Page 6: Historical Events In December - 14

1948  Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 on December - 14.   

1950  UN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954) on this day in history.   

1950  On December - 14 "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs   

1950  On this day in history albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65   

1952  On this day in history kROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  On December - 14 brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

1954  On December - 14 wOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar   

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on December - 14.   

1957  On December - 14 "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs   

1959  J.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m on December - 14.   

1959  On this day in history archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus   

1959  On December - 14 maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  On December - 14 australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie   

1960  On December - 14 gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63   

1961  Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record on December - 14.   

1962  On December - 14 mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus)   

1962  U.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth on December - 14.   

1962  On December - 14 mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)   

1963  Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ on this day in history.   

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 on December - 14.   

1964  Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" on December - 14.   

1964  William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1965  On December - 14 "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances   

1965  Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84 on December - 14.   

1966  On this day in history emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91   

1967  On this day in history dNA created in a test tube   

1969  On December - 14 "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance   

1971  On this day in history golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure   

1973  Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77 on December - 14.   

1974  Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 on December - 14.   

1975  On December - 14 6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days   

1975  Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 on December - 14.   

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on December - 14.   

1363  On this day in history birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

1503  On this day in history birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  On December - 14 birth of tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on December - 14.   

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 December - 14.   

1640  (baptism date) was born on this day in history.   

0872  On December - 14 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  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.   

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

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

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on December - 14.   

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