Historical Events In December - 14

1774  On this day in history mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft William & Mary   

1777  Juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos the mayo) on December - 14.   

1779  On this day in history mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer   

1780  Karl Robert von Nesselrode, Germ/Russian minister of Foreign Affairs on December - 14.   

1782  On this day in history charleston, SC evacuated by British   

1783  On this day in history johann Christoph Kienlen, composer   

1788  On December - 14 carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74   

1789  Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history first state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati   

1793  On this day in history 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati   

1798  David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine on December - 14.   

1798  On this day in history david Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine   

1799  On this day in history george Washington, the American revolutionary leader and first president of the United States, dies of acute laryngitis at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia   

1799  On December - 14 george Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66   

1812  On this day in history charles J Canning, English earl/1st viceroy of British-Indies   

1819  Alabama admitted to the Union as 22nd state on this day in history.   

1819  Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state on this day in history.   

1823  Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naple revolution 1799), dies at 53 on December - 14.   

1825  On this day in history decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins   

1829  On December - 14 john Mercer Langston, 1st black to hold US political office   

1829  Luigi Marchesi, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1830  Allen Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 on December - 14.   

1832  On this day in history daniel Harris Reynolds, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902   

1836  On this day in history the Toledo War unofficially ends.   

1837  William Wells, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 on December - 14.   

1849  On December - 14 first chamber music group in US gives their first concert (Boston)   

1849  1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston) on December - 14.   

1849  On December - 14 conradin Kreutzer, composer, dies at 69   

1853  On December - 14 salvador Diaz Miron, Mexican poet (Los Cien Mejores Poemas)   

1861  On this day in history prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London.   

1861  Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 on December - 14.   

1862  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [OS] on December - 14.   

1862  George Dashiell Bayard, Union brig general, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1863  On December - 14 battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tennessee   

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1009  On December - 14 birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

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

1503  On December - 14 birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  On December - 14 birth of tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)   

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

1625  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on December - 14.   

1631  On this day in history birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  (baptism date) was born on this day in history.   

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

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on this day in history.   

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.   

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on December - 14.   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1476  On this day in history death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)   

1510  On December - 14 death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.