May 14
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Art and culture
- 1842 - The first issue of the Illustrated London News is published.
- 1910 - Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein begin living together in Paris. --a compleat timeline of alternative sexuality
- 1912 - the Bonnot Gang besieged and apprehended in the Paris suburb of Nogent-sur-Marne
- 1922 - Freud first wrote about the motif of the decapitated Medusa's head in a brief set of notes
- 1962 - The Intruder, a Roger Corman film, has its world premiere in New York.
Births
- 1755 - George Barrington, Irish pickpocket who was mentioned in the 1959 film Pickpocket by Robert Bresson.
- 1868 - Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate
Deaths
- 1818 - Matthew Gregory Lewis, British author of gothic novel The Monk
- 1912 - August Strindberg, Swedish writer, playwright, and painter
- 1925 - H. R. Haggard, British writer of the Victorian era
- 1935 - Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate
Events
- 1925 – Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.
- 1970 – The Red Army Faction is established in Germany.
- 1973 – Human Space Flight: Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. It is the last launch of the Saturn V rocket.
- 1978 – First round of the presidential elections in Upper Volta.
- 1986 – Pride of Baltimore lost at sea.
- 1988 – Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27.
- 1995 – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, proclaims six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama.
- 1998 – The final episode of Seinfeld airs on NBC.
- 2002 – Ten members of the Darwin-based Network Against Prohibition invade the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory of Australia.
- 2004 – The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
- 2004 – The marriage of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Mary Donaldson takes place in Copenhagen.
- 2005 – Pope Benedict XVI observes his first beatification, elevating Blessed Marianne of Molokai on the road to canonization into sainthood.
- 2005 – The former USS America (CV-66), a decommissioned supercarrier of the United States Navy, is deliberately sunk in the Atlantic Ocean after four weeks of live-fire exercises. She is the largest ship ever to be disposed of as a target in a military exercise.
Births
- 1265 – Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (d. 1321)
- 1316 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)
- 1553 – Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)
- 1666 – Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)
- 1679 – Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer (d. 1764)
- 1699 – Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)
- 1701 – William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)
- 1710 – King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (d. 1771)
- 1725 – Ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802)
- 1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (d. 1788)
- 1737 – George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806)
- 1752 – Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817)
- 1752 – Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)
- 1771 – Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer (d. 1858)
- 1781 – Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian (d. 1873)
- 1814 – Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876)
- 1817 – Alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893)
- 1832 – Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903)
- 1867 – Kurt Eisner, German politician (d. 1919)
- 1872 – Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961)
- 1878 – James L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964)
- 1880 – Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)
- 1881 – G. Murray Hulbert, American politician (d. 1950)
- 1881 – Ed Walsh, American baseball player (d. 1959)
- 1885 – Otto Klemperer, German-born conductor (d. 1973)
- 1890 – Alex Pompez, American baseball executive (d. 1974)
- 1893 – Louis Verneuil, French playwright (d. 1952)
- 1897 – Sidney Bechet, American musician (d. 1959)
- 1897 – Ed Ricketts, American marine biologist (d. 1948)
- 1899 – Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
- 1899 – Earle Combs, American baseball player (d. 1976)
- 1900 – Hal Borland, American author (d. 1978)
- 1900 – Leo Smit, Dutch composer (d. 1943)
- 1900 – Edgar Wind, German art historian (d. 1971)
- 1900 – Walter Rehberg, Swiss concert pianist, composer and writer (d. 1957)
- 1901 – Robert Ritter, German psychologist (d. 1951)
- 1903 – Billie Dove, American actress (d. 1997)
