1961)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Jean Daniélou]], French cardinal and theologian (d. 1974)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Herbert Morrison (announcer)|Herbert Morrison]], American journalist (d. 1989)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Antonio Berni]], Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (d. 1981)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Ayub Khan (general)|Ayub Khan]], Pakistani general and politician, 2nd [[President of Pakistan]] (d. 1974)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Johnny Moss]], [[Gambling|gambler]] and professional [[poker]] player, first winner of the [[World Series of Poker]] (d. 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Moss: The Grand Old Man of Poker |url=https://casinobonus.ai/en/posts/johnny-moss-the-grand-old-man-of-poker |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=CasinoBonus |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Ne Win]], Burmese army general and politician, 4th [[President of Burma]] (d. 2002)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Gul Khan Nasir]], Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (d. 1983)
*  1914   &ndash; [[William Tutte]], British codebreaker and mathematician (d. 2002) <ref name="mactutor">{{MacTutor Biography|id=Tutte}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Robert F. Christy]], Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Marco Zanuso]], Italian architect and designer (d. 2001)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Lou Harrison]], American composer and critic (d. 2003)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Richard Deacon (actor)|Richard Deacon]], American actor (d. 1984)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Franjo Tuđman]], Croatian historian and politician, 1st [[President of Croatia]] (d. 1999)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Adnan Pachachi]], Iraqi politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq)|Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 2019)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Mrinal Sen]], Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Sophie Kurys]], American baseball player (d. 2013)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Patrice Munsel]], American soprano and actress (d. 2016)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Eric Morecambe]], English comedian and actor (d. 1984)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Herbert W. Franke]], Austrian scientist and author (d. 2022)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Frederik H. Kreuger]], Dutch engineer, author, and academic (d. 2015)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Barbara Branden]], Canadian-American author (d. 2013)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Henry McGee]], English actor and singer (d. 2006)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Gump Worsley]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[William James (Australian general)|William James]], Australian general and physician (d. 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Alvin Lucier]], American composer and academic (d. 2021)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Siân Phillips]], Welsh actress and singer
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Ethel Johnson (wrestler)|Ethel Johnson]], American professional wrestler (d. 2018)<ref name=genzilenger>{{cite news|last=Genzilenger|first=Neil|title=Ethel Johnson, Early Black Wrestling Star, Is Dead at 83|date=November 25, 2019|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/sports/ethel-johnson-dead.html|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Bobby Darin]], American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1973)
*  1936 &ndash; [[Dick Howser]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1987)
*  [[1937]] – [[Vic Flick]], English guitarist (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindner |first=Emmett |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Vic Flick, Guitarist Who Plucked the James Bond Theme, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/arts/vic-flick-james-bond-dead.html |access-date=November 21, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[H. Jones]], English colonel, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1982)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Byron Dorgan]], American lawyer and politician
*  1942   &ndash; [[Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green]], English businessman and politician (d. 2014)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Tony Pérez]], Cuban-American baseball player and manager
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Jack Bruce]], Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clayson |first1=Alan |last2=McIver |first2=Joel |title=Jack Bruce obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/26/jack-bruce |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 October 2014 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]], Icelandic academic and politician, 5th [[President of Iceland]]
*  1943 – [[Eddie Low]], New Zealand country singer and musician (d. 2024)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=21 September 2024 |title=Legendary singer Eddie Low passes away |url=https://www.eddielow.co.nz/site_files/34167/upload_files/LegendarysingerEddieLowpassesawayafterabattlewithcancer_20240821.pdf |website=Eddie Low}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Gene Cornish]], Canadian-American guitarist
*  1944   &ndash; [[George Lucas]], American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[Lucasfilm]]
*  1944   &ndash; [[David Kelly (weapons expert)|David Kelly]], Welsh scientist (d. 2003)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Francesca Annis]], English actress
*  1945   &ndash; [[Yochanan Vollach]], Israeli footballer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Ana Martín]], Mexican actress, singer, producer and former model ([[Miss Mexico Organization|Miss Mexico 1963]])<ref>{{citation|website=Alpha Life|title=Ana Martin Net Worth & Biography|access-date=August 24, 2019|url=https://www.alphalife.me/ana-martin-net-worth-biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824161950/https://www.alphalife.me/ana-martin-net-worth-biography|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Bob Woolmer]], Indian-English cricketer and coach (d. 2007)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[David Byrne]], Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor 
*  1952   &ndash; [[Michael Fallon]], Scottish politician, [[Secretary of State for Defence]]
*  1952   &ndash; [[Donald R. McMonagle]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
*  1952   &ndash; [[Robert Zemeckis]], American director, producer, and screenwriter 
