Historical Events In December - 14

2017  Train ploughs into a school bus cutting it in half, killing 4 children and injuring 20 near Perpignan, France on December - 14.  

2017  Suicide bomber kills at least 18 police officers at a training centre parade in Mogadishu, Somalia, Islamic group al-Shabab claim responsibility on December - 14.  

2017  British surgeon Simon Bramhall admits to branding the liver of 2 patients with his initials on this day in history.  

2017  On December - 14 the Walt Disney Company announces that it will acquire most of 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox film studio, for $66 billion.  

2018  On December - 14 report by Reuters US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson knew for decades their talc was contaminated with asbestos  

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The United States and Canada begin mass vaccination with Tozinameran on December - 14.  

2020  On December - 14 sudan–United States relations: The United States removes Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.  

2020  On this day in history turkey–United States relations: The United States places sanctions on Turkey in retaliation for their purchase of a S-400 missile system from Russia, making the first time they have sanctioned a NATO ally.  

2020  A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.  

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on December - 14.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1625  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on December - 14.  

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on December - 14.  

1640  On this day in history birth of (baptism date)  

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on December - 14.  

1077  On this day in history agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies  

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.  

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

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