Historical Events In December - 14

1774  On this day in history mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft William & Mary   

1777  On December - 14 juan N Gallego, Spanish poet/interpreter (El dos the mayo)   

1779  On December - 14 mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer   

1780  On December - 14 karl Robert von Nesselrode, Germ/Russian minister of Foreign Affairs   

1782  Charleston, SC evacuated by British on this day in history.   

1783  On December - 14 johann Christoph Kienlen, composer   

1788  Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, German composer, dies at 74 on December - 14.   

1789  On December - 14 maria Agata Szymanowska, composer   

1793  First state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati on this day in history.   

1793  1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Ky to Cincinnati on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history david Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine   

1798  David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut & bolt machine on December - 14.   

1799  On this day in history george Washington, the American revolutionary leader and first president of the United States, dies of acute laryngitis at his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia   

1799  On this day in history george Washington, 1st president USA (1789-97), dies at 66   

1812  Charles J Canning, English earl/1st viceroy of British-Indies on December - 14.   

1819  On December - 14 alabama admitted to the Union as 22nd state   

1819  Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state on this day in history.   

1823  On December - 14 vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naple revolution 1799), dies at 53   

1825  On this day in history decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins   

1829  On this day in history john Mercer Langston, 1st black to hold US political office   

1829  On this day in history luigi Marchesi, composer, dies at 74   

1830  On this day in history allen Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1832  On this day in history daniel Harris Reynolds, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902   

1836  The Toledo War unofficially ends on December - 14.   

1837  On this day in history william Wells, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1849  First chamber music group in US gives their first concert (Boston) on December - 14.   

1849  On this day in history 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert (Boston)   

1849  On December - 14 conradin Kreutzer, composer, dies at 69   

1853  On this day in history salvador Diaz Miron, Mexican poet (Los Cien Mejores Poemas)   

1861  Prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London on December - 14.   

1861  On this day in history albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42   

1862  Alexander V Amfiteatrov, Russian/French/Italian writer [OS] on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history george Dashiell Bayard, Union brig general, dies at 27   

1863  Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tennessee on December - 14.   

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1009  Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) was born on this day in history.   

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

1503  On December - 14 birth of nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on December - 14.   

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 December - 14.   

1631  On December - 14 birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

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  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on December - 14.   

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

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on December - 14.   

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on this day in history.