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1900 Summer Olympics

126 years ago

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1928

Che Guevara

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1316 · 710 yrs

Charles IV

Charles IV (German: Karl IV.; Czech: Karel IV.; Latin: Carolus IV; also known as Charles of Luxembourg German: Karl von Luxemburg; Czech: Karel Lucemburský; Latin: Carolus Luxemburgensis; Luxembourgish: Karel vu Lëtzebuerg; born Wenceslaus German: Wenzel; Czech: Václav; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378) was Holy Roman…

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RoyaltyDied aged 62

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1553 · 473 yrs

Margaret of Valois

Margaret of Valois (French: Marguerite de Valois; 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as Queen Margot (La Reine Margot,), was Queen of Navarre from 1572 to 1599 and Queen of France from 1589 to 1599 as the consort of Henry IV of France and III of Navarre.

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RoyaltyDied aged 61

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1727 · 299 yrs

Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker who specialised in portrait and landscape painting. Along with his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds, he was one of the most important British artists of the 18th century.

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ArtDied aged 61

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1771 · 255 yrs

Robert Owen

Robert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist, political philosopher and social reformer, and a founder of utopian socialism and the co-operative movement.

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PoliticsDied aged 87

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1836 · 190 yrs

Wilhelm Steinitz

William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion.

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SportsDied aged 64

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1868 · 158 yrs

Magnus Hirschfeld

Magnus Hirschfeld (14 May 1868 – 14 May 1935) was a German physician, sexologist, and LGBTQ advocate whose German citizenship was revoked in 1933 by the Nazi government due to his advocacy. Hirschfeld was educated in philosophy, philology, and medicine.

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ScienceDied aged 67

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1907 · 119 yrs

Ayub Khan

Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan NPk HJ HPk MBE (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the 2nd president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation in 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, serving from 1951 to 1958.

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PoliticsWould be 119

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1922 · 104 yrs

Franjo Tuđman

Franjo Tuđman (14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999) was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the country's independence from Yugoslavia.

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PoliticsWould be 104

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1928 · 98 yrs

Che Guevara

Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna (14 May 1928 – 9 October 1967) was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist.

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ActivismWould be 98

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1943 · 83 yrs

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Icelandic:; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland, serving from 1996 to 2016. He was previously a member of the Icelandic Parliament for the People's Alliance and served as Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1991.

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PoliticsAge 83

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1944 · 82 yrs

George Lucas

George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.

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FilmAge 82

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1945 · 81 yrs

Yochanan Vollach

Yochanan Vollach (Hebrew: יוחנן וולך, also Jochanan Wallach or Yohanan Wallach, born 14 May 1945) is an Israeli former footballer. He was a member of the Israel national team that competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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SportsAge 81

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1576 · 450 yrs

Tahmasp I

Tahmasp I (Persian: طهماسب یکم, romanized: Ṭahmāsb or تهماسب یکم Tahmâsb; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, the Mawsillu princess Tajlu Khanum.

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Notable PeopleDied aged 62

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1610 · 416 yrs

Henry IV of France

Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le Bon Roi Henri) or Henry the Great (Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610.

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RoyaltyDied aged 56

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1643 · 383 yrs

Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII (French pronunciation:; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.

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RoyaltyDied aged 41

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1818 · 208 yrs

Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly

Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (baptised 27 December 1761 – 26 May 1818) was a Russian field marshal who figured prominently in the Napoleonic Wars. Barclay was born into a Baltic German family from Livland.

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MilitaryDied aged 56

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1912 · 114 yrs

August Strindberg

Johan August Strindberg (Swedish:; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter.

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LiteratureDied aged 63

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1912 · 114 yrs

Frederik VIII of Denmark

Frederick VIII (Danish: Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. As the eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed "the father-in-law of Europe", and grandfather of Europe Frederick was related to royalty throughout Europe.

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RoyaltyDied aged 68

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1925 · 101 yrs

H. Rider Haggard

Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire.

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LiteratureDied aged 68

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1931 · 95 yrs

Viktor Dyk

Viktor Dyk (Czech pronunciation:; 31 December 1877 – 14 May 1931) was a nationalist Czech poet, prose writer, playwright, politician and political writer. He was sent to jail during the First World War for opposing the Austro-Hungarian empire.

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LiteratureWould be 148

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1935 · 91 yrs

Magnus Hirschfeld

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ScienceDied aged 67

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1940 · 86 yrs

Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 – May 14, 1940) was a Russian-born anarchist revolutionary, political activist, and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

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ActivismDied aged 70

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1943 · 83 yrs

Henri La Fontaine

Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation:; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau.

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LawDied aged 89

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1954 · 72 yrs

Heinz Guderian

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (German:; 17 June 1888 – 14 May 1954) was a German army general and military theorist. A pioneer and advocate of what would come to be called the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept and tank warfare more broadly.

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MilitaryWould be 138

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Events5

1900 · 126 yrs

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad (Jeux de la IIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900.

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Sports

1948 · 78 yrs

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine.

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War

1948 · 78 yrs

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (Hebrew: הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed at the Tel Aviv Museum on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), at the end of the civil war phase and beginning of the Arab–Israeli War of the 1948 Palestine war, by…

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Politics

2013 · 13 yrs

Eurovision Song Contest 2013

The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May and a final on 18 May 2013, held at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and presented by Petra Mede.

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Culture

2019 · 7 yrs

Eurovision Song Contest 2019

The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May and a final on 18 May 2019, held at Expo Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel, and presented by Erez Tal, Assi Azar, Lucy Ayoub, and Bar Refaeli.

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