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 April - 14 leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris  

1886  Edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism) on April - 14.  

1887  On April - 14 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG)  

1888  On April - 14 william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

1889  On April - 14 adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20]  

1890  Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC) on April - 14.  

1891  B. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d.1956) on this day in history.  

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

1894  On April - 14 firt public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)  

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

1895  On April - 14 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony  

1895  On April - 14 mary Marquet, St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance)  

1896  John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) on April - 14.  

1897  On this day in history barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader  

1898  Commissioning of first Post Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace on April - 14.  

1898  On this day in history lee Tracy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye)  

1900  Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established on April - 14.  

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

1900  On this day in history salvatore Baccaloni, Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby)  

1901  Alfred West, champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits) on April - 14.  

1902  On this day in history jC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo  

1902  Menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews) on April - 14.  

1903  On this day in history dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC)  

1904  The birth of John Gielgud, British actor on this day in history.  

1904  George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London on April - 14.  

1904  On April - 14 john Gielgud, London England, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man)  

1905  On April - 14 frits Philips, Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips)  

1906  Pres Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press on April - 14.  

1906  On this day in history faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75)  

1907  The birth of Francois Duvalier, Dictator of Haiti on this day in history.  

1907  Francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti on April - 14.  

1909  On this day in history anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London  

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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 this day in history.  

1578  On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)  

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

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

1668  On this day in history birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)  

1676  On this day in history birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on this day in history.  

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27  

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on April - 14.  

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.  

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

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.  

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

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on April - 14.