What Happened In May 2014 In History

Historical Events for May, 2014

• 2nd » 2014 Badakhshan mudslides known as Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
• 4th » 3 people are killed and 62 injured in a 2014 Nairobi bus bombings named pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
• 6th » Six people are injured in a 2014 Guangzhou attack or knife attack at a Chinese train station in Guangzhou.
• 11th » 15 people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa in a 2014 Stade Tata Raphaël disaster known as stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into the stand by police officers attempting to defuse a hostile incident.
• 13th » An Soma mine disaster named explosion at an underground coal mine in south-western Turkey kills 301 miners.
• 13th » 2014 Southeast Europe floods e.g Major floods in Southeast Europe kill at least 47 people.
• 16th » 12 people are killed in 2014 Gikomba explosions called two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
• 20th » More than 118 people are killed in May 2014 Jos bombings known as two bombings in Jos, Nigeria.
• 21st » A 2014 Taipei Metro attack known as knife attack on a Taipei Metro train leaves at least 4 dead and 21 others injured.
• 21st » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum or National September 11 Museum opens to the public.
• 23rd » Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 13 injured in 2014 Isla Vista killings known as a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
• 29th » Ignatius Aphrem II is enthroned as the Syriac Orthodox Church called Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.

Famous Deaths for May 2014

• 1st » Adamu Atta, Nigerian politician, 5th List of Governors of Kwara State or Governor of Kwara State (b. 1927)
• 1st » Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)
• 1st » Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951)
• 1st » Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (Los Van Van) (b. 1942)
• 1st » Spike Maynard, American lawyer and judge (b. 1942)
• 1st » Howard Smith (director) called Howard Smith, American journalist, director, and producer (b. 1936)
• 1st » Kōji Yada, Japanese voice actor (b. 1933)
• 2nd » Chelokee, American race horse (b. 2004)
• 2nd » Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922)
• 2nd » Jessica Cleaves, American singer (The Friends of Distinction and Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1948)
• 2nd » Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, Iranian setar player (b. 1947)
• 2nd » Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2nd » Nigel Stepney, English mechanic (b. 1958)
• 2nd » Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918)
• 3rd » Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
• 3rd » Bobby Gregg, American drummer and producer (b. 1936)
• 3rd » Francisco Icaza, Mexican painter (b. 1930)
• 3rd » Chet Jastremski, American swimmer (b. 1941)
• 3rd » Jim Oberstar, American politician (b. 1934)
• 4th » Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
• 4th » Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (b. 1983)
• 4th » Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
• 4th » Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)
• 4th » Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)
• 4th » Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)
• 4th » Tatiana Samoilova, Russian actress (b. 1934)
• 5th » Timothy John Byford, English-Serbian director and screenwriter (b. 1941)
• 5th » Butler Derrick, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
• 5th » Billy Frank, Jr., American activist (b. 1931)
• 5th » Eduardo Mac Entyre, Argentinian painter (b. 1929)
• 5th » Michael Otedola, Nigerian politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (b. 1926)
• 5th » Jackie Lynn Taylor, American actress (b. 1925)
• 6th » Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands) or Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925)
• 6th » Bill Dana (pilot) or Bill Dana, American pilot and astronaut (b. 1930)
• 6th » Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940)
• 6th » Billy Harrell, American baseball player (b. 1928)
• 6th » Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)
• 6th » Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter (b. 1919)
• 6th » Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921)
• 7th » Nazim Al-Haqqani, Cypriot sufi leader (b. 1922)
• 7th » Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923)
• 7th » Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943)
• 7th » David Prentice, English painter (b. 1936)
• 7th » Wilbur Rakestraw, American race car driver (b. 1928)
• 7th » Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 8th » Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the Global Positioning System known as GPS (b. 1921)
