On This Day — May 14, 2026

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On This Day — May 14

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on May 14.

  • 2022: Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
  • 2021: China successfully lands Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover.
  • 2012: Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.
  • 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.
  • 2008: Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police, 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested.

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