Historical Events In December - 14

1948  On December - 14 reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62   

1950  On December - 14 uN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954)   

1950  "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs on December - 14.   

1950  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65 on December - 14.   

1952  On this day in history kROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

1954  WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 14.   

1955  Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations on December - 14.   

1955  Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar on December - 14.   

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on December - 14.   

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on December - 14.   

1959  J.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m on December - 14.   

1959  Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus on December - 14.   

1959  On December - 14 maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie on this day in history.   

1960  Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63 on December - 14.   

1961  On December - 14 jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record   

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) on December - 14.   

1962  On this day in history u.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.   

1962  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 14 verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ   

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 on December - 14.   

1964  Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" on this day in history.   

1964  On December - 14 william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58   

1965  On this day in history "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances   

1965  On this day in history hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84   

1966  Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on December - 14.   

1967  On this day in history dNA created in a test tube   

1969  "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance on this day in history.   

1971  Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure on this day in history.   

1973  Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1974  Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 on December - 14.   

1975  6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81   

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

1363  On this day in history birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

1503  On this day in history birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On December - 14 birth of henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France   

1625  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of (baptism date)   

0872  On December - 14 adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80   

1077  On this day in history agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.   

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

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on December - 14.   

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.