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Tom Cochrane]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Zofija Mazej Kukovič]], Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8<ref>{{Cite web |date=1955-05-14 |title=7th parliamentary term {{!}} Zofija MAZEJ KUKOVIČ {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/39916/ZOFIJA_MAZEJ+KUKOVIC/history/7 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Dennis Martínez]], Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
*  1955   &ndash; [[Big Van Vader]], American wrestler and football player (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=CU Football, Pro Wrestling Great Leon White Passes Away |url=https://cubuffs.com/news/2018/6/20/cu-football-pro-wrestling-great-leon-white-passes-away.aspx |publisher=[[University of Colorado Boulder]] |access-date=9 May 2023 |date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Hazel Blears]], English lawyer and politician, [[Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Steve Hogarth]], English singer-songwriter and keyboardist 
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Christine Brennan]], American journalist and author
*  1958   &ndash; [[Rudy Pérez]], Cuban-born American composer and music producer <ref name="TV y Novelas1">TV y Novelas. Reportage: ''El Elegido por los Grandes'' (Magazine in Spanish: The chosen by the Great) Pages: 62 - 64.  Number 14. June 9, 2001.</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Carlisle Best]], Barbadian cricketer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Patrick Bruel]], French actor, singer, and poker player
*  1959   &ndash; [[Robert Greene (American author)|Robert Greene]], American author and translator
*  1959   &ndash; [[Rick Vaive]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1959   &ndash; [[Heather Wheeler]], English politician
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Anne Clark (poet)|Anne Clark]], English singer-songwriter and poet
*  1960   &ndash; [[Frank Nobilo]], New Zealand golfer
*  1960   &ndash; [[Ronan Tynan]], Irish tenor 
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Tim Roth]], English actor and director
*  1961   &ndash; [[Alain Vigneault]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Ian Astbury]], English-Canadian singer-songwriter 
*  1962   &ndash; [[C.C. DeVille]], American guitarist, songwriter, and actor 
*  1962   &ndash; [[Danny Huston]], Italian-American actor and director
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Pat Borders]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Suzy Kolber]], American sportscaster and producer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Alan McIndoe]], Australian rugby league player<ref name="encyc">{{cite book| last1=Whiticker|first1=Alan|last2=Hudson|first2=Glen|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|pages=380–381}}</ref> 
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Mike Inez]], American rock bass player and songwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Fab Morvan]], French singer-songwriter, dancer and model
*  1966   &ndash; [[Raphael Saadiq]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Tony Siragusa]], American football player and journalist (d. 2022)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Greg Davies]] Welsh actor, comedian, writer and presenter<ref>{{cite web | title=Greg Davies{{!}} Who Do You Think You Are? |url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2017/who-do-you-think-you-are/greg-davies-426/}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Cate Blanchett]], Australian actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Cate Blanchett {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cate-Blanchett |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Sabine Schmitz]], German race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2021) 
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Sofia Coppola]], American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Syme |first1=Rachel |title=Sofia Coppola's Path to Filming Gilded Adolescence |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/29/sofia-coppola-profile |access-date=29 January 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=22 January 2024 |page=24 |issue=47 |volume=99 |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Martin Reim]], Estonian footballer and manager
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ike Moriz]], German-South African singer-songwriter, producer and actor<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jazz |first=All About |title=Ike Moriz Musician - All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/ike-moriz/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=All About Jazz Musicians |language=en}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Kirstjen Nielsen]], American attorney, 6th [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kirstjen-nielsen-bio-photos-trump-homeland-security-secretary-2018-6|title=Meet Kirstjen Nielsen, the Homeland Security chief at the center of the controversy over family separations at the US-Mexico border|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Natalie Appleton]], Canadian singer and actress 
*  1973   &ndash; [[Fraser Nelson]], Scottish journalist
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Nicki Sørensen]], Danish cyclist   
*1975 – [[Gulmurod Khalimov]], Tajikistani police commander turned [[Islamic State]] mercenary outlaw<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counter Terrorism Designations {{!}} Office of Foreign Assets Control |url=https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20150929 |archive-url=https://archive.is/uUBX7 |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=ofac.treasury.gov |language=en}}</ref>   
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Martine McCutcheon]], English actress and singer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Roy Halladay]], American baseball player (d. 2017)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Ada Nicodemou]], Australian actress 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Brent Harvey]], Australian footballer 
*  1978   &ndash; [[Eddie House]], American basketball player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Dan Auerbach]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1979   &ndash; [[Clinton Morrison]], Irish international footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Júlia Sebestyén]], Hungarian figure skater
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Pranav Mistry]], Indian computer scientist, invented [[SixthSense]]
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Anahí]], Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 
*  1983   &ndash; [[Frank Gore]], American football player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Tatenda Taibu]], Zimbabwean cricketer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Amber Tamblyn]], American actress, author, model, director
