Historical Events In December - 14

1948  On this day in history reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62   

1950  UN General Assembly establishes High Comm for Refugees (Nobel 1954) on this day in history.   

1950  "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 84 perfs on December - 14.   

1950  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1953  Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax on this day in history.   

1954  On December - 14 wOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations on December - 14.   

1955  Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar on December - 14.   

1956  On this day in history paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO   

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on December - 14.   

1959  On this day in history j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m   

1959  On this day in history archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus   

1959  On December - 14 maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  On this day in history australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie   

1960  Gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63 on December - 14.   

1961  Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record on December - 14.   

1962  Mariner 2 launched, makes first US visit to another planet (Venus) on December - 14.   

1962  On December - 14 u.S. space probe Mariner 2 transmitted data from Venus. The spacecraft came within 22,000 miles of Venus and measured the temperature and other characteristics of the planet, and then radioed the data back to Earth.   

1962  Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ   

1963  Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 on December - 14.   

1964  Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" on this day in history.   

1964  William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 on December - 14.   

1965  "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances on this day in history.   

1965  Hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1966  Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on December - 14.   

1967  DNA created in a test tube on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance   

1971  On December - 14 golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure   

1973  Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77 on December - 14.   

1974  On December - 14 walter Lippmann, US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85   

1975  6 South Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days on this day in history.   

1975  Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81 on December - 14.   

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

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

1625  Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679)   

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 December - 14 agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies   

1136  On this day in history 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  Death of Vlad III the Impaler (b. 1431) on this day in history.   

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

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