Historical Events In April - 14

1881  The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 14 anton Wildgans, Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)   

1883  On April - 14 leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé," premieres in Paris   

1886  On April - 14 edward C Tolman, US psychologist (behaviorism)   

1887  Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG) on this day in history.   

1888  William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history adolph Hitler, Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany (1936-45)[NS=Apr 20]   

1890  On April - 14 pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC)   

1891  B. R. Ambedkar, Indian jurist (d.1956) on this day in history.   

1892  Giorgio Cesana, Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history firt public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)   

1894  On April - 14 1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)   

1895  1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony on this day in history.   

1895  On April - 14 mary Marquet, St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance)   

1896  John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader   

1898  Commissioning of first Post Civil War hospital ship, USS Solace on this day in history.   

1898  Lee Tracy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye) on April - 14.   

1900  On April - 14 veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established   

1900  President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris on April - 14.   

1900  On this day in history salvatore Baccaloni, Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby)   

1901  Alfred West, champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits) on April - 14.   

1902  JC Penney opens his 1st store, in Kemmerer, Wyo on April - 14.   

1902  On this day in history menachem A Schneerson, rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)   

1903  On this day in history dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (NYC)   

1904  On April - 14 the birth of John Gielgud, British actor   

1904  George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history john Gielgud, London England, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man)   

1905  Frits Philips, Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips) on this day in history.   

1906  Pres Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press on this day in history.   

1906  Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75) on this day in history.   

1907  On April - 14 the birth of Francois Duvalier, Dictator of Haiti   

1907  Francois "Doc" Duvalier, dictator of Haiti on April - 14.   

1909  Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London on this day in history.   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1629  On April - 14 birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)   

1668  On April - 14 birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  On April - 14 birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  On April - 14 death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  On April - 14 llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.