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 this day in history.   

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

1950  On this day in history albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65   

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

1954  On December - 14 wOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

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

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

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on this day in history.   

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

1959  J.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m on this day in history.   

1959  Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus on December - 14.   

1959  Maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie   

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 this day in history.   

1962  On December - 14 mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus)   

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 this day in history michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"   

1964  William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1965  Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1966  Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1967  DNA created in a test tube on this day in history.   

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

1971  Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure on December - 14.   

1973  On this day in history 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 December - 14 birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

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

1503  On this day in history 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 December - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1640  On December - 14 birth of (baptism date)   

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

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 December - 14.   

1417  On this day in history death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

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

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.   

1510  On December - 14 death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

1542  On December - 14 james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30