May 14th, 1589

Born on May 14th, 1589

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 14th?

May 14th, 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.

May 14th, 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.

May 14th, 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.

May 14th, 1948

David Ben-Gurion publicly read the Israeli Declaration of Independence at Independence Hall in Tel Aviv.

May 14th, 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.

May 14th, 1940

World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands.

May 14th, 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.

May 14th, 1931

Five people were killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers opened fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.

May 14th, 1878

The last witchcraft trial in the United States opened in Salem, Massachusetts.

May 14th, 1868

Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards Nikkō and Aizu.

May 14th, 1863

American Civil War: Union troops captured Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.

May 14th, 1857

Mindon Min was crowned as King of Burma.

May 14th, 1856

Major Henry C. Wayne arrived in Indianola, Texas, with 34 camels to form the short-lived United States Camel Corps (pictured).

May 14th, 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.

May 14th, 1264

Second Barons' War: King Henry III was defeated at the Battle of Lewes (monument pictured) and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 14th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 14th?

85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

39

Mark Zuckerberg

American internet entrepreneur

*May 14th, 1984, White Plains

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

54

Cate Blanchett

Australian actor (born 1969)

*May 14th, 1969, Melbourne

62

Tim Roth

English actor (born 1961)

*May 14th, 1961, Dulwich

79

George Lucas

American filmmaker (born 1944)

*May 14th, 1944, Modesto

67

Franz-Georg Rössler

German Esperantist

*May 14th, 1949, Ruppertsberg †March 17th, 2017, Dudenhofen

70

Norodom Sihamoni

King of Cambodia

*May 14th, 1953, Phnom Penh

63

Simonetta Sommaruga

Politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council

*May 14th, 1960, Zug

39

Nigel Reo-Coker

English association football player (born 1984)

*May 14th, 1984, Southwark

90

Siân Phillips

British actress (1933-)

*May 14th, 1933, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

87

Robert Owen

British textile manufacturer and social reformer, 1771–1858

*May 14th, 1771, Newtown †November 17th, 1858, Newtown

41

Beardyman

British musician and beatboxer

*May 14th, 1982, London

71

Robert Zemeckis

American screenwriter, film producer and director (born 1952)

*May 14th, 1952, Chicago

44

Agnes of Hesse-Kassel

Princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau (1606-1650)

*May 14th, 1606, Kassel †May 28th, 1650, Dessau

30

Miranda Cosgrove

American actress and singer (born 1993)

*May 14th, 1993, Los Angeles

32

Muhammed Ildiz

Austrian association football player

*May 14th, 1991, Vienna

75

Troy Shondell

American singer (1940-2016)

*May 14th, 1940, Fort Wayne †January 7th, 2016, Picayune

48

Nicki Sørensen

Danish cyclist, born 1975

*May 14th, 1975, Hillerød

Same year
Born in 1589

76

Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval

Spanish archbishop and priest

*March 9th, 1589, Galicia †September 17th, 1665, Madrid

70

Antonius Aemilius

German author and historian (1589-1660)

*December 20th, 1589, Aachen †November 12th, 1660, Utrecht

68

Otto, Count of Lippe-Brake

Count of Lippe-Brake

*September 21st, 1589, Detmold †November 18th, 1657, Blomberg

35

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset

Son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1589-1624)

*March 28th, 1589, London †March 28th, 1624, London

85

Robert Arnauld d'Andilly

French writer (1589-1674)

*May 28th, 1589, Paris †September 27th, 1674, Port-Royal-des-Champs

84

Jacob de Witt

Mayor of Dordrecht (1589-1674)

*February 7th, 1589, Dordrecht †January 10th, 1674, Dordrecht

87

Gisbertus Voetius

Dutch theologian (1589-1676)

*March 3rd, 1589, Heusden †November 1st, 1676, Utrecht

32

Sophie Elisabeth von Anhalt-Dessau

(1589-1622)

*February 10th, 1589, Dessau †February 9th, 1622, Legnica

80

Esteban Manuel de Villegas

Spanish poet (1589-1669)

*February 5th, 1589, La Rioja †September 3rd, 1669

64

Alexander Ross

Scottish writer and controversialist

*November 30th, 1589, Aberdeen †February 24th, 1654, Bramshill

24

Gabriel Báthory

Prince of Transylvania (1589-1613)

*August 15th, 1589, Oradea †October 27th, 1613, Oradea

66

Margaret of Savoy

Spanish Vicereine of Portugal (1589-1655)

*April 28th, 1589, Turin †June 26th, 1655, Miranda de Ebro

33

Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania

Bishop of Cammin and non-reigning Duke of Pomerania

*August 12th, 1589, Barth †October 31st, 1622, Przybiernów

31

Francis, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin

*August 12th, 1589, Barth †November 27th, 1620, Szczecin

40

Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg

Duchess born in Berlin

*July 4th, 1589, Berlin †December 24th, 1629, Frankfurt (Oder)

28

John, Duke of Östergötland

Swedish prince

*April 18th, 1589, Uppsala Castle †March 5th, 1618, Norrköping

64

Daniel Stahl

German philosopher (1589-1654)

*September 28th, 1589, Hammelburg †May 17th, 1654, Jena

35

Christoph Neander

German choir director (1589-1625)

*December 18th, 1589, Colditz †January 21st, 1625, Dresden

60

Andreas Brunner

German historian (1589-1650)

*November 30th, 1589, Hall in Tirol †April 20th, 1650, Innsbruck

49

Ivan Gundulić

Poet from the Republic of Ragusa

*January 8th, 1589, Dubrovnik †December 8th, 1638, Dubrovnik

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No: With 365 days 1589 is a normal year and no leap year.

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