Page 3: Historical Events In May - 14

1832  On this day in history john van Speijk, Dutch heroic sailor, buried   

1833  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer, dies at 88   

1835  On May - 14 charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile   

1836  On this day in history james Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877   

1842  On this day in history the first edition of London Illustrated News   

1842  1st edition of London Illustrated News on this day in history.   

1845  Utrecht-Arnhem Railway opens on this day in history.   

1846  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) on this day in history.   

1847  On May - 14 fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41   

1853  Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk on this day in history.   

1861  The Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain on May - 14.   

1862  Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents the chronograph on May - 14.   

1862  On May - 14 adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph   

1863  Battle of Jackson MS on May - 14.   

1863  Battle of Jackson, MS on May - 14.   

1863  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46   

1864  Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day) on this day in history.   

1864  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer on May - 14.   

1864  On this day in history william N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies   

1867  Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19) on May - 14.   

1868  On May - 14 japanese Boshin War: end of the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, former Shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō.   

1870  On this day in history zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer   

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69 on May - 14.   

1874  Harvard beats University of McGill (Montréal) in football, 3-0 on May - 14.   

1874  1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0 on this day in history.   

1877  John Roberts, composer, dies at 54 on May - 14.   

1878  Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) on May - 14.   

1878  On this day in history vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

1879  On this day in history the first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.   

1881  On this day in history ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA (1.82)   

1883  Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil) on May - 14.   

1884  On May - 14 anti-Monopoly party forms in the US   

1884  On May - 14 anti-Monopoly party forms in US   

1885  On May - 14 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.25   

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1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.   

1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  On this day in history birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

1686  On this day in history birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]   

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.   

0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on May - 14.   

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on this day in history.   

0964  On May - 14 john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on May - 14.   

1574  On May - 14 death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  On May - 14 death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56