Page 5: Historical Events In May - 14

1911  On this day in history hans Vogt, composer   

1912  Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator on this day in history.   

1912  On May - 14 august Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63   

1913  On May - 14 french Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands   

1914  On this day in history chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0   

1915  Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers) on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC   

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

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

1919  On this day in history heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise)   

1920  Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit on May - 14.   

1921  Florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death on May - 14.   

1921  Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats on this day in history.   

1921  Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death on May - 14.   

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

1923  On this day in history diane Arbus, [Nemerov], NYC, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar)   

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on May - 14.   

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

1925  Patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1926  On this day in history cestmir Gregor, composer   

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

1927  Shirley Spork, LPGA golfer on this day in history.   

1928  John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg on this day in history.   

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

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

1932  On this day in history "We Want Beer!" parade in NY   

1935  On May - 14 los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US   

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

1935  On this day in history griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 on May - 14.   

1938  English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 on May - 14.   

1938  On this day in history 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8   

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1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)   

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1608  On May - 14 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