Page 6: Historical Events In December - 14

1948  On December - 14 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  On this day in history albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (Heroische Fahrt), dies at 65   

1952  KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting on December - 14.   

1953  On December - 14 brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax   

1954  On this day in history wOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  On this day in history albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Rumania, and Spain all join the United Nations.   

1955  On December - 14 dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar   

1956  Paul-Henri Spaak appointed secretary-general of NATO on this day in history.   

1957  "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 perfs on this day in history.   

1959  On December - 14 j.B. Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513 m   

1959  Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus on December - 14.   

1959  On this day in history maria EG "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Cast Off), dies at 84   

1960  On December - 14 australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie   

1960  On this day in history gregory Ratoff, actor (Skyscraper Souls), dies of leukemia at 63   

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 this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history 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 December - 14.   

1963  On December - 14 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  On December - 14 michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"   

1964  On this day in history william Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58   

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

1965  On this day in history hermann Sandby, composer, dies at 84   

1966  Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1967  On December - 14 dNA created in a test tube   

1969  "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance on December - 14.   

1971  Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure on December - 14.   

1973  Yitzhak Edel, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

1975  On December - 14 arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81   

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

1363  On this day in history 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  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 December - 14.   

1625  On December - 14 birth of barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (d. 1695)   

1631  Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, English philosopher (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history 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 December - 14.   

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

1417  On December - 14 death of john Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged & burned   

1460  Death of Guarino da Verona (b. 1370) on December - 14.   

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

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