Page 6: Historical Events In December - 14

1948  Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1950  UN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954) on December - 14.   

1950  On December - 14 "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs   

1950  On December - 14 albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65   

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  WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history 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  On December - 14 paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO   

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on December - 14.   

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

1959  On December - 14 archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus   

1959  On this day in history maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie on this day in history.   

1960  Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63 on December - 14.   

1961  Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record on December - 14.   

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) on December - 14.   

1962  On December - 14 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  On December - 14 mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)   

1963  On this day in history verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ   

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 on December - 14.   

1964  On December - 14 michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"   

1964  William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 on December - 14.   

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

1965  On December - 14 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 this day in history.   

1969  On December - 14 "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance   

1971  Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77   

1974  Walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on December - 14.   

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  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on December - 14.   

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 December - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1417  On December - 14 death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

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

1476  On this day in history death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)   

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

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