Historical Events In May - 14

1911  On May - 14 hans Vogt, composer   

1912  On this day in history marguerite Fawdry, museum curator   

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

1913  On this day in history french Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands   

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

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

1917  Herta Ryder, literary agent on May - 14.   

1918  Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC on May - 14.   

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

1919  On this day in history 45th Preakness: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 1:53   

1919  On this day in history heloise Bowles, columnist Heloise's mother (Hints from Heloise)   

1920  Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit on this day in history.   

1921  Florence Allen is first woman judge to sentence a man to death on this day in history.   

1921  Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats on this day in history.   

1921  Florence Allen is 1st woman judge to sentence a man to death on this day in history.   

1922  On May - 14 agha Hasan Abedi, banker   

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

1924  Joly Braga Santos, composer on this day in history.   

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

1925  On this day in history patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show)   

1925  Henry Rider Haggard, English writer (Dawn, She), dies on this day in history.   

1926  Cestmir Gregor, composer on May - 14.   

1927  On this day in history "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie   

1927  On this day in history shirley Spork, LPGA golfer   

1928  John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab & suffers a broken leg on this day in history.   

1931  Ã…dalen shootings: five people are killed in Ã…dalen, Sweden, as soldiers open fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration on May - 14.   

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

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

1935  Los Angeles' Griffith Planetarium opens, 3rd in US on May - 14.   

1935  Plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies independence agreement on May - 14.   

1935  On this day in history griffith Planetarium opens in LA   

1936  On May - 14 edmond HH Allenby, English fieldmarshal in Egypt, dies at 74   

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

1938  64th Preakness: Maurice Peters aboard Dauber wins in 1:59.8 on May - 14.   

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1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  On May - 14 birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on May - 14.   

1666  On May - 14 birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.   

1565  On May - 14 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on May - 14.   

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on this day in history.