Historical Events In April - 14

1881  The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas on this day in history.  

1881  On April - 14 anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)  

1883  On April - 14 leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris  

1886  On this day in history edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism)  

1887  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG)  

1888  William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 on April - 14.  

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  On this day in history b. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d.1956)  

1892  Giorgio Cesana, Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906) on April - 14.  

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

1897  On April - 14 barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader  

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  Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established on this day in history.  

1900  On April - 14 president Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris  

1900  Salvatore Baccaloni, Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby) on April - 14.  

1901  On April - 14 alfred West, champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits)  

1902  On April - 14 jC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo  

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

1904  On April - 14 george Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London  

1904  On this day in history john Gielgud, London England, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man)  

1905  Frits Philips, Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips) on this day in history.  

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 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  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.  

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.  

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

0911  On April - 14 sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies  

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

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on April - 14.  

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies  

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland  

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on April - 14.  

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.