May 14 in history
Events on May 14
Notable events that happened on May 14 in past years.
- 2022
Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
Wikipedia article: 2022 Buffalo shooting - 2008
Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police; 39 policemen injured, one police dog injured and 39 arrested.
Wikipedia article: 2008 UEFA Cup final riots - 2004
Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
Wikipedia article: Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 - 1977
A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people.
Wikipedia article: Dan-Air - 1955
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
Wikipedia article: Cold War - 1948
Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Wikipedia article: Israeli Declaration of Independence - 1935
The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote.
Wikipedia article: Constitution of the Philippines - 1915
The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal.
Wikipedia article: May 14 Revolt - 1879
The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.
Wikipedia article: Indian indenture system - 1863
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E. Johnston out of Jackson, Mississippi in the Battle of Jackson.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1836
The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas.
Wikipedia article: Treaties of Velasco - 1800
The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., begins the following day.
Wikipedia article: 6th United States Congress - 1608
The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
Wikipedia article: Protestant Union - 1465
During the 1465 Moroccan revolution which overthrows the Marinid dynasty, the Jewish mellah is attacked by the population of Fez, though the extent of the massacre is debated.
- 1027
Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
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