Page 3: Historical Events In May - 14

1832  John van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried on May - 14.   

1833  On May - 14 johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88   

1835  On May - 14 charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile   

1836  On May - 14 james Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

1842  On this day in history the first edition of London Illustrated News   

1842  On May - 14 1st edition of London Illustrated News   

1845  Utrecht-Arnhem Railway opens on May - 14.   

1846  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) on this day in history.   

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41 on May - 14.   

1853  On May - 14 gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk   

1861  On May - 14 the Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain.   

1862  On this day in history adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents the chronograph   

1862  On May - 14 adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph   

1863  On this day in history battle of Jackson MS   

1863  Battle of Jackson, MS on May - 14.   

1863  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46   

1864  Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day) on May - 14.   

1864  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer on May - 14.   

1864  On May - 14 william N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies   

1867  On this day in history kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19)   

1868  Japanese Boshin War: end of the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, former Shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer   

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69 on May - 14.   

1874  Harvard beats University of McGill (Montréal) in football, 3-0 on this day in history.   

1874  1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history john Roberts, composer, dies at 54   

1878  Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) on May - 14.   

1878  Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) on this day in history.   

1879  The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas on this day in history.   

1881  Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA (1.82) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil)   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in the US on this day in history.   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in US on May - 14.   

1885  On May - 14 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.25   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.   

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on May - 14.   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on May - 14.   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]   

1699  On May - 14 birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)   

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on this day in history.   

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on this day in history.   

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on this day in history.   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history 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  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56