- 1904 – Hans Albert Einstein, American professor (d. 1973)
- 1904 – Marcel Junod, Swiss physician (d. 1961)
- 1905 – Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
- 1905 – Herbert Morrison, American radio announcer (d. 1989)
- 1907 – Hans von der Groeben, German diplomat (d. 2005)
- 1907 – Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (d. 1974)
- 1907 – Johnny Moss, American poker player (d. 1995)
- 1916 – Lance Dossor, British-born concert pianist (d. 2005)
- 1916 – Del Moore, American comedian (d. 1970)
- 1916 – Marco Zanuso, Italian architect
- 1917 – Lou Harrison, American composer (d. 2003)
- 1919 – Solange Chaput-Rolland, French-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2001)
- 1919 – John Hope, American meteorologist (d. 2002)
- 1921 – Richard Deacon, American actor (d. 1984)
- 1921 – Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor (d. 2007)
- 1922 – Franjo Tuđman, Croatian politician (d. 1999)
- 1923 – Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician
- 1923 – Mrinal Sen, Indian film director
- 1925 – Patrice Munsel, American opera soprano
- 1925 – Al Porcino, American jazz trumpet player
- 1926 – Eric Morecambe, British comedian (d. 1984)
- 1927 – Herbert W. Franke, Austrian writer
- 1928 – Will "Dub" Jones, American singer (The Coasters) (d. 2000)
- 1928 – Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch scientist and inventor
- 1929 – Henry McGee, straight man to Benny Hill (d. 2006)
- 1929 – Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2007)
- 1929 – Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer
- 1931 – Alvin Lucier, American composer
- 1932 – Robert Bechtle, American painter
- 1933 – Frank Harte, Irish singer and song collector
- 1933 – Michael Chevalier, German voice actor
- 1934 – Siân Phillips, Welsh actress
- 1935 – Rudi Šeligo, Slovenian writer and politician (d. 2004)
- 1936 – Bobby Darin, American singer (d. 1973)
- 1936 – Charlie Gracie, American singer
- 1936 – Waheeda Rehman, Indian actress
- 1940 – Troy Shondell, American singer
- 1940 – 'H'. Jones, British Soldier (VC recipient) (d. 1982)
- 1942 – Valeriy Brumel, Soviet athlete (d. 2003)
- 1942 – Byron Dorgan, American politician
- 1942 – Prentis Hancock, British actor
- 1942 – Tony Pérez, Cuban baseball player
- 1942 – Rüdiger Vogler, German actor
- 1943 – Jack Bruce, Scottish bassist (Cream)
- 1943 – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
- 1943 – Derek Leckenby, British musician (Herman's Hermits) (d. 1994)
- 1943 – Elizabeth Ray, American sex scandal figure
- 1944 – George Lucas, American film director
- 1945 – Francesca Annis, British actress
- 1945 – George Nicholls, British rugby league footballer
- 1945 – Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer and president of Maccabi Haifa
- 1947 – Tamara Dobson, American actress (d. 2006)
- 1948 – Bob Woolmer, English cricket coach (d. 2007)
- 1949 – Klaus-Peter Thaler, German cyclist
- 1950 – Adolfo Dominguez, Spanish fashion designer
- 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician (Talking Heads)
- 1952 – Scott Irwin, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
- 1952 – Donald R. McMonagle, American astronaut
- 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American film director
- 1953 – Tom Cochrane, Canadian musician (Red Rider)
- 1953 – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia
- 1954 – Jens Sparschuh, German writer
- 1955 – Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player
- 1955 – Peter Kirsten, former South African cricketer
- 1957 – Leon White, American professional wrestler
- 1958 – Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
- 1959 – Patrick Bruel, French singer
- 1959 – Steve Hogarth, British singer (Marillion)
- 1959 – Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1960 – Anne Clark, English singer
- 1960 – Steve Williams, American wrestler
- 1961 – Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
- 1961 – Jean Leclerc, French-Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1961 – Tim Roth, English actor
- 1961 – Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey coach
- 1962 – Ian Astbury, English singer (The Cult)
- 1962 – C. C. DeVille, American musician (Poison)
- 1963 – Pat Borders, American baseball player
- 1964 – James M. Kelly, American astronaut
- 1964 – Eric Peterson, American musician (Testament)
- 1964 – Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster
- 1965 – Eoin Colfer, Irish writer
- 1966 – Marianne Denicourt, French actress
- 1966 – Mike Inez, American bassist
- 1966 – Fabrice Morvan, French music artist (Milli Vanilli)
- 1966 – Raphael Saadiq, American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!)
