May 14 in History

• 1643

  May 14, 1643:

  Louis XIV, at four years old, becomes the King of France.

• 1796

  May 14, 1796:

  The first smallpox vaccination is administered by Edward Jenner.

• 1832

  May 14, 1832: Composer and pianist, Felix Mendelssohn, premieres his concert dubbed “Hebrides” in London.

• 1938

  May 14, 1938:

  The swashbuckler film, “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, is released and goes on to be counted amongst the year’s top 10 highest-grossing films.

• 1967

  May 14, 1967:

  Baseball player Mickey Mantle hits his 500th career home run.

• 1998

  May 14, 1998:

  “Finale”, the two-part final episode of the popular television sitcom “Seinfeld” airs to an estimated 76.3 million viewers.

• May 14, 1998:

  Frank Sinatra, one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians, dies.

• 2015

  May 14, 2015:

  B.B. King, American singer and guitarist credited as a blues pioneer, dies.