Historical Events In December - 14

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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 December - 14.  

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

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

1962  On this day in history mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus)  

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  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  On December - 14 dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39  

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

1964  On this day in history 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  Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

1967  DNA created in a test tube on December - 14.  

1969  On this day in history "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 December - 14 yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77  

1974  On this day in history walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85  

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 this day in history.  

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

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.  

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

1625  On this day in history birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)  

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.  

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.  

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 December - 14 death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered  

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  On this day in history death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)  

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on December - 14.  

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.