Page 5: Historical Events In May - 14

1911  Hans Vogt, composer on this day in history.   

1912  Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator on May - 14.   

1912  August Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63 on May - 14.   

1913  On this day in history french Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands   

1914  Chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0 on this day in history.   

1915  On May - 14 harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers)   

1917  On May - 14 herta Ryder, literary agent   

1918  On May - 14 sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC   

1918  Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper (England 3 times early 50's) on May - 14.   

1919  On this day in history 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53   

1919  On this day in history heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise)   

1920  On May - 14 wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit   

1921  On May - 14 florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death   

1921  Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats on this day in history.   

1921  Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history agha Hasan Abedi, banker   

1923  On May - 14 diane Arbus, [Nemerov], NYC, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar)   

1924  On this day in history joly Braga Santos, composer   

1925  Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published on May - 14.   

1925  On May - 14 patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show)   

1925  On May - 14 henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1926  On this day in history cestmir Gregor, composer   

1927  "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie on this day in history.   

1927  On May - 14 shirley Spork, LPGA golfer   

1928  John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg on this day in history.   

1931  Ã…dalen shootings: five people are killed in Ã…dalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration on May - 14.   

1932  On May - 14 "We Want Beer!" parade in New York   

1932  "We Want Beer!" parade in NY on May - 14.   

1935  Los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US on May - 14.   

1935  Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement on this day in history.   

1935  On May - 14 griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 on May - 14.   

1938  English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 14 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8   

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

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On May - 14 birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

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

1666  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

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

1686  On May - 14 birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.   

0347  On May - 14 pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

0649  On this day in history theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  On May - 14 john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 14.   

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

1574  On May - 14 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