408 Historic Events for May 14
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| 1940 |
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Emma Goldman, US anarchists/feminist/author (Living My Life), dies
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| 1941 |
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3,600 Parisian Jews arrested
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Nasim-ul-Ghani, cricketer (Pakistani left-handed all-rounder 1958-73)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Lord McAlpine, English contractor/multi-millionaire
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Tony Perez, baseball player
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Byron L Dorgan, (Rep-D-ND, 1981- )
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Gerald Mark Shapiro, composer
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| 1942 |
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US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) forms
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Elizabeth Ray, Marshall NC, congressman Wilbur Mills' lover
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Alan B Mollohan, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Dereck "Lek" Leckenby, guitarist
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Jack Bruce, Lanarkshire Scotland, bassist (Cream-White Room)
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| 1944 |
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British troops occupy Kohima
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| 1944 |
Event |
91 German bombers harass Bristol
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Troy Shondell, rocker (Many Sides of Troy Shondell)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
George Lucas, Modesto CA, director (Star Wars, Indiana Jones)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Gene Cornish, Ottawa, rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Francesca Annis, London England, actress (Madame Bovary, Dune)
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| 1944 |
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Gen Rommel, Speidel and von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler
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| 1945 |
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US offensive on Okinawa, Sugar Loaf conquered
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| 1945 |
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Kamikaze-Zero strikes US aircraft carrier Enterprise
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| 1946 |
Event |
Paul Hindemith's "For Those We Love," premieres
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Robert Jarvik, surgeon/inventor (Jarvik 7 artificial heart)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Derek Lek Leckenby, rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits-Kinda Hush)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Alan David Marks, pianist/composer
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