| General Information for May 14th 2017 |
| There are 6 public holidays today. |
| Day 134 of 2017 |
| 231 days left in 2017 |
| Week 19 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1997 - The Spice Girls make history by becoming the first British group to enter the US charts at No 1. |
| 1971 - A London Underground train driver is killed when he accelerates through the sand drag and into the buffers at the Tooting Broadway station. |
| 1961 - Actor Tim Roth, a regular collaborator with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, is born. |
| 1894 - Blackpool's famous tower is opened. |