Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

1863  Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn on this day in history.   

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

1868  Richard Batka, composer on this day in history.   

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 December - 14 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  On December - 14 regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  On this day in history 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  On December - 14 karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86   

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

1894  On December - 14 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 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  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  On December - 14 margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1903  On December - 14 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 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  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  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

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

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.   

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

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

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

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

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

1542  On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30