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Gary Ablett, Jr.]], Australian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Olly Murs]], English singer-songwriter
*  1984   &ndash; [[Mark Zuckerberg]], American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded [[Facebook]]
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Dustin Lynch]], American singer-songwriter
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sam Perrett]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Zack Ryder]], American wrestler
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Clay Matthews III]], American football player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[François Steyn]], South African rugby player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Rob Gronkowski]], American football player
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Miranda Cosgrove]], American actress and singer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Kyle Freeland]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Freeland |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/kyle-freeland-607536 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Kristina Mladenovic]], French tennis player
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Marcos Aoás Corrêa|Marquinhos]], Brazilian footballer
*  1994   &ndash; [[Pernille Blume]], Danish swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Pernille Blume|url=https://www.olympic.org/pernille-blume|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Bronte Campbell]], Malawian-Australian swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Bronte Campbell|url=https://www.olympic.org/bronte-campbell|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Rose Lavelle]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rose Lavelle {{!}} USWNT {{!}} U.S. Soccer Official Site|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/l/rose-lavelle|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.ussoccer.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Blake Brockington]], American trans man and activist (d. 2015)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Martin Garrix]], Dutch DJ
*  1996   &ndash; [[Pokimane]], Moroccan-Canadian internet personality<ref>{{Cite web|last=Koepp|first=Brent|date=9 October 2019|title=Who is Pokimane? The number one female streamer on Twitch|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/whos-is-pokimane-1-female-streamer-twitch-1118246/|access-date=14 May 2021|website=Dextero}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Rúben Dias]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Rúben Dias |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234878/ruben-dias |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jack Hughes]], American hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Hughes |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/4991362-jack-hughes |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Zach Edey]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Edey - 2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster |url=https://purduesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zach-edey/12351 |website=purduesports.com |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[649]] &ndash; [[Pope Theodore I]]
* [[934]] &ndash; [[Zhu Hongzhao]], Chinese general and governor
* [[964]] &ndash; [[Pope John XII]] (b. 927)
*[[1080]] &ndash; [[Walcher]], [[Bishop of Durham]]
*[[1219]] &ndash; [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke]], English soldier and politician (b. 1147)
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Tahmasp I]], Shah of Persia (b. 1514)

===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg]] (b. 1543)
*[[1608]] &ndash; [[Charles III, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1543)
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Henry IV of France]] (b. 1553)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry IV {{!}} king of France {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-IV-king-of-France |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=12 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1643]] &ndash; [[Louis XIII of France]] (b. 1601)
*[[1649]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Spanheim]], Swiss theologian and academic (b. 1600)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[Georges de Scudéry]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1601)
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Antoine Furetière]], French scholar, lexicographer, and author (b. 1619)
*[[1754]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée]], French playwright and producer (b. 1692)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Thomas Simpson]], English mathematician and academic (b. 1710)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Fanny Mendelssohn]], German pianist and composer (b. 1805)<ref>{{cite book|first=Françoise|last=Tillard|title=Fanny Mendelssohn|location=Portland|publisher=Amadeus Press|year=1996|page=19|isbn=978-0-93134-096-3}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Bechstein]], German author (b. 1801)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Gideon Brecher]], Austrian physician and author (b. 1797)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Ōkubo Toshimichi]], Japanese samurai and politician (b. 1830)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Mary Seacole]], Jamaican-English nurse and author (b. 1805)<ref>{{cite book|first=Peter|last=Fryer|title=[[Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain]]|location=London|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]|year=1984|isbn=978-0-86104-749-9|page=252}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Volney Howard]], American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1809)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Ernst Kummer]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1810)

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Carl Schurz]], German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (b. 1829)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Frederik VIII of Denmark]] (b. 1843)
