Historical Events
- Kamikaze Zero strikes US aircraft carrier Enterprise
Highest Human Radiation Dose
Physician Joseph G. Hamilton injects misdiagnosed cancer patient Albert Stevens (CAL-1) with 131 kBq (3.55 µCi) of plutonium without his knowledge. Stevens lives another 20 years, surviving the highest known accumulated radiation dose in any human
- US offensive on Okinawa, Sugar Loaf conquered
Famous Birthdays
- Grigori Zhislin, Russian concert violinist, and viola player, born in Leningrad, USSR (d. 2017)
- Joggie Viljoen, South African rugby union scrum half (6 Tests; Griqualand West RU, Eastern Province RU), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2023)
- Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer and president of Maccabi Haifa
Famous Deaths
- Heber J. Grant, 7th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 88
Died in 1945 1945 Highlights
About May 14, 1945
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 78 years, 11 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Taurus
