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 this day in history.   

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

1873  On December - 14 j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies   

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  Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer on December - 14.   

1884  Regina Ullmann, writer on December - 14.   

1886  On this day in history antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27   

1889  On December - 14 american Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia   

1889  American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila on this day in history.   

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  Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer on December - 14.   

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 December - 14.   

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  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  On December - 14 margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine)   

1898  On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

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

1900  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on December - 14.   

1900  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46 on December - 14.   

1901  On December - 14 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium)   

1901  Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928) on December - 14.   

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

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 this day in history sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

1906  On this day in history helmut Bornefeld, composer   

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1009  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 14.   

1631  On December - 14 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  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  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on this day in history.   

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

1476  On December - 14 death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)   

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

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