Historical Events In December - 14

1863  Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn on December - 14.   

1866  The birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic on December - 14.   

1868  Richard Batka, composer on December - 14.   

1870  Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer   

1873  On December - 14 j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies   

1875  Dobri Khristov, composer on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys)   

1882  On this day in history henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo   

1883  On December - 14 manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer   

1884  On December - 14 regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history american Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia   

1889  On December - 14 american Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila   

1893  On this day in history karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86   

1894  Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85) on December - 14.   

1894  Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer on December - 14.   

1895  On December - 14 george VI, king of England (1936-52)   

1896  On this day in history james Doolittle aviator U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born   

1896  On December - 14 the Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.   

1896  On this day in history james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)   

1896  James Doolittle aviator: U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine)   

1898  On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

1900  On this day in history quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.   

1900  On December - 14 boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer   

1900  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1901  1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) on this day in history.   

1901  Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928) on December - 14.   

1902  Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show) on December - 14.   

1903  On December - 14 reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut   

1903  William Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair on December - 14.   

1905  Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin on December - 14.   

1906  Helmut Bornefeld, composer on December - 14.   

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1009  On December - 14 birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

1363  On December - 14 birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

1503  On December - 14 birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on this day in history.   

1625  On December - 14 birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

1631  On December - 14 birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  (baptism date) was born on this day in history.   

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1077  On this day in history agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

1136  Death of Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered on December - 14.   

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on this day in history.   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on December - 14.   

1510  On this day in history death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.