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  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG) on April - 14.  

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

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

1890  Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC) on this day in history.  

1891  B. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d.1956) on April - 14.  

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

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

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

1896  John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) on this day in history.  

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  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 April - 14.  

1900  President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris on April - 14.  

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

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

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  Dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC) on April - 14.  

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  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 April - 14.  

1907  Francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti on this day in history.  

1909  On April - 14 anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London  

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.  

1572  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

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

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

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

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on April - 14.  

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

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

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