Page 6: 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  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  On December - 14 brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

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

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  Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar on December - 14.   

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on December - 14.   

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

1959  On December - 14 j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m   

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

1959  On December - 14 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  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 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 December - 14.   

1962  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on December - 14.   

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

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

1964  Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58   

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

1965  On December - 14 hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84   

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

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

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

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 December - 14.   

1503  On December - 14 birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  On this day in history birth of tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)   

1553  On December - 14 birth of henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France   

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  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 December - 14.   

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

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on this day in history.   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

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