Famous Personalities Born In May - 14
Monday, 02 February 2026
1316 Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on this day in history. 

1316 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14. 

1553 On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) 

1652 On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer 

1666 Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on this day in history. 

1679 Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history. 

1686 Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14. 

1699 Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history. 

1701 On May - 14 birth of william Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782) 

1707 On this day in history birth of antonio Teixeira, composer 

1710 On this day in history birth of adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70) 

1725 On May - 14 birth of ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802) 

1727 On this day in history birth of thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), baptized 

1737 On May - 14 birth of george Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806) 

1752 On May - 14 birth of albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828) 

1752 Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817) was born on May - 14. 

1771 On May - 14 birth of robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist 

1781 On May - 14 birth of friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian 

1798 Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian was born on May - 14. 

1805 Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer was born on May - 14. 

1814 Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876) was born on this day in history. 

1816 On May - 14 birth of gualtiero Sanelli, composer 

1817 On May - 14 birth of alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893) 

1830 George Pierce Doles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on May - 14. 

1832 On May - 14 birth of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903) 

1836 On May - 14 birth of james Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 

1846 Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) was born on May - 14. 

1846 Pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18) was born on May - 14. 

1864 Eleanor Everest Freer, composer was born on May - 14. 

1867 On this day in history birth of kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19) 

1870 On May - 14 birth of zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer 

1872 Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961) was born on this day in history. 

1878 James L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964) was born on May - 14. 

1880 Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971) was born on this day in history. 

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