Famous Birthdays
- Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Richmond, Kentucky (d. 1976)
- Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist (d. 1993)
- Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, born in Tinos, Greece (d. 1977)
1899 Highlights
About May 14, 1899
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 124 years, 11 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Taurus
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot