Historical Events In May - 14

1987  Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68 on this day in history.  

1988  Willem Drees, PM of Netherland (1948-58), dies at 101 on May - 14.  

1989  "Moonlighting", TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC on May - 14.  

1989  Demonstration for democratic reforms in Beijing's Tiananmen square continue on May - 14.  

1989  Final TV episode of "Family Ties" airs on this day in history.  

1989  On May - 14 matt Gilliam was born!  

1990  Dow Jones average hits a record 2,821.53 on May - 14.  

1990  On this day in history andre Ameller, composer, dies at 78  

1991  On this day in history 42 die in a train collision is Japan  

1991  Angry truckers blockade Parliament Hill; say they can't compete due to higher Canadian taxes than US on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history robert M Gates becomes head of CIA  

1991  Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping & beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal on this day in history.  

1991  On May - 14 world's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs  

1991  On this day in history ast Fonteyne, Flemish lecture artist, dies  

1992  On May - 14 lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43  

1993  On this day in history patrick Haemers, Belgian criminal, commits suicide at 40  

1994  On May - 14 fA cup final at Wembley Stadium London  

1994  Mayflower Madame Sydney Biddle Barrows (42) weds Darnay Hoffman (46) on this day in history.  

1994  Leonard Teale, Australian actor/reciter (Homicide), dies on May - 14.  

1995  Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most senior spiritual leader on May - 14.  

1995  On this day in history maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun, teacher (Zen Buddhism), dies at 64  

1996  On this day in history edqard John Gurney, politician, dies at 82  

1998  Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC (commercials are $2 million for 30 seconds) on May - 14.  

1998  On May - 14 microsoft agrees to delay shipping Windows 98 for several days while it negotiates with federal government and 20 states in attempt to forestall antitrust lawsuits.  

2007  On this day in history senatorial Elections in the Philippines was held.  

2012  1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons agree to end mass hunger strike on this day in history.  

2013  On this day in history brazil becomes the 15th country to legalize same-sex marriage  

2018  Successful memory transfer in snails achieved by scientists from University of California published in journal "eNeuro" on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history melania Trump , wife of US President Trump, is treated in hospital for a benign kidney condition  

2018  On May - 14 indian politician Shashi Tharoor is charged by police with driving his wife to commit suicide  

2018  On this day in history chinese mountain climber and double amputee Xia Boyu reaches the summit of Mt Everest  

2018  Boulder City Council in Colorado votes to ban assault weapons on this day in history.  

2018  US Supreme Court strikes down federal law banning sports gambling in most states on this day in history.  

2018  Arsenal finish EPL season in 6th place on 63 points; fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997 on this day in history.  

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on this day in history.  

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)  

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

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on May - 14.  

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

1679  On this day in history birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer  

1686  On this day in history birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]  

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

0347  On this day in history pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies  

0649  On this day in history theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies  

0964  On this day in history john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies  

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 14.  

1565  On May - 14 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies  

1574  On this day in history death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)  

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)  

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on May - 14.