Historical Events In May - 14

1911  Hans Vogt, composer on May - 14.   

1912  On May - 14 marguerite Fawdry, museum curator   

1912  August Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1913  French Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands on this day in history.   

1914  On May - 14 chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0   

1915  On May - 14 harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers)   

1917  Herta Ryder, literary agent on May - 14.   

1918  Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1918  Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper (England 3 times early 50's) on this day in history.   

1919  On May - 14 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53   

1919  Heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise) on May - 14.   

1920  On this day in history wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit   

1921  On May - 14 florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death   

1921  Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats on May - 14.   

1921  Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death on May - 14.   

1922  Agha Hasan Abedi, banker on May - 14.   

1923  Diane Arbus, [Nemerov], NYC, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar) on this day in history.   

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on this day in history.   

1925  Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show)   

1925  On this day in history henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1926  On this day in history cestmir Gregor, composer   

1927  On May - 14 "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie   

1927  On this day in history shirley Spork, LPGA golfer   

1928  On this day in history john McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg   

1931  Ã…dalen shootings: five people are killed in Ã…dalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration on May - 14.   

1932  On May - 14 "We Want Beer!" parade in New York   

1932  "We Want Beer!" parade in NY on May - 14.   

1935  On May - 14 los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US   

1935  Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement on May - 14.   

1935  On May - 14 griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1938  English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 on May - 14.   

1938  On this day in history 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8   

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1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On May - 14 birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on May - 14.   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14.   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on May - 14.   

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on this day in history.   

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on May - 14.   

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on May - 14.   

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on this day in history.   

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on May - 14.   

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on this day in history.