Events on 14 May 35
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Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England.
Year 1643
Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.
Year 1747
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
Year 1787
In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
Year 1800
The process of the U.S. Government moving the United States capital city from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. begins.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 34
Birthdays on 14 May 1
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Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1316 – d. 1378
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)
Deaths on 14 May 104
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Pope Theodore I
d. 649
Pope Theodore I
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Zhu Hongzhao
d. 934
Zhu Hongzhao, Chinese general and governor
Pope John XII
d. 964 (b. 927)
Pope John XII (b. 927)
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William Walcher
d. 1080
William Walcher, Bishop of Durham
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
d. 1219 (b. 1147)
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (b. 1147)
Charles VIII of Sweden
d. 1470 (b. 1409)
Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
Tahmasp I
d. 1576 (b. 1514)
Tahmasp I, Shah of Persia (b. 1514)
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Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
d. 1603 (b. 1543)
Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1543)
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1608 (b. 1543)
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)
Henry IV of France
d. 1610 (b. 1553)
Henry IV of France (b. 1553)
Louis XIII of France
d. 1643 (b. 1601)
Louis XIII of France (d. 1643)
Friedrich Spanheim
d. 1649 (b. 1600)
Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (b. 1600)