Timeline May 1914

Events in May 1914 4

• 1914 – 1958 Tyrone Power (1914-1958) Died 15 November 1958, aged 44 Power was one of Hollywood's leading matinee idols of the 1930s and 1940s, starring in films such as "The Mark of Zorro" and "Witness for the Prosecution." He suffered a fatal heart attack while filming a swordfighting scene in Spain.
• 1914 – 1981 Joe Louis (1914-1981) Died 12 April 1981, aged 66 American boxer Joe Louis, world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 12 April 1981. He defended his title a record twenty-five times and his 1938 rematch victory over Max Schmeling became a landmark moment in American sports history. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
• 1914 – 1986 Lilli Palmer (1914-1986) German actress who fled the Nazis, worked in Britain and Hollywood, and later wrote bestselling memoirs.
• 1914 Lilli Palmer born in Posen Lilli Palmer is born in Posen.