Historical Events In April - 14

1881  On April - 14 the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas.  

1881  On this day in history anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)  

1883  On this day in history leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris  

1886  On April - 14 edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism)  

1887  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG) on this day in history.  

1888  On this day in history william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

1889  Adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20] on this day in history.  

1890  On April - 14 pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC)  

1891  On April - 14 b. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d.1956)  

1892  On April - 14 giorgio Cesana, Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906)  

1894  On this day in history firt public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)  

1894  1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures) on this day in history.  

1895  On this day in history 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony  

1895  Mary Marquet, St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance) on April - 14.  

1896  On April - 14 john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)  

1897  Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader on April - 14.  

1898  On April - 14 commissioning of first Post Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace  

1898  Lee Tracy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye) on this day in history.  

1900  On April - 14 veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established  

1900  On this day in history president Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris  

1900  Salvatore Baccaloni, Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby) on this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history alfred West, champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits)  

1902  JC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo on this day in history.  

1902  Menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews) on this day in history.  

1903  On April - 14 dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC)  

1904  On April - 14 the birth of John Gielgud, British actor  

1904  George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London on this day in history.  

1904  John Gielgud, London England, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man) on this day in history.  

1905  Frits Philips, Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips) on April - 14.  

1906  Pres Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press on this day in history.  

1906  Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75) on April - 14.  

1907  The birth of Francois Duvalier, Dictator of Haiti on April - 14.  

1907  On this day in history francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti  

1909  Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London on this day in history.  

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1336  On April - 14 birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)  

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.  

1592  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on April - 14.  

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.  

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer  

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.  

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on this day in history.  

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on April - 14.  

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.  

1240  On April - 14 llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies  

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.  

1322  On April - 14 death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)