Also on This Day in History May 14
Discover what happened on May 14 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries,
famous births and notable deaths.
Births on This Day, May 14
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1846
Pieter Cort van de Linden
Dutch politician (Prime Minister of Netherlands 1913-18)
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1868
Magnus Hirschfeld
German physician and gay rights advocate
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1900
Edgar Wind
German art historian
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1922
Franjo Tuđman
Croatian politician and President of Croatia (1990-1999)
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1929
Vladimir Antoshin
International Chess Grandmaster (1964)
Deaths on This Day, May 14
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1919
Henry J. Heinz
American businessman who founded the H. J. Heinz Company
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1643
Louis XIII
King of France (1610-43)
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1893
Earnest E Kummer
German mathematician (surface of Kummer)
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1912
August Strindberg
'Father of modern Swedish Literature', Swedish dramatist and writer
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1998
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American journalist, conservationist (1st Lady of the Everglades) and women's suffrage advocate
1889
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children launched in London
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), a British child protection charity, was founded as the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (LSPCC) by Thomas Agnew.
1643
Louis XIV becomes King of France aged 4
Louis XIV, also known as the “Sun King,” ascended to the French throne at the tender age of four years and eight months. His father, Louis XIII, passed away on May 14, 1643, leaving young Louis as the ruler of a fractured, unstable, and nearly insolvent France.
1811
Paraguay gains independence from Spain
Paraguay’s de facto independence began on May 14, 1811, when a local ruling ‘junta’ was established following the May 14 Revolution.
1897
Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty
Great Britain signs treaty with Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II settling border issues with British Somaliland