14th of May 2026
14th of May 2026 is the 134th day of the year.
It is St Matthias's Day...more.
This day in history:
1264: Battle of Lewes - ...more
1607: Jamestown Founded - ...more
1796: Jenner administers 1st Vaccine against Smallpox - ...more
1894: Blackpool Tower Opened - ...more
1948: Birth of Israel - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction. - Aneurin Bevan.
Born today:
Thomas Gainsborough - 1727, Robert Owen - 1771, Hall Caine - 1853, Reginald Revans - 1907, Eric Morecambe - 1926, Chay Blyth - 1940, Tim Roth - 1961, Emma Forbes - 1965, Olly Murs - 1984.
Died today:
Duncan McIntyre - 1812, Henry Rider Haggard - 1925, John Harvey - 1944, Megan Lloyd-George - 1966, Jean Rhys - 1979, Joy Batchelor - 1991, Wendy Hiller - 2003.
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