Historical Events In April - 14

1959  (Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Wash DC on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs for the Stanley Cup  

1960  Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies on this day in history.  

1961  First live television broadcast from the Soviet Union on April - 14.  

1963  George Harrison is impressed by the unsigned group "Rolling Stones" on this day in history.  

1964  On April - 14 bert McGirr, cricketer (2 Tests for NZ, 51 runs), dies  

1965  Leonard Mudie, dies of heart ailment at 82 on this day in history.  

1968  On this day in history roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card  

1969  On April - 14 41st Academy Awards  

1969  First major league baseball game outside US played in Montreal, Canada on April - 14.  

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1969  On this day in history student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College  

1969  On this day in history tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540  

1969  VQ-1 aircraft shot down by North Korean aircraft over Sea of Japan on April - 14.  

1971  On April - 14 fort Point, SF dedicated as a national historic site  

1971  Armand Spitz, developer of small educational planetarium, dies on April - 14.  

1973  Magda Janssens, Flemish actress (Nederlands in 7 Lessons), dies at 88 on April - 14.  

1974  Gary Player wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament on this day in history.  

1974  The Navy donated the ASW carrier Yorktown to Charleston, South Carolina for the city's National Naval Museum on this day in history.  

1975  On April - 14 fredric March, actor (Inherit the Wind), dies at 77  

1976  On this day in history maude Prickett, actress (Rosie-Hazel), dies at 60  

1977  Riekus Waskowsky, Dutch poet, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1978  H Debehogne discovers asteroid #2364 Seillier on this day in history.  

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroids #2759 Idomeneus & #2830 Greenwich on this day in history.  

1980  On April - 14 tom Fadden, actor (Duffeild-Broken Arrow, Cimarron City), dies at 84  

1981  Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth on April - 14.  

1981  The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched on April - 14.  

1982  M Watt discovers asteroid #2675 Tolkien on this day in history.  

1983  On this day in history nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64  

1985  On this day in history enver Hoxha, Albanian leader (1944-85), dies  

1986  On this day in history uS aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya  

1987  Karl Holler, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history uSS Samuel B. Roberts struck Iranian mine off Qatar  

1988  On this day in history herbert Reynolds Inch, composer, dies at 83  

1989  On this day in history first Navy ship arrives on scene to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup  

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

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

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0711  On April - 14 childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27  

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

1099  On this day in history death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death  

1132  On April - 14 death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)  

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.