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On This Day · The 134th day of the year

May 14

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Talyllyn Railway — May 14 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Taurus is the sign for May 14 — read more on the Taurus page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 14?

May 14 is the 134th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1811 and 1980. Famous people born on May 14 include Miranda Cosgrove, Big Van Vader and Mark Zuckerberg.

Released on May 14

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Karuppu
  • Movie Kattalan
  • Game Subnautica 2
  • TV Nemesis
  • Movie Is God Is
  • Movie The Crash

2025

  • Game Cubic Odyssey
  • Movie Final Destination Bloodlines

2024

  • Game Robobeat

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1811

    Paraguay

  2. 1857

    Mindon Min

  3. 1863

    American Civil War

  4. 1868

    Boshin War

  5. 1878

    Salem witchcraft trial (1878)

  6. 1918

    Harry Hands

  7. 1940

    World War II

  8. 1951

    Talyllyn Railway

  9. 1955

    Cold War

  10. 1980

    Salvadoran Civil War

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 14

Miranda Cosgrove

b. 1993

Big Van Vader

b. 1955

Mark Zuckerberg

b. 1984

George Lucas

b. 1944

Marquinhos

b. 1994

Adolf Frederick of Sweden

b. 1710

Wilhelm List

b. 1880

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

b. 1943

Deaths

  • 1998Frank Sinatra
  • 1988Willem Drees
  • 1987Rita Hayworth
  • 1912August Strindberg
  • 1893Ernst Kummer
  • 1847Fanny Hensel

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Boniface of Tarsus
  • —Christian feast day: Justa, Justina and Henedina
  • —Christian feast day: Maria Domenica Mazzarello
  • —Christian feast day: Matthias the Apostle (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
  • —Christian feast day: Michael Garicoïts
  • —Christian feast day: Mo Chutu of Lismore (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Théodore Guérin
  • —Christian feast day: Victor and Corona

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