Page 6: Historical Events In December - 14

1948  On December - 14 reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62   

1950  On December - 14 uN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954)   

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

1950  On December - 14 albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65   

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  On December - 14 brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

1954  On this day in history wOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

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

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

1956  On this day in history paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO   

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  Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie on this day in history.   

1960  Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63 on December - 14.   

1961  Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record on this day in history.   

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) on December - 14.   

1962  On December - 14 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.   

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 December - 14.   

1963  On this day in history dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39   

1964  On December - 14 michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"   

1964  William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 on December - 14.   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84   

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

1967  On December - 14 dNA created in a test tube   

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

1971  On December - 14 golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure   

1973  On December - 14 yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77   

1974  Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days on this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on this day in history.   

1625  On December - 14 birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on December - 14.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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