Historical Events for 14th May 2023

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1861 - The Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain
1862 - Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph
1897 - Oldest continuously operating movie theater in the world, the State Theatre first opens in Washington, Iowa (Guinness World Records)
1948 - US grants Israel de facto recognition
1966 - A Lover's Concerto by Mrs Miller hits #95
1976 - Lowell Thomas ends 46 years as radio network reporter
1995 - Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most senior spiritual leader
1997 - Baseball's Executive Council suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his suing other team owners
2000 - "Yi Yi" Taiwanese film by Edward Yang debuts at Cannes
2012 - Stanford University scientists develop prototype bionic eye

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