Historical Events In May - 14

1911  On this day in history hans Vogt, composer   

1912  Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator on May - 14.   

1912  On May - 14 august Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63   

1913  French Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands on May - 14.   

1914  On this day in history chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0   

1915  Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 14 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53   

1919  On this day in history heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise)   

1920  On this day in history wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit   

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 May - 14 agha Hasan Abedi, banker   

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

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on May - 14.   

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 May - 14 henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1926  On this day in history cestmir Gregor, composer   

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

1927  On this day in history shirley Spork, LPGA golfer   

1928  John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg on May - 14.   

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

1935  On May - 14 los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US   

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

1935  Griffith Planetarium opens in LA on May - 14.   

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

1938  On this day in history english soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3   

1938  On May - 14 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 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  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1679  On May - 14 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  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on May - 14.   

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on May - 14.   

0649  On May - 14 theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  On this day in history john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

1470  On May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

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

1574  On May - 14 death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on this day in history.