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  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  On May - 14 herta Ryder, literary agent   

1918  On May - 14 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 May - 14.   

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  Florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history agha Hasan Abedi, banker   

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

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

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

1926  Cestmir Gregor, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history Ã…dalen shootings: five people are killed in Ã…dalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.   

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

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

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

1935  On May - 14 plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement   

1935  On May - 14 griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

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

1938  On May - 14 english soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3   

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 May - 14 birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

1686  On this day in history birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]   

1699  On May - 14 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  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on May - 14.   

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

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on May - 14.