Page 3: Historical Events In May - 14

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

1833  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88   

1835  Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile on this day in history.   

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

1842  The first edition of London Illustrated News on May - 14.   

1842  On this day in history 1st edition of London Illustrated News   

1845  Utrecht-Arnhem Railway opens on this day in history.   

1846  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) on this day in history.   

1847  On May - 14 fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41   

1853  Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk on this day in history.   

1861  On May - 14 the Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain.   

1862  On May - 14 adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents the chronograph   

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

1863  On this day in history battle of Jackson MS   

1863  Battle of Jackson, MS on May - 14.   

1863  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46   

1864  Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day) on May - 14.   

1864  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer on May - 14.   

1864  William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies on May - 14.   

1867  Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19) on May - 14.   

1868  Japanese Boshin War: end of the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, former Shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō on this day in history.   

1870  Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69   

1874  Harvard beats University of McGill (Montréal) in football, 3-0 on May - 14.   

1874  1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0 on this day in history.   

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

1878  Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) on May - 14.   

1878  On May - 14 vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

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

1881  Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA (1.82) on May - 14.   

1883  On this day in history jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil)   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in the US on this day in history.   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in US on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

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

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on May - 14.   

1679  On this day in history birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

1686  On May - 14 birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]   

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

0347  On May - 14 pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

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

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on this day in history.   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 14.   

1565  On May - 14 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  On May - 14 death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on May - 14.   

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on May - 14.