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Amber Tamblyn first came to national attention at the age of 11 for her role as Emily Quartermaine on the soap opera General Hospital.
Famous Birthdays on May 14
1983 — Amber Tamblyn
American actress, author, model, director
May 14 has 184 recorded notable births across history, from 1316 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on May 14
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- 1948 Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Source
- 1961 Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Source
- 2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135. Source
- 1955 Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. Source
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Roy Halladay's lasting durability allowed him to lead the league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945.
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David Kelly was appointed to the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) in 1991 as one of its chief weapons inspectors in Iraq and led ten of the organisation's missions between May 1991 and December 1998.
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For the former she won the National Television Award, while the latter earned her the Empire and MTV Movie awards.
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Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.
More major people born on May 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1977
Roy Halladay
American baseball player (died 2017)
Harry Leroy Halladay III was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013.
1944
David Kelly
Welsh scientist (died 2003)
David Christopher Kelly was a Welsh scientist and authority on biological warfare (BW).
1976
Martine McCutcheon
English actress and singer
Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon is an English former actress and singer.
1966
Raphael Saadiq
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to prominence as a vocalist and bassist for the R&B band Tony! Toni!
1983
Anahí
Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla, known mononymously as Anahí, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. In 1986, she started her acting career when she was cast on Chiquilladas.
1904
Marcel Junod
Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (died 1961)
Marcel Junod was a Swiss medical doctor and one of the most accomplished field delegates in the history of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
1917
Lou Harrison
American composer and critic (died 2003)
Lou Silver Harrison was an American composer, music critic, music theorist, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments.
1961
Alain Vigneault
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Alain Vigneault is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach.
1927
Herbert W. Franke
Austrian scientist and author (died 2022)
Herbert W. Franke was an Austrian scientist and writer. Die Zeit calls him "the most prominent German writing Science Fiction author".
1943
Eddie Low
New Zealand country singer and musician (died 2024)
Edward Robert Low was a New Zealand country singer and musician, with a career spanning over 60 years.
1679
Peder Horrebow
Danish astronomer and mathematician (died 1764)
Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow (Horrebov) was a Danish astronomer. Born in Løgstør, Jutland to a poor family of fishermen, Horrebow entered the University of Copenhagen in 1703.
1944
George Lucas
American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist.
1933
Siân Phillips
Welsh actress and singer
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress.
1814
Charles Beyer
German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock & Company (died 1876)
Charles Frederick Beyer was a German-British locomotive designer and builder, and co-founder of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
1984
Gary Ablett
Jr., Australian footballer
Gary Robert Ablett Jr. is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).
1699
Hans Joachim von Zieten
Prussian general (died 1786)
Hans Joachim von Zieten, sometimes spelled Johann Joachim von Ziethen,, also known as Zieten aus dem Busch, was a cavalry general in the Prussian Army.
1901
Robert Ritter
German psychologist and physician (died 1951)
Robert Ritter was a German racial scientist doctor of psychology and medicine, with a background in child psychiatry and the biology of criminality.
1962
Ian Astbury
English-Canadian singer-songwriter
Ian Robert Astbury is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist, frontman and a founding member of the rock band The Cult.
1958
Christine Brennan
American journalist and author
Christine Brennan is an American sports columnist for USA Today, a commentator on ABC News, CNN, PBS NewsHour and NPR, and an author.