Page 3: 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 this day in history.   

1868  Richard Batka, composer on December - 14.   

1870  On this day in history dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)   

1873  Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on this day in history.   

1873  J Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer   

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

1882  On December - 14 henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo   

1883  Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer on December - 14.   

1884  Regina Ullmann, writer on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27   

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

1889  American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila on December - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1895  George VI, king of England (1936-52) on December - 14.   

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  The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company on this day in history.   

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

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 December - 14.   

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

1898  Frederick Douglass Hall, composer on this day in history.   

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

1900  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on this day in history.   

1900  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46 on December - 14.   

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

1901  On December - 14 henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928)   

1902  On this day in history frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show)   

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 this day in history.   

1905  Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

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

1546  On December - 14 birth of tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)   

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  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

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  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

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.