Historical Events In December - 14

1863  On this day in history battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn   

1866  On December - 14 the birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic   

1868  On December - 14 richard Batka, composer   

1870  Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on this day in history.   

1873  Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on December - 14.   

1873  J Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies on December - 14.   

1875  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer   

1877  On this day in history lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys)   

1882  On December - 14 henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo   

1883  On this day in history manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer   

1884  Regina Ullmann, writer on this day in history.   

1886  On December - 14 antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27   

1889  American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history american Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila   

1893  Karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 14 day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)   

1894  On this day in history joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer   

1895  George VI, king of England (1936-52) on December - 14.   

1896  James Doolittle aviator U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on this day in history.   

1896  The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company on December - 14.   

1896  On this day in history james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)   

1896  James Doolittle aviator: U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on December - 14.   

1897  Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) on December - 14.   

1898  On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

1900  On December - 14 quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.   

1900  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on December - 14.   

1900  On this day in history jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46   

1901  On this day in history 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium)   

1901  On this day in history henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928)   

1902  Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show) on December - 14.   

1903  On December - 14 reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut   

1903  On this day in history william Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair   

1905  On December - 14 sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

1906  Helmut Bornefeld, composer on December - 14.   

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

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.   

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

1625  On this day in history birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

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

1640  On December - 14 birth of (baptism date)   

0872  On this day in history 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 December - 14.   

1136  On this day in history death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered   

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

1460  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.   

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

1542  On December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30