Historical Events For January - 14

1868  South Carolina constitutional convention, meets with a black majority on this day in history.  

1868  NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh on this day in history.  

1868  Catharina A M de Savornin Lohman, Dutch author (Belief) on January - 14.  

1868  On this day in history heinrich Schenker, Austrian musicologist (Ursatz), dies at 66  

1871  On this day in history pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress (Hofslachter)  

1873  On January - 14 "Celluloid" registered as a trademark  

1874  I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature on this day in history.  

1874  On January - 14 thornton Waldo Burgess, author (Peter Rabbit)  

1875  The birth of Albert Schweitzer, French medical missionary and Nobel Prize winner on this day in history.  

1875  On January - 14 albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1954)  

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1878  On this day in history the first private connection by telephone in Great Britain is made on the Isle of Wight when Queen Victoria speaks to Thomas Biddulph.  

1878  On January - 14 uS Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional  

1878  On January - 14 victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer  

1882  On January - 14 hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer (Story of America)  

1886  On January - 14 hugh Lofting, England, writer & illustrator (Dr Dolittle)  

1887  Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1888  On January - 14 stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

1889  On January - 14 vincenzo Davico, composer  

1890  On this day in history francesco D'Arcais, composer, dies at 59  

1892  The birth of Hal Roach, American director on January - 14.  

1892  On January - 14 hal Roach, early film director/producer (1 Million BC)  

1895  George Richard Samways, children's writer on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history john dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)  

1897  6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) first climbed on this day in history.  

1897  6,960-m (22,834') Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 1st climbed on this day in history.  

1898  Death of Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, British author of Alice in Wonderland on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history joe Darling hits the first six in Tests (out of the ground)  

1898  Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) on January - 14.  

1898  On this day in history helen Flint, Chicago, actress (Sea Devils, Married Before Breakfast)  

1898  Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 on January - 14.  

1899  On this day in history fritz Bayerlein, German lt-general (WW I, Poland, Libya, St-Lo)  

1900  On January - 14 giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca," premieres in Rome  

1901  Bebe Daniels, Scotland, actress (42nd Street, Lonesome Luke) on January - 14.  

1901  Charles Hermite, French mathematician (e is transcendent), dies at 78 on January - 14.  

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1131  King Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 1182) was born on January - 14.  

1451  On this day in history birth of franchinus Gaffurius, composer  

1467  On January - 14 birth of henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia  

1477  Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.  

1507  Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578) was born on January - 14.  

1551  On this day in history birth of alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (d. 1608)  

1566  Angelo Notari, composer was born on January - 14.  

1592  On January - 14 birth of sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India  

0973  Ekkehard I, monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies on this day in history.  

1163  On January - 14 ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies  

1236  On this day in history sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64  

1301  Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1331  On this day in history death of odoric, Italian explorer (b. 1286)  

1623  Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian/politician, dies at 70 on January - 14.  

1640  Death of Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer and judge (b. 1578) on January - 14.  

1648  Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63 on this day in history.