• 8th » Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)
• 8th » Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
• 8th » Leo Marentette, American baseball player (b. 1941)
• 8th » Jair Rodrigues, Brazilian singer (b. 1939)
• 8th » R. Douglas Stuart, Jr., American businessman and diplomat (b. 1916)
• 8th » Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (b. 1936)
• 9th » Giacomo Bini, Italian missionary and priest (b. 1938)
• 9th » Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
• 9th » Mel Patton, American sprinter (b. 1924)
• 9th » Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy, Indian politician, 12th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1935)
• 9th » Mary Stewart (novelist) e.g Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author (b. 1916)
• 9th » Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
• 10th » Carmen Argibay, Argentinian lawyer and judge (b. 1939)
• 10th » Gene Chyzowych, Ukrainian-American soccer player and coach (b. 1935)
• 10th » Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1918)
• 10th » Janaky Athi Nahappan, Malaysian captain and politician (b. 1925)
• 10th » Lane Penn, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1939)
• 10th » Patrick Woodroffe, English painter and illustrator (b. 1940)
• 11th » Thelma Eisen, American baseball player and manager (b. 1922)
• 11th » Ed Gagliardi, American bass player (Foreigner (band) called Foreigner) (b. 1952)
• 11th » Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1939)
• 11th » Barbara Knudson, American actress (b. 1927)
• 11th » Jeb Stuart Magruder, American minister and civil servant (b. 1934)
• 11th » Martin Špegelj, Croatian general and politician, 2nd Ministry of Defence (Croatia) named Minister of Defence of Croatia (b. 1927)
• 11th » Harry Stopes-Roe, English philosopher (b. 1924)
• 12th » Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress (b. 1925)
• 12th » Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (b. 1925)
• 12th » Jacinto Convit, Venezuelan physician (b. 1913)
• 12th » Keith Crisco, American businessman and politician (b. 1943)
• 12th » H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)
• 12th » Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1931)
• 12th » Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 12th » Hugh Smyth, Irish politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (b. 1941)
• 12th » Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)
• 13th » David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (b. 1926)
• 13th » Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (b. 1977)
• 13th » J. F. Coleman, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
• 13th » Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
• 13th » Ivan Wingreen, South African cricketer (b. 1961)
• 13th » Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (b. 1948)
• 14th » Jeffrey Kruger, English-American businessman (b. 1931)
• 14th » Morvin Simon, New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (b. 1944)
• 14th » Stephen Sutton, English activist and blogger (b. 1994)
• 15th » Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940)
• 15th » Robert J. Flynn, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (b. 1937)
• 15th » Greg Hughes (Gaelic footballer) named Greg Hughes, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1939)
• 15th » Michael Mence, English cricketer (b. 1944)
• 15th » Noribumi Suzuki, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
• 16th » Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)
• 16th » Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932)
• 16th » Nicola Ghiuselev, Bulgarian actor and singer (b. 1936)
• 16th » Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)
• 16th » Russi Mody, Indian businessman (b. 1918)
• 16th » Clyde Snow, American anthropologist (b. 1928)
• 17th » Miss Beazley (dog) called Miss Beazley, American dog of George W. Bush (b. 2004)
• 17th » Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
• 17th » Clarence Ellis (computer scientist) known as Clarence Ellis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1943)
• 17th » C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
• 17th » Bob Odom, American soldier and politician (b. 1935)
• 17th » Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (b. 1944)
• 17th » Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (b. 1953)
• 19th » Simon Andrews (motorcycle racer) or Simon Andrews, English motorcycle racer (b. 1984)
• 19th » Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (b. 1926)
• 19th » Terry W. Gee, American businessman and politician (b. 1940)
• 19th » Sam Greenlee, American author (b. 1930)
• 19th » Vincent Harding, American historian and scholar (b. 1931)
• 19th » Sante Kimes, American murderer (b. 1934)
• 19th » Gabriel Kolko, American historian and author (b. 1932)
