Page 3: Historical Events In December - 14

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

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

1868  On this day in history richard Batka, composer   

1870  Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40) on December - 14.   

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

1873  J Louis R Agassiz, Swiss geologist/paleo-biologist), dies on December - 14.   

1875  Dobri Khristov, composer on this day in history.   

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

1882  On December - 14 henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo   

1883  On this day in history manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer   

1884  On December - 14 regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  On this day in history antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27   

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

1889  On this day in history 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  On December - 14 joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer   

1895  George VI, king of England (1936-52) on December - 14.   

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.   

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

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1897  Margaret Chase Smith, (Rep/Sen-R-Maine) on this day in history.   

1898  Frederick Douglass Hall, composer on December - 14.   

1900  On this day in history quantum Mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.   

1900  On this day in history boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer   

1900  On December - 14 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 December - 14 henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928)   

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 December - 14.   

1906  On December - 14 helmut Bornefeld, composer   

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

1363  John Van [Jean C] Gerson, French theologist was born on December - 14.   

1503  Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist/prophet was born on this day in history.   

1546  Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer (Golden nose) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On December - 14 birth of henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra (Henri III)/France   

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

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 December - 14.   

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 December - 14 death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

1476  On December - 14 death of vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431)   

1510  On December - 14 death of friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)   

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