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What happened in history on this day: May 14?
On May 14 in ...
- 1951 - Sammy Fain/EY Harburg's musical "Flahooley" premieres at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 40 performances.
- 1957 - Bob Merrill's musical New Girl in Town premieres at 46th Steet Theater in New York City for 432 performances.
- 1980 - "Musical Chairs" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 15 performances.
- 1984 - 19th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama wins.
- 2022 - The 66th Eurovision Song Contest is won by the Kalush Orchestra of Ukraine.
Births on May 14
- 1885 - Birth of Otto Klemperer in Breslau, Germany; conductor/composer (Das Ziel).
- 1915 - Birth of Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty; trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers).
- 1925 - Birth of Patrice Munsel in Spokane, Washington, USA; soprano (Patrice Munsel Show).
- 1936 - Birth of Bobby Darin [Walden Waldo Cassotto] in Bronx, New York, USA; singer ("Mack the Knife").
- 1943 - Birth of Dereck "Lek" Leckenby in Leeds, England; guitarist (Herman's Hermits - "There's a Kind of Hush", "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter").
- 1943 - Birth of Jack Bruce in Lanarkshire, Scotland; bassist (Cream - "White Room").
- 1944 - Birth of Gene Cornish in Ottawa, Canada; rock bassist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Rascals).
- 1944 - Birth of Troy Shondell; rocker (Many Sides of Troy Shondell).
- 1947 - Birth of Al Ciner in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rock guitarist (American Breed).
- 1951 - Birth of Jay Beckenstein; saxophonist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance").
- 1952 - Birth of David Byrne in Dunbartin, Scotand; rock guitarist/singer (Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer").
- 1953 - Birth of Tom Cochrane in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; rock vocalist/guitarist (Red Rider).
- 1959 - Birth of Patrick Bruel; Algerian/French actor/rock vocalist (Coup of Sirocco).
- 1962 - Birth of C C Deville; rocker (Poison - "Talk Dirty to Me").
- 1962 - Birth of Ian Astbury in Heswall, Merseyside, England; rock vocalist (Cult - "Fire Woman").
- 1962 - Birth of Martin Rongen; Dutch pop drummer (Rowwen Hèze - "Boem").
- 1969 - Birth of David William Wood in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (New Kids - "Lovin' You Forever").
- 1971 - Birth of Raphael Wiggins in Oakland, California, USA; rapper (Lifelines).
- 1973 - Birth of Shanice [Wilson] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; vocalist (Discovery, Loving You).
Deaths on May 14
- 1976 - Keith Relf, rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted while tuning his guitar at age 33.
- 1984 - Larry Stock, songwriter ("Blueberry Hill"), dies.
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