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 December - 14.   

1950  "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs on this day in history.   

1950  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65 on December - 14.   

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

1953  Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax on this day in history.   

1954  WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1955  On December - 14 albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations.   

1955  On December - 14 dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar   

1956  On December - 14 paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO   

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

1959  On this day in history j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m   

1959  On December - 14 archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus   

1959  Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84 on December - 14.   

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

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

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

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"   

1964  On December - 14 william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58   

1965  On this day in history "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  DNA created in a test tube on December - 14.   

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  On this day in history yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77   

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

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

1975  On December - 14 arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81   

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

1363  On December - 14 birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on this day in history.   

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

1553  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  On December - 14 birth of (baptism date)   

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 this day in history.   

1136  On this day in history death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered   

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  On December - 14 death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.