- 1967 – Tony Siragusa, American football player
- 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
- 1969 – Danny Wood, American singer (New Kids on the Block)
- 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American director
- 1971 – Nasha Aziz, Malaysian actress & model
- 1972 – Gabriel Mann, American actor
- 1972 – Mark Ruskell, England-born Scottish politician
- 1973 – Voshon Lenard, American basketball player
- 1973 – Natalie Appleton, Canadian-born singer
- 1973 – Anais Granofsky, Canadian actress and director
- 1973 – Julian White, English rugby union footballer
- 1973 – Shanice, American singer
- 1974 – Jennifer Allan, American model
- 1974 – Krister Axel, American poet and songwriter
- 1975 – Salim Iles, Algerian swimmer
- 1975 – Nicki Sørensen, Danish road bicycle racer
- 1976 – Hunter Burgan, American musician (AFI)
- 1976 – Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
- 1976 – Martine McCutcheon, British actress
- 1977 – Sophie Anderton, English model and television personality
- 1977 – Roy Halladay, American baseball player
- 1977 – Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress
- 1978 – Eddie House, American basketball player
- 1978 – Brent Harvey, Australian footballer
- 1978 – André Macanga, Angolan footballer
- 1978 – Gustavo Varela, Uruguayan footballer
- 1979 – Clinton Morrison, English-born Irish footballer
- 1979 – Carlos Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 – Zdeněk Grygera, Czech footballer
- 1980 – Eugene Martineau, Dutch decathlete
- 1980 – Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
- 1980 – Hugo Southwell, Scottish rugby union footballer
- 1981 – Sarbel, Greek-born singer
- 1982 – BeardyMan, English beatboxer
- 1982 – Ai Shibata, Japanese swimmer
- 1983 – Anahí, Mexican actress and singer (RBD)
- 1983 – Uroš Slokar, Slovenian basketball player
- 1983 – Amber Tamblyn, American actress
- 1983 – Tom Welham, British musician (Thirteen Senses)
- 1984 – Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian rules footballer
- 1984 – Michael Rensing, German footballer
- 1984 – Nigel Reo-Coker, English footballer
- 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur
- 1985 – Sally Martin, American actress
- 1986 – Camila Sodi, Mexican actress
- 1987 – Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer
- 1987 – Francois Steyn, South African rugby union footballer
- 1990 – Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
- 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
Deaths
- 964 – Pope John XII
- 1470 – Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
- 1574 – Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)
- 1608 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)
- 1610 – Henry IV of France (b. 1553)
- 1643 – Louis XIII of France (b. 1601)
- 1649 – Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (b. 1600)
- 1669 – Georges de Scudéry, French writer (b. 1601)
- 1688 – Antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)
- 1754 – Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692)
- 1761 – Thomas Simpson, British mathematician (b. 1710)
- 1818 – Matthew Gregory Lewis, English novelist (b. 1775)
- 1847 – Fanny Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (b. 1805)
- 1860 – Ludwig Bechstein, German writer (b. 1801)
- 1873 – Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797)
- 1878 – Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830)
- 1887 – Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)
- 1889 – Volney E. Howard, American politician (b. 1809)
- 1893 – Ernst Kummer, German mathematician (b. 1810)
- 1906 – Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)
- 1907 – Katharine Hepburn , American actress (d. 2003)
- 1912 – Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
- 1912 – August Strindberg, Swedish author (b. 1849)
- 1918 – James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American newspaper publisher (b. 1841)
- 1919 – Henry John Heinz, founder of the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844)
- 1923 – Charles de Freycinet, French prime minister (b. 1828)
- 1925 – H. Rider Haggard, English author (b. 1856)
- 1931 – David Belasco, American theatrical producer (b. 1853)
- 1931 – Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (b. 1887)
- 1934 – Lou Criger, American baseball player (b. 1872)
- 1936 – Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, British general (b. 1861)
- 1940 – Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. 1869)
- 1943 – Henri La Fontaine, Belgian Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1945 – Heber J. Grant, seventh president of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1856)
- 1954 – Heinz Guderian, German General (b. 1888)
- 1957 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist (b. 1884)
- 1959 – Sidney Bechet, American musician (b. 1897)
- 1962 – Florence Auer, American actress (b. 1880)
- 1968 – Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
- 1969 – Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)
- 1970 – Billie Burke, American actress (b. 1884)
- 1973 – Jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (b. 1905)
- 1976 – Keith Relf, British singer and musician (The Yardbirds) (b. 1943)
- 1978 – Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
- 1980 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (b. 1912)
- 1982 – Hugh Beaumont, American actor (b. 1909)
- 1983 – Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900)
- 1983 – Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (b. 1900)
- 1984 – Walter Rauff, German colonel (b. 1906)
- 1985 – Mei Ling Barbara Yung, Hong Kong actress (b. 1959)
- 1987 – Rita Hayworth, American actress (b. 1918)
- 1988 – Willem Drees, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1886)
- 1991 – Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Zedong (b. 1914)
- 1992 – Lyle Alzado, American football player (b. 1949)
- 1992 – Nie Rongzhen, Chinese Communist military leader (b. 1899)
- 1993 – Patrick Haemers, Belgian criminal (b. 1953)
- 1993 – William Randolph Hearst Jr., American newspaper magnate (b. 1908)
- 1995 – Christian B. Anfinsen, American Nobel laureate (b. 1916)
- 1997 – Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician (b. 1934)
- 1998 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (b. 1915)
- 1998 – Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist (b. 1890)
- 2000 – Obuchi Keizo, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1937)
- 2003 – Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player (b. 1940)
- 2003 – Wendy Hiller, British actress (b. 1912)
- 2003 – Robert Stack, American actor (b. 1919)
- 2004 – Anna Lee, British actress (b. 1913)
- 2006 – Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (b. 1922)
- 2006 – Stanley Kunitz, American poet (b. 1905)
- 2006 – Eva Norvind, Mexican actress (b. 1944)
- 2007 – Mary Goldsmith, American ceramist (b. 1908)
- 2007 – Ülo Jõgi, Estonian freedom fighter (b. 1921)
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