Page 5: Historical Events In May - 14

1911  On this day in history hans Vogt, composer   

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  French Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands on May - 14.   

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 May - 14.   

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

1918  Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper (England 3 times early 50's) on May - 14.   

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

1921  On May - 14 mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats   

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

1922  On this day in history agha Hasan Abedi, banker   

1923  On May - 14 diane Arbus, [Nemerov], NYC, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar)   

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on this day in history.   

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 May - 14.   

1926  Cestmir Gregor, composer on this day in history.   

1927  "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie on this day in history.   

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  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  "We Want Beer!" parade in NY on May - 14.   

1935  On this day in history los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US   

1935  On this day in history plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement   

1935  Griffith Planetarium opens in LA on this day in history.   

1936  On May - 14 edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74   

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  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on this day in history.   

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on May - 14.   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on May - 14.   

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

1679  On May - 14 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  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  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

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

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history 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