Historical Events In December - 14

1948  On December - 14 reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62   

1950  On this day in history uN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954)   

1950  On this day in history "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs   

1950  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1952  On December - 14 kROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1953  Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history wOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  On December - 14 albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations.   

1955  On December - 14 dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar   

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on December - 14.   

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 14 j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m   

1959  On this day in history archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus   

1959  On December - 14 maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  On December - 14 australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie   

1960  On December - 14 gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63   

1961  On this day in history jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record   

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history u.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.   

1962  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on December - 14.   

1963  Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ on this day in history.   

1963  On December - 14 dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39   

1964  Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" on December - 14.   

1964  On December - 14 william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84   

1966  On December - 14 emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91   

1967  DNA created in a test tube on December - 14.   

1969  On this day in history "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance   

1971  On this day in history golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure   

1973  On December - 14 yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77   

1974  On this day in history walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85   

1975  6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days on December - 14.   

1975  On this day in history arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81   

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1009  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on December - 14.   

1503  On this day in history birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on December - 14.   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  On this day in history birth of (baptism date)   

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

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on this day in history.   

1136  On December - 14 death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered   

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on December - 14.   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on December - 14.   

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

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on this day in history.   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.