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 this day in history.   

1870  On December - 14 dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40)   

1873  On this day in history marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen, composer   

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

1875  On this day in history dobri Khristov, composer   

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

1882  On this day in history henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo   

1883  Manolis Kalomiris, Greek opera composer on this day in history.   

1884  On December - 14 regina Ullmann, writer   

1886  Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer, dies at 27 on December - 14.   

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

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

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

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

1894  Joaquin Zamacois Soler, composer on December - 14.   

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

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 December - 14.   

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

1898  On this day in history frederick Douglass Hall, composer   

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

1900  Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, composer on this day in history.   

1900  Jean B A Kessler, director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46 on December - 14.   

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 this day in history frances Beauvier, actress (Aunt Bea-Andy Griffith Show)   

1903  On December - 14 reg Foster completes 287 England v Australia on Test Cricket debut   

1903  On December - 14 william Ennis, 1st cop to die in electric chair   

1905  On December - 14 sydney Lipton, bandleader/violin   

1906  Helmut Bornefeld, composer on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history 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  On December - 14 birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

1640  On December - 14 birth of (baptism date)   

0872  Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1077  Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies on this day in history.   

1136  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of guarino da Verona (b. 1370)   

1476  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on December - 14.   

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

1542  James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 on December - 14.