On This Day - May 14th 1607 – Jamestown, first permanent English settlement in the New World, is founded.
On This Day - May 14th 1610 – Louis XIII ascends to the French throne following the assassination of Henri IV.
On This Day - May 14th 1796 – Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination.
On This Day - May 14th 1863 – In the American Civil the Battle of Jackson is fought.
On This Day - May 14th 1931 – Five people are killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.
On This Day - May 14th 1940 – The Netherlands surrenders to Germany.
On This Day - May 14th 1948 – Israel is declared to be an independent state triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
On This Day - May 14th 1955 – Warsaw Pact signed by eight communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union.
On This Day - May 14th 1961 – Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama.
On This Day - May 14th 1973 – Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 14th 1265 – Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (d. 1321)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1701 – William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (d. 1788)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1885 – Otto Klemperer, German conductor (d. 1973)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1899 – Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1934 – Today is the birthday of Siân Phillips, Welsh actress.
Born On This Day - May 14th 1936 – Bobby Darin, American singer (d. 1973)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1943 – Today is the birthday of Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist (Cream)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1944 – Today is the birthday of George Lucas, American film director.
Born On This Day - May 14th 1952 – Today is the birthday of David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1961 – Today is the birthday of Tim Roth, English actor.
Born On This Day - May 14th 1962 – Today is the birthday of Ian Astbury, English singer (The Cult)
Born On This Day - May 14th 1969 – Today is the birthday of Cate Blanchett, Australian actress.
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