Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

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

1866  On this day in history the birth of Roger Fry, English painter and critic   

1868  Richard Batka, composer on this day in history.   

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

1873  On December - 14 marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer   

1873  On this day in history j Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies   

1875  On December - 14 dobri Khristov, composer   

1877  Lieven Duvosel, Flemish music writer/composer (Leiecyclys) on December - 14.   

1882  Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo on this day in history.   

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

1884  On this day in history regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1889  On December - 14 american Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Philadelphia   

1889  American Academy of Political & Social Science organized, Phila on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history karolina Pawlowa, writer, dies at 86   

1894  On December - 14 day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)   

1894  On December - 14 joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer   

1895  On this day in history 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  The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company on this day in history.   

1896  James H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine)   

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  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1901  Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928) on this day in history.   

1902  On December - 14 frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show)   

1903  Reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut on December - 14.   

1903  On this day in history william Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair   

1905  Sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history helmut Bornefeld, composer   

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1009  On December - 14 birth of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)   

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80   

1077  On this day in history agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

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

1417  Death of John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned on December - 14.   

1460  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

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 December - 14.