Page 3: Historical Events In May - 14

1832  On May - 14 john van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried   

1833  Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88 on May - 14.   

1835  On May - 14 charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile   

1836  James Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1842  On May - 14 the first edition of London Illustrated News   

1842  1st edition of London Illustrated News on May - 14.   

1845  Utrecht-Arnhem Railway opens on May - 14.   

1846  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) on May - 14.   

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41 on May - 14.   

1853  On May - 14 gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk   

1861  The Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents the chronograph   

1862  On this day in history adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph   

1863  On May - 14 battle of Jackson MS   

1863  On May - 14 battle of Jackson, MS   

1863  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46 on May - 14.   

1864  Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day) on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history eleanor Everest Freer, composer   

1864  William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies on this day in history.   

1867  On May - 14 kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19)   

1868  On May - 14 japanese Boshin War: end of the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, former Shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō.   

1870  On this day in history zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer   

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history harvard beats University of McGill (Montréal) in football, 3-0   

1874  On May - 14 1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0   

1877  John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on May - 14.   

1878  On this day in history vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

1878  Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) on this day in history.   

1879  The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas on this day in history.   

1881  On May - 14 ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA (1.82)   

1883  Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil) on May - 14.   

1884  On May - 14 anti-Monopoly party forms in the US   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in US on May - 14.   

1885  11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.25 on this day in history.   

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.   

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14.   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on May - 14.   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  On May - 14 birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on this day in history.   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.   

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on May - 14.   

0649  On this day in history theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  On May - 14 john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

1470  On May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on May - 14.   

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56