Historical Events In April - 14

1881  On this day in history 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  Leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

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

1887  On this day in history 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  On this day in history pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC)  

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

1892  On this day in history giorgio Cesana, Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906)  

1894  On April - 14 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 this day in history mary Marquet, St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance)  

1896  On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)  

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

1898  On this day in history 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 this day in history president Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris  

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

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

1902  JC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo on April - 14.  

1902  On April - 14 menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)  

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

1904  The birth of John Gielgud, British actor on April - 14.  

1904  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London  

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

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

1906  On this day in history pres Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press  

1906  Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75) on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history the birth of Francois Duvalier, Dictator of Haiti  

1907  On April - 14 francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti  

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

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1336  On this day in history 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  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.  

1629  On April - 14 birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)  

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on April - 14.  

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.  

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 April - 14.  

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 April - 14.  

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

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.  

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

1345  On April - 14 death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)