• 19th » Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Polish boxer (b. 1934)
• 20th » Sandra Bem, American psychologist and academic (b. 1944)
• 20th » Ross Brown (rugby union) named Ross Brown, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1934)
• 20th » Robyn Denny, English-French painter (b. 1930)
• 20th » Arthur Gelb, American journalist, author, and critic (b. 1924)
• 20th » Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English businessman (b. 1933)
• 20th » Barbara Murray, English actress (b. 1929)
• 21st » Poni Adams, American actress (b. 1918)
• 21st » Tunku Annuar, Malaysian son of Badlishah of Kedah (b. 1939)
• 21st » Evelyn Blackmon, American politician (b. 1924)
• 21st » Johnny Gray (baseball) or Johnny Gray, American baseball player (b. 1926)
• 21st » Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1924)
• 21st » Alireza Soleimani, Iranian wrestler (b. 1956)
• 22nd » Sergio de Bustamante, Mexican actor (b. 1934)
• 22nd » Imre Gedővári, Hungarian fencer (b. 1951)
• 22nd » Dragoljub Velimirović, Serbian chess player (b. 1942)
• 23rd » Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, Russian linguist (b. 1949)
• 23rd » Michael Gottlieb (director) named Michael Gottlieb, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1945)
• 23rd » Richard Kolitsch, German footballer (b. 1989)
• 23rd » Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (b. 1921)
• 23rd » Anand Modak, Indian composer (b. 1951)
• 23rd » Panagiotis Pikilidis, Greek wrestler (b. 1965)
• 24th » David Allen (cricketer) e.g David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)
• 24th » Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (b. 1969)
• 24th » Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1927)
• 24th » Mark Selbee, American kick-boxer (b. 1969)
• 24th » John Vasconcellos, American politician (b. 1932)
• 25th » David Allen (cricketer) e.g David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)
• 25th » Lee Chamberlin, American actress (b. 1938)
• 25th » Bertha Gilkey, American activist (b. 1949)
• 25th » Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (b. 1923)
• 25th » Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (b. 1913)
• 25th » Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer (b. 1954)
• 25th » Malcolm Simmons, English motorcycle racer (b. 1946)
• 25th » Bunny Yeager, American model and photographer (b. 1929)
• 26th » Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (b. 1921)
• 26th » Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (b. 1933)
• 26th » William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (b. 1926)
• 26th » Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (b. 1920)
• 27th » Lochsong, English race horse (b. 1988)
• 27th » Aurora Bretón, Mexican archer (b. 1950)
• 27th » Ruth Flowers, English DJ and producer (b. 1940)
• 27th » Robert Genn, Canadian painter (b. 1936)
• 27th » Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 27th » Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
• 27th » Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (b. 1931)
• 28th » Maya Angelou, American author, poet, and actress (b. 1928)
• 28th » Stan Crowther (footballer) known as Stan Crowther, English footballer (b. 1935)
• 28th » Oscar Dystel, American publisher (b. 1912)
• 28th » Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (b. 1928)
• 28th » Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (b. 1932)
• 28th » Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (b. 1971)
• 28th » Azlan Shah of Perak (b. 1928)
• 29th » Karlheinz Böhm, German-Austrian actor (b. 1928)
• 29th » Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (b. 1939)
• 29th » Peter Glaser, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
• 29th » Miljenko Prohaska, Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
• 29th » Herman Rattliff, American politician (b. 1926)
• 29th » William M. Roth, American businessman (b. 1916)
• 30th » Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1936)
• 30th » Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 30th » Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 30th » Joan Lorring, Hong Kong-American actress (b. 1926)
• 30th » Hanna Maron, German-Israeli actress (b. 1923)
• 30th » Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral (b. 1932)
• 31st » Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928)
• 31st » Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)
• 31st » Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935)
• 31st » Martha Hyer, American actress (b. 1924)
• 31st » Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942)
• 31st » Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet (b. 1936)
• 31st » Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English daughter of Winston Churchill (b. 1922)

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