Historical Events In December - 14

1948  On December - 14 reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62  

1950  UN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954) on this day in history.  

1950  On December - 14 "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs  

1950  On this day in history albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65  

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on December - 14.  

1953  Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax on this day in history.  

1954  WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 14.  

1955  On this day in history albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations.  

1955  Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar on December - 14.  

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on this day in history.  

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m  

1959  On December - 14 archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus  

1959  Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84 on December - 14.  

1960  Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie on this day in history.  

1960  Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63 on December - 14.  

1961  Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus)  

1962  On this day in history u.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.  

1962  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on December - 14.  

1963  Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ on this day in history.  

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"  

1964  On December - 14 william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58  

1965  On this day in history "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances  

1965  Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84 on December - 14.  

1966  On December - 14 emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91  

1967  DNA created in a test tube on this day in history.  

1969  "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure  

1973  On this day in history yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77  

1974  On December - 14 walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85  

1975  6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days on December - 14.  

1975  On this day in history arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81  

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on this day in history.  

1363  On December - 14 birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist  

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on this day in history.  

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.  

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)  

1631  On December - 14 birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)  

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.  

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on December - 14.  

1077  On December - 14 agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies  

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on this day in history.  

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on this day in history.  

1460  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)  

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)  

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.