Month May 2014 Calendar

About Month of May Calendar

• May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
  
  May symbols: The birthstone of May is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna. The mayflower Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north. The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).

Historical Events for May, 2014

• Day of Week 2nd » 2014 Badakhshan mudslides known as Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
• Day of Week 4th » 3 people are killed and 62 injured in a 2014 Nairobi bus bombings named pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Day of Week 6th » Six people are injured in a 2014 Guangzhou attack or knife attack at a Chinese train station in Guangzhou.
• Day of Week 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.
• Day of Week 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.
• Day of Week 16th » 12 people are killed in 2014 Gikomba explosions called two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
• Day of Week 20th » More than 118 people are killed in May 2014 Jos bombings known as two bombings in Jos, Nigeria.
• Day of Week 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.
• Day of Week 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.
• Day of Week 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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