Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

1863  Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn on this day in history.   

1866  The birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic on this day in history.   

1868  Richard Batka, composer on December - 14.   

1870  On this day in history dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)   

1873  Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer on December - 14.   

1873  On December - 14 j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies   

1875  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer   

1877  On December - 14 lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys)   

1882  Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo on December - 14.   

1883  Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer on December - 14.   

1884  On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  On December - 14 antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27   

1889  American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 14 american Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila   

1893  Karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)   

1894  Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer on December - 14.   

1895  On December - 14 george VI, king of England (1936-52)   

1896  On this day in history james Doolittle aviator U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born   

1896  On December - 14 the Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.   

1896  On December - 14 james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)   

1896  James Doolittle aviator: U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on December - 14.   

1897  Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) on December - 14.   

1898  On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

1900  Quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law on December - 14.   

1900  On this day in history boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer   

1900  On this day in history jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46   

1901  1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) on December - 14.   

1901  On this day in history henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928)   

1902  Frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut   

1903  William Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair on December - 14.   

1905  On this day in history sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

1906  Helmut Bornefeld, composer 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  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on December - 14.   

1546  On this day in history birth of tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose)   

1553  Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France was born on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on December - 14.   

1640  (baptism date) was born on December - 14.   

0872  On December - 14 adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80   

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on December - 14.   

1136  On December - 14 death of harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered   

1417  On this day in history 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 December - 14.   

1510  Death of Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473) on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history james, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30