Historical Events In December - 14

1863  On December - 14 battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn   

1866  The birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic on December - 14.   

1868  On this day in history richard Batka, composer   

1870  Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on this day in history.   

1873  Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on December - 14.   

1873  On this day in history j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies   

1875  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer   

1877  Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys) on December - 14.   

1882  Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo on December - 14.   

1883  Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 14 regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  On December - 14 antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27   

1889  American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 14 american Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila   

1893  Karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1894  Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85) on December - 14.   

1894  Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer on December - 14.   

1895  George VI, king of England (1936-52) on December - 14.   

1896  James Doolittle aviator U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on December - 14.   

1896  The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company on December - 14.   

1896  On this day in history james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)   

1896  James Doolittle aviator: U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on December - 14.   

1897  On this day in history margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine)   

1898  Frederick Douglass Hall, composer on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.   

1900  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on December - 14.   

1900  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46 on December - 14.   

1901  1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) on December - 14.   

1901  Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928) on December - 14.   

1902  Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show) on December - 14.   

1903  Reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut on December - 14.   

1903  William Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair on this day in history.   

1905  On December - 14 sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

1906  On December - 14 helmut Bornefeld, composer   

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on December - 14.   

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on December - 14.   

1503  On December - 14 birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.   

1553  On this day in history birth of henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France   

1625  On December - 14 birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

1631  On this day in history birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  (baptism date) was born on this day in history.   

0872  On this day in history adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80   

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.   

1136  On December - 14 death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered   

1417  On December - 14 death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

1460  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

1476  On December - 14 death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)   

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30