WHAT HAPPENED ON 14. MAY
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Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England. (14. May 1264)

Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Venetians. (14. May 1509)

Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony. (14. May 1607)

The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen. (14. May 1608)

Henry IV of France is assassinated bringing Louis XIII to the throne. (14. May 1610)

Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII. (14. May 1643)

War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre. (14. May 1747)

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides. (14. May 1787)

Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. (14. May 1796)

The Lewis and Clark Expedition departs from Camp Dubois and begins its historic journey by traveling up the Missouri River. (14. May 1804)

Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor (14. May 1811)

The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas. (14. May 1836)

American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place. (14. May 1863)

Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō. (14. May 1868)

The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club. (14. May 1870)

The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the  Leonidas. (14. May 1879)

The children's charity National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is launched in London. (14. May 1889)

New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller. (14. May 1913)

Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published. (14. May 1925)

Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that plateau. (14. May 1929)