1600s / 17th century history on the 14th of May
1643 : Louis XIV became King of France aged 4 years old, when his father Louis XIII died.
1700s / 18th century history on the 14th of May
1796 : The first smallpox inoculations were administered by Edward Jenner.
1800s / 19th century history on the 14th of May
1870 : New Zealand’s 1st game of rugby was played between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
1878 : The last witchcraft trial held in the United States began in Salem, Massachusetts.
1900s / 20th century history on the 14th of May
1944 : George Lucas the American film director was born in Modesto, California, USA. He is also a producer, screenwriter, and founder of Lucasfilm. George Lucas is best known as the creator of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises. Official website : LucasFilm.com
1953 : Tom Cochrane the Canadian musician was born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada. Official website : TomCochrane.com
1956 : Steve Hogarth the English musician was born in Ronald Stephen Hoggarth. He is best known as the lead singer of Marillion, the rock band. Official websites : SteveHogarth.com | Marillion.com
1965 : Eoin Colfer the Irish author was born in Wexford, Ireland. He is best known for writing the Artemis Fowl book series. Official website : EoinColfer.com
1969 : Cate Blanchett the Australian actress was born in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia.
1973 : Skylab was launched for the first time. It was the United States’ first space station.
1977 : Ada Nicodemou the Australian actress was born in Carlton, New South Wales, Australia.
1978 : Brent Harvey aka Boomer, the Australian footballer was born in Preston, Victoria, Australia. The former North Melbourne Football Club AFL player holds the record for the most matches played by an individual in VFL and AFL history. He played 432 games for North Melbourne, and kicked 518 goals, from 1996 to 2016.
1984 : Gary Ablett Jr., the Australian footballer was born in Moriac, Victoria, Australia. He is a dual Brownlow Medallist winner.
1984 : Olly Murs the English singer-songwriter was born Oliver Stanley Murs in Witham, Essex, England. Official website : OllyMurs.com
1984 : Mark Zuckerberg the co-founder of Facebook was born in White Plains, New York, USA. Mark Zuckerberg’s verified Facebook account : facebook.com/zuck
1987 : Rita Hayworth the American actress and dancer died aged 68 (born in 1918).
1998 : Frank Sinatra the American singer and actor died aged 82 (born in 1915). Official website : Sinatra.com
2000s / 21st century history on the 14th of May
2015 : B.B. King the American musician died aged 89 (born in 1925). Official website : BBKing.com
2010 : Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component, Rassvet.
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