Page 5: Historical Events In May - 14

1911  Hans Vogt, composer on this day in history.   

1912  Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator on May - 14.   

1912  August Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history french Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands   

1914  Chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0 on May - 14.   

1915  Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers) on May - 14.   

1917  Herta Ryder, literary agent on this day in history.   

1918  Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper (England 3 times early 50's)   

1919  45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53 on this day in history.   

1919  Heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise) on May - 14.   

1920  Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit on this day in history.   

1921  On May - 14 florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death   

1921  On this day in history mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats   

1921  On this day in history florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death   

1922  Agha Hasan Abedi, banker on this day in history.   

1923  Diane Arbus, [Nemerov], NYC, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar) on May - 14.   

1924  On May - 14 joly Braga Santos, composer   

1925  On this day in history virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.   

1925  On this day in history patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show)   

1925  On May - 14 henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1926  On May - 14 cestmir Gregor, composer   

1927  On May - 14 "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie   

1927  On this day in history shirley Spork, LPGA golfer   

1928  On May - 14 john McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg   

1931  On May - 14 Ã…dalen shootings: five people are killed in Ã…dalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.   

1932  "We Want Beer!" parade in New York on May - 14.   

1932  On May - 14 "We Want Beer!" parade in NY   

1935  Los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US on this day in history.   

1935  Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement on May - 14.   

1935  On May - 14 griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  On this day in history edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74   

1938  On this day in history english soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3   

1938  64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8 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 May - 14.   

1553  On May - 14 birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

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

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on May - 14.   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14.   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on May - 14.   

0347  On this day in history pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on this day in history.   

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

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  On May - 14 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  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on this day in history.