*  1912   &ndash; [[August Strindberg]], Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[James Gordon Bennett, Jr.]], American journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Henry J. Heinz]], American businessman, founded the [[H. J. Heinz Company]] (b. 1844)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[N. G. Chandavarkar]], Indian jurist and politician (b. 1855)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Charles de Freycinet]], French engineer and politician, 43rd [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1828)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[David Belasco]], American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Lou Criger]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1872)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Magnus Hirschfeld]], German physician and sexologist (b. 1868)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby]], English field marshal and diplomat, [[List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Egypt|British High Commissioner in Egypt]] (b. 1861)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Emma Goldman]], Lithuanian author and activist (b. 1869)<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Mark C. |editor-last=Carnes |title=Invisible Giants: Fifty Americans Who Shaped the Nation But Missed the History Books |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-19515-417-7 |page=101}}</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Menno ter Braak]], Dutch author (b. 1902)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Henri La Fontaine]], Belgian lawyer and author, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1854)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Heber J. Grant]], American religious leader, 7th [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. 1856)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Wolfgang Lüth]], Latvian-German captain (b. 1913)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Isis Pogson]], English astronomer and meteorologist (b. 1852)<ref>{{cite book| last = Brück| first = Mary T.| title = Women in Early British and Irish Astronomy: Stars and Satellites| location = Dordrecht| publisher = Springer| date = 2009| page = 157| isbn = 978-9-04812-472-5}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Yasuo Kuniyoshi]], American painter and photographer (b. 1893)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Heinz Guderian]], Prussian-German general (b. 1888)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Joan Malleson]], English physician (b. 1889)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Marie Vassilieff]], Russian-French painter (b. 1884)<ref>{{cite book|first1=John E.|last1=Bowlt|first2=Nicoletta|last2=Misler|first3=Sammlung|last3=Thyssen-Bornemisza|title=Twentieth-Century Russian and East European Painting: The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection|location=Stuttgart|publisher=Klett-Cotta|year=1994|page=320|isbn=978-3-60876-258-7}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Sidney Bechet]], American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (b. 1897)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal]] (b. 1862)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Lucrezia Bori]], Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1887)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Florence Auer]], American actress and screenwriter (b. 1880)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Frances Perkins]], American workers-rights advocate, U.S. Secretary of Labor (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://francesperkinscenter.org/learn/her-life/ |publisher=Frances Perkins Center |accessdate=December 18, 2023 |title=The Woman Behind the New Deal}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Husband E. Kimmel]], American admiral (b. 1882)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Enid Bennett]], Australian-American actress (b. 1893)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Frederick Lane]], Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Billie Burke]], American actress and singer (b. 1884)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jean Gebser]], German linguist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1905)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Keith Relf]], English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (b. 1943)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Jean Rhys]], Dominican-English novelist (b. 1890)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Hugh Griffith]], Welsh actor (b. 1912)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Hugh Beaumont]], American actor (b. 1909)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Roger J. Traynor]], American academic and jurist, 23rd [[Chief Justice of California]] (b. 1900)
*  1983   &ndash; [[Miguel Alemán Valdés]], Mexican politician, 46th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1900)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ted Hicks]], Australian public servant and diplomat, [[List of Australian High Commissioners to New Zealand|Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand]] (b. 1910)
*  1984   &ndash; [[Walter Rauff]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1906)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Rita Hayworth]], American actress and dancer (b. 1918)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Vitomil Zupan]], Slovenian poet and playwright (b. 1914)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Willem Drees]], Dutch politician and historian, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (1948–1958) (b. 1886)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Aladár Gerevich]], Hungarian fencer (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite web|title=Aladár Gerevich|url=https://www.olympic.org/aladar-gerevich|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=7 June 2020}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Jiang Qing]], Chinese revolutionary, actress, and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://history.dwnews.com/news/2013-01-31/59108437.html |title=Duowei: Jiang Qing's gravesite |language=zh |publisher=Dwnews.com |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205134851/http://history.dwnews.com/news/2013-01-31/59108437.html |archive-date=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Nie Rongzhen]], Chinese general and politician, [[Mayor of Beijing]] (b. 1899)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[William Randolph Hearst, Jr.]], American journalist and publisher (b. 1908)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Cihat Arman]], Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1915)
*  1994   &ndash; [[W. Graham Claytor Jr.]], American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (b. 1914)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Christian B. Anfinsen]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1916)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Harry Blackstone Jr.]], American magician and author (b. 1934)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Boris Parsadanian]], Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (b. 1925)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Marjory Stoneman Douglas]], American journalist and environmentalist (b. 1890)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Frank Sinatra]], American singer and actor (b. 1915)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Keizō Obuchi]], Japanese politician, 84th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (b. 1937)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Paul Bénichou]], French writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian (b. 1908)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Gil Langley]], Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (b. 1919)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Dave DeBusschere]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1940)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Wendy Hiller]], English actress (b. 1912)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Robert Stack]], American actor and producer (b. 1919)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Anna Lee]], English-American actress (b. 1913) 
