Page 5: Historical Events In May - 14

1911  Hans Vogt, composer on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history marguerite Fawdry, museum curator   

1912  August Strindberg, Swedish writer (Deaddans), dies at 63 on May - 14.   

1913  On May - 14 french Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands   

1914  On May - 14 chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0   

1915  Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones & City Slickers) on May - 14.   

1917  Herta Ryder, literary agent on this day in history.   

1918  Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1918  On May - 14 arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper (England 3 times early 50's)   

1919  45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53 on May - 14.   

1919  Heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise) on May - 14.   

1920  On this day in history wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit   

1921  On this day in history florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death   

1921  On this day in history mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats   

1921  On this day in history florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death   

1922  Agha Hasan Abedi, banker on May - 14.   

1923  Diane Arbus, [Nemerov], NYC, photographer (Vogue/Harper's Bazaar) on this day in history.   

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on May - 14.   

1925  Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published on May - 14.   

1925  Patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show) on May - 14.   

1925  On May - 14 henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies   

1926  On this day in history cestmir Gregor, composer   

1927  "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie on May - 14.   

1927  On May - 14 shirley Spork, LPGA golfer   

1928  John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg on May - 14.   

1931  On this day in history Ã…dalen shootings: five people are killed in Ã…dalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.   

1932  "We Want Beer!" parade in New York on this day in history.   

1932  On May - 14 "We Want Beer!" parade in NY   

1935  On May - 14 los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US   

1935  On this day in history plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement   

1935  On May - 14 griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  Edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74 on May - 14.   

1938  On May - 14 english soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3   

1938  On this day in history 64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8   

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

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

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  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on May - 14.   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)   

0347  On May - 14 pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

0649  On May - 14 theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on May - 14.   

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

1565  On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  On this day in history death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  On this day in history 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