Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

1863  On December - 14 battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn   

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

1868  Richard Batka, composer on this day in history.   

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

1873  Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on December - 14.   

1873  On this day in history j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies   

1875  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer   

1877  Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys) on December - 14.   

1882  Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo on December - 14.   

1883  On this day in history manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer   

1884  Regina Ullmann, writer on this day in history.   

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

1889  American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia on December - 14.   

1889  On this day in history american Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila   

1893  Karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1894  On December - 14 joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer   

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

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.   

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 this day in history.   

1897  Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

1900  On December - 14 quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.   

1900  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on December - 14.   

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

1901  On December - 14 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium)   

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 this day in history 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 December - 14.   

1906  On this day in history helmut Bornefeld, composer   

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on December - 14.   

1363  On this day in history birth of john Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist   

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 14.   

1625  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on December - 14.   

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

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.   

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on December - 14.   

1077  On December - 14 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  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on December - 14.   

1542  On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30