*  [[2005]]   &ndash; [[Jimmy Martin]], American musician (b. 1927)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Lew Anderson]], American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Stanley Kunitz]], American poet and translator (b. 1905)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Eva Norvind]], Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Mary Scheier]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1908)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Ülo Jõgi]], Estonian historian and author (b. 1921)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Frank J. Dodd]], American businessman and politician, president of the [[New Jersey Senate]] (b. 1938)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Norman Hand]], American football player (b. 1972)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Goh Keng Swee]], Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]] (b. 1918)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Ernst Hinterberger]], Austrian author and screenwriter (b. 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Mario Trejo (writer)|Mario Trejo]], Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (b. 1926)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Wayne Brown (American politician)|Wayne Brown]], American accountant and politician, 14th [[Mayor of Mesa, Arizona|Mayor of Mesa]] (b. 1936)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Arsen Chilingaryan]], Armenian footballer and manager (b. 1962)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Asghar Ali Engineer]], Indian author and activist (b. 1939)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ray Guy (humorist)|Ray Guy]], Canadian journalist (b. 1939)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Jeffrey Kruger]], English-American businessman (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Emanuel Raymond Lewis]], American librarian and author (b. 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Morvin Simon]], New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[B.B. King]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1925)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Micheál O'Brien]], Irish footballer and hurler (b. 1923)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Stanton J. Peale]], American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1937)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Franz Wright]], Austrian-American poet and translator (b. 1953)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Darwyn Cooke]], American comic book writer and artist (b. 1962)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Powers Boothe]], American actor (b. 1948)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Tom Wolfe]], American author (b. 1931)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Tim Conway]], American actor, writer, and comedian (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lednicer |first1=Lisa Grace |title=Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on 'The Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/tim-conway-uninhibited-crack-up-artist-on-the-carol-burnett-show-dies-at-85/2019/05/14/5f1e8eba-7664-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html |access-date=14 May 2019 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=14 May 2019}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Grumpy Cat]], American cat and internet meme celebrity (b. 2012)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moran|first=Lee|date=May 17, 2019|title=Internet Sensation Grumpy Cat Has Died|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grumpy-cat-dead_n_5cde79b2e4b00e035b8daba1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517100542/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grumpy-cat-dead_n_5cde79b2e4b00e035b8daba1|archive-date=May 17, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2021|website=[[HuffPost]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Doyle Brunson]], American poker player (b. 1933)<ref name="Brunson">Schoen, David. [https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/poker/poker-legend-doyle-brunson-dies-at-89-2777279/ "Poker legend Doyle Brunson dies at 89"]. ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''. May 14, 2023. Retrieved on 2023-05-14.</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Don Perlin]], American comic book artist, writer, and editor (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moon Knight Co-Creator Don Perlin Dies at 94 |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/moon-knight-co-creator-don-perlin-dies-94/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Comics |date=16 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Netiporn Sanesangkhom]], Thai political activist (b. 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike |url=https://apnews.com/article/thailand-monarchy-hunger-strike-netiporn-abdf2345afeba998fec1637c5bca3d12 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Boniface of Tarsus]]
** [[Engelmund of Velsen]]
** [[Matthias the Apostle]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Anglican Communion]], [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]])
** [[Michael Garicoïts]] 
** [[Mo Chutu of Lismore]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
** [[Victor and Corona]] 
** [[May 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* Earliest day on which the first day of [[Sanja Matsuri]] can fall, while May 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third weekend of May. ([[Sensō-ji]], Tokyo)
* [[Independence Day]] ([[Paraguay]])
* [[Hastings Banda's Birthday]] ([[Malawi]])
* [[National Unification Day]] ([[Liberia]])
* The first day of [[Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival]]. ([[Izumo-taisha]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/14 BBC: On This Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814132858/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/14 |date=2022-08-14 }}
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=14}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/14 Historical Events on May 14]

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[[Category:Days of May]]