Historical Events In April - 14

1959  On April - 14 (Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Wash DC   

1960  On April - 14 montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs for the Stanley Cup   

1960  Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history first live television broadcast from the Soviet Union   

1963  George Harrison is impressed by the unsigned group "Rolling Stones" on this day in history.   

1964  On April - 14 bert McGirr, cricketer (2 Tests for NZ, 51 runs), dies   

1965  On April - 14 leonard Mudie, dies of heart ailment at 82   

1968  On this day in history roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card   

1969  41st Academy Awards on April - 14.   

1969  On this day in history first major league baseball game outside US played in Montreal, Canada   

1969  On this day in history student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College   

1969  Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540 on April - 14.   

1969  VQ-1 aircraft shot down by North Korean aircraft over Sea of Japan on April - 14.   

1971  Fort Point, SF dedicated as a national historic site on this day in history.   

1971  Armand Spitz, developer of small educational planetarium, dies on this day in history.   

1973  Magda Janssens, Flemish actress (Nederlands in 7 Lessons), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history gary Player wins his 2nd Masters golf tournament   

1974  The Navy donated the ASW carrier Yorktown to Charleston, South Carolina for the city's National Naval Museum on April - 14.   

1975  Fredric March, actor (Inherit the Wind), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1976  On April - 14 maude Prickett, actress (Rosie-Hazel), dies at 60   

1977  Riekus Waskowsky, Dutch poet, dies at 44 on April - 14.   

1978  On April - 14 h Debehogne discovers asteroid #2364 Seillier   

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroids #2759 Idomeneus & #2830 Greenwich on April - 14.   

1980  On this day in history tom Fadden, actor (Duffeild-Broken Arrow, Cimarron City), dies at 84   

1981  On April - 14 space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth   

1981  The first space shuttle, Columbia, is successfully launched on April - 14.   

1982  M Watt discovers asteroid #2675 Tolkien on April - 14.   

1983  Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1985  Enver Hoxha, Albanian leader (1944-85), dies on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history uS aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya   

1987  Karl Holler, composer, dies at 79 on April - 14.   

1988  On April - 14 uSS Samuel B. Roberts struck Iranian mine off Qatar   

1988  Herbert Reynolds Inch, composer, dies at 83 on April - 14.   

1989  First Navy ship arrives on scene to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup on this day in history.   

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1336  On April - 14 birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)   

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  On April - 14 birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)   

1668  On this day in history birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.   

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on April - 14.   

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on April - 14.   

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on April - 14.