Historical Events In August - 14

1840  On this day in history baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist  

1842  On this day in history seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma  

1842  Henry Duff Trail, journalist/author on this day in history.  

1844  Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies on this day in history.  

1846  Henry David Thoreau jailed for tax resistance on August - 14.  

1848  On August - 14 oregon Territory created  

1850  On this day in history earnest YY [Bachigaloupi] Tourniaire, actor (Kloris & Roses)  

1856  William Buckland, dean (Westminister)/geologist, dies on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history george Combe, phrenologist, dies  

1860  Ernest T Seton, naturalist/painter/author (Buffalo Wind-1938) on August - 14.  

1861  On this day in history 79th NY troops mutinies  

1861  On this day in history bion Joseph Arnold, electrical engineer/inventor  

1862  Lincoln receives first group of blacks to confer with US president on this day in history.  

1862  Lincoln receives 1st group of blacks to confer with US president on this day in history.  

1863  First Kanakas arrive in Brisbane for employment on cotton plantation on August - 14.  

1863  On August - 14 colin Campbell, British officer (Cawnpore), dies at 70  

1864  -16] Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history the birth of John Galsworthy, English playwright and novelist  

1867  John Galsworthy, England, author (Forsyte Saga-Nobel 1932) on this day in history.  

1867  Niccola Benvenuti, composer, dies at 84 on August - 14.  

1868  On August - 14 leone Sinigaglia, composer  

1869  On this day in history edvard Armas Jornefelt, Vyborg Finland, composer (Berceuse)  

1870  David [James] Glasgow Farragut, admiral, dies on this day in history.  

1873  "Forest and Stream" begins publishing on this day in history.  

1873  "Field & Stream" begins publishing on August - 14.  

1875  On this day in history society of Regte Afrikaanders establishes in Paarl  

1876  Prairie View State University forms on this day in history.  

1876  On August - 14 alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34)  

1878  On this day in history harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)  

1880  Australia's first soccer club, The Wanderers, plays its first match, against Kings School, Parramatta, NSW on August - 14.  

1880  Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed on August - 14.  

1880  Construction of Cologne Cathedral completed (began in 1248) on August - 14.  

1882  Queen Victoria recieves Zulu chief Cetewayo on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history ernest E Just, biologist (pioneered cell division)  

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.  

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.  

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)  

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher  

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.  

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)  

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.  

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  

0582  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor  

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)  

1390  On August - 14 death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)  

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76  

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.  

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.  

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.