Historical Events In December - 14

1948  Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1952  On December - 14 kROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax on December - 14.   

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 December - 14.   

1955  Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar on this day in history.   

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

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1963  On December - 14 verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1966  On December - 14 emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91   

1967  On December - 14 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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1009  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

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 December - 14.   

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

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  (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  On December - 14 agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

1136  On December - 14 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  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  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on this day in history.   

1542  On December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30