Page 3: Historical Events In May - 14
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 NikkÅ.
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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