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 this day in history.   

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on December - 14.   

1953  On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

1954  WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting on December - 14.   

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

1955  On this day in history 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 December - 14 j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m   

1959  Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1959  Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

1961  On December - 14 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 December - 14.   

1962  On this day in history 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  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ   

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1966  Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on December - 14.   

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

1969  "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance on this day in history.   

1971  Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure on December - 14.   

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

1974  On December - 14 walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85   

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

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

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1009  On December - 14 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  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  (baptism date) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1460  On December - 14 death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

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 December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30