Page 5: Historical Events In May - 14

1911  Hans Vogt, composer on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history marguerite Fawdry, museum curator   

1912  On this day in history 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 May - 14.   

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

1918  Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC on May - 14.   

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

1919  On May - 14 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53   

1919  On May - 14 heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise)   

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

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

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

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

1922  Agha Hasan Abedi, banker on May - 14.   

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

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on May - 14.   

1925  On May - 14 virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.   

1925  Patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show) on May - 14.   

1925  Henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies on this day in history.   

1926  Cestmir Gregor, composer on May - 14.   

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

1927  Shirley Spork, LPGA golfer on May - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1935  Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1938  On May - 14 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 May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

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 this day in history.   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

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