On this day: 14 May

Selected events and births on 14 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1857 – Mindon Min was crowned as King of Burma. Read more: Mindon Min Coronation of Mindon Min
• 1878 – The last witchcraft trial in the United States opened in Salem, Massachusetts. Read more: Salem witchcraft trial (1878) Salem, Massachusetts
• 1939 – In Lima, Peru, Lina Medina became the youngest confirmed mother in history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven months and twenty-one days. Read more: Lima Lina Medina
• 1951 – Trains ran on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since its preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers. Read more: Talyllyn Railway Wales Heritage railway

Born on this day

• 1943 – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 5th President of Iceland Read more: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President of Iceland
• 1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm Read more: George Lucas Lucasfilm
• 1947 – Ana Martín, Mexican actress, singer, producer and former model (Miss Mexico 1963) Read more: Ana Martín Miss México Organization
• 1949 – Jim Folsom Jr., American politician, 50th Governor of Alabama Read more: Jim Folsom Jr. Governor of Alabama
• 1952 – Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence Read more: Michael Fallon Secretary of State for Defence
• 1956 – Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Read more: Hazel Blears Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• 1972 – Kirstjen Nielsen, American attorney, 6th United States Secretary of Homeland Security Read more: Kirstjen Nielsen United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• 1976 – Hunter Burgan, American multi-instrumentalist and bassist of rock band AFI Read more: Hunter Burgan AFI (band)
• 1981 – Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist, invented SixthSense Read more: Pranav Mistry SixthSense
• 1984 – Mark Zuckerberg, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founder of Facebook Read more: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook
• 2001 – Jack Hughes, American hockey player Read more: Jack Hughes
• 2002 – Zach Edey, Canadian basketball player Read more: Zach Edey

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 14 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.