May 14th (1940) was a Tuesday. It's the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 231 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 14th May, 1940
» World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the Nazi Germany named German Luftwaffe.
» World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands ends with the Netherlands surrendering to Germany.
» The Yermolayev Yer-2, a long-range Soviet Union e.g Soviet medium bomber, makes its first flight.
Famous Birthdays on May 14 in 1940
» Chay Blyth, Scottish sailor
» H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)
» George Mathewson, Scottish banker and businessman
» Troy Shondell, American singer-songwriter
May 14th Famous Deaths for 1940
» Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-American activist (b. 1869)
» Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (b. 1902)
May 14th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Engelmund of Velsen
» Matthias the Apostle (Roman Catholic Church)
» Michael Garicoïts
» Mo Chutu of Lismore (Roman Catholic Church)
» Victor and Corona
» May 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which the first day of Sanja Matsuri can fall, while May 20 is the latest; celebrated on the third weekend of May. (Sensō-ji, Tokyo)
» Public holidays in Liberia e.g National Unification Day (Liberia)