Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

1863  Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn on December - 14.   

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 December - 14.   

1873  Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on this day in history.   

1873  J Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies on this day in history.   

1875  On December - 14 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  Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer on December - 14.   

1884  Regina Ullmann, writer on this day in history.   

1886  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history american Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia   

1889  American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila on December - 14.   

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 December - 14 joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer   

1895  On this day in history george VI, king of England (1936-52)   

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 this day in history.   

1896  James H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942) 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.   

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

1898  On December - 14 frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

1900  On this day in history 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  1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) on this day in history.   

1901  Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show)   

1903  Reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut on December - 14.   

1903  On December - 14 william Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair   

1905  Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin on December - 14.   

1906  On December - 14 helmut Bornefeld, composer   

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

1553  On December - 14 birth of henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France   

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

1631  On December - 14 birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.   

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

1077  On December - 14 agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on this day in history.   

1417  On this day in history death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on December - 14.   

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

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on December - 14.   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.