May 14th, 1679

Born on May 14th, 1679

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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

Born on May 14th, 1679

84

Peder Horrebow

Danish mathematician and astronomer (1679-1764)

*May 14th, 1679, Løgstør †April 15th, 1764, Copenhagen

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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

63

Bernhard Walter Marperger

German theologian

*May 14th, 1682, Hamburg †March 28th, 1746, Dresden

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

87

Robert Owen

British textile manufacturer and social reformer, 1771–1858

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

90

Siân Phillips

British actress (1933-)

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

39

Nigel Reo-Coker

English association football player (born 1984)

*May 14th, 1984, Southwark

66

Victor Amadeus II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (1675-1732)

*May 14th, 1666, Turin †October 31st, 1732, Moncalieri

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

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

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Born in 1679

75

Christian Wolff

German philosopher (1679–1754)

*January 24th, 1679, Wrocław †April 9th, 1754, Halle (Saale)

56

Johann Georg Mozart

German bookbinder (1679-1736)

*May 4th, 1679, Augsburg †February 19th, 1736, Augsburg

51

Antonio Farnese

Duke of Parma

*November 29th, 1679, Parma †January 20th, 1731, Parma

67

Richard Lestock

Royal Navy admiral (1679-1746)

*February 22nd, 1679, Portsmouth †December 17th, 1746, Portsmouth

60

Jacques Cassard

French naval commander

*September 30th, 1679, Nantes †January 21st, 1740, Ham

39

Thomas Parnell

Anglo-Irish cleric, writer and poet.

*September 11th, 1679, Dublin †October 24th, 1718, Chester

59

James Anderson

Scottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland (1680-1739)

*November 30th, 1679, Aberdeen †November 30th, 1738, London

66

Jan Dismas Zelenka

Czech baroque composer

*October 16th, 1679, Louňovice pod Blaníkem †December 23rd, 1745, Dresden

77

Francis Conrad of Stadion and Thannhausen

Prince Bishop of Bamberg

*August 29th, 1679, Arnstein †March 6th, 1757, Bamberg

82

Isidro de Espinosa

Spanish missionary

*January 1st, 1679, Querétaro †November 30th, 1761, Querétaro

85

Johann Peter Raesfeld

Politician (1679-1764)

*March 26th, 1679, Wesel †October 20th, 1764, Kleve

52

Johann Christian Schieferdecker

German composer

*November 10th, 1679, Teuchern †April 5th, 1732, Lübeck

80

Girolamo Michelangelo Chiti

Italian composer and music theorist

*January 19th, 1679, Siena †September 4th, 1759, Rome

75

Samuel von Cocceji

Prussian politician (1679-1755)

*October 20th, 1679, Heidelberg †October 4th, 1755, Berlin

56

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann

German composer and organist

*February 14th, 1679, Ostramondra †February 24th, 1735, Merseburg

69

Philipp Gerlach

German architect

*July 24th, 1679, Spandau †September 17th, 1748, Berlin

87

Firmin Abauzit

French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher

*November 12th, 1679, Uzès †March 20th, 1767, Geneva

49

Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine, Bar and of Teschen

*September 11th, 1679, Innsbruck †March 27th, 1729, Lunéville

74

Georg Dietloff von Arnim

Prussian minister (1679-1753)

*September 18th, 1679, Uckermark †October 20th, 1753, Berlin

87

Johann Gottlob Carpzov

German theologian

*September 26th, 1679, Dresden †April 7th, 1767, Lübeck

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1679 is a normal year and no leap year.

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