Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

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

1866  The birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history richard Batka, composer   

1870  Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on December - 14.   

1873  On this day in history marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer   

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

1875  Dobri Khristov, composer on this day in history.   

1877  Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys) on December - 14.   

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

1883  On December - 14 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 December - 14.   

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

1893  Karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86 on December - 14.   

1894  Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85) on this day in history.   

1894  On December - 14 joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer   

1895  George VI, king of England (1936-52) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 14 the Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.   

1896  On December - 14 james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)   

1896  On this day in history 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   

1897  Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) on this day in history.   

1898  Frederick Douglass Hall, composer on December - 14.   

1900  Quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law on this day in history.   

1900  On December - 14 boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer   

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

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

1901  On December - 14 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 December - 14 william Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair   

1905  On this day in history sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

1906  Helmut Bornefeld, composer on this day in history.   

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on this day in history.   

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on December - 14.   

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on December - 14.   

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  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

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  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on December - 14.   

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

1136  On December - 14 death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered   

1417  On December - 14 death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

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

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

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

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