May 14th in History

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May 14th in History

1610: Henry IV of France assassinated
1940: Rotterdam, in Holland, captured by German forces during WW2
1948: Jewish provisional government formed as British Mandate for Palestine ends
1955: The Warsaw Pact signed by Eastern bloc countries
1973: The United States launch the Skylab 1 space station

May 14th birthdays

1686: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, German inventor of mercury thermometer
1727: Thomas Gainsborough, British artist
1944: George Lucas, Creator of the Star Wars films