
December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 17 days remaining. ==Events== *867 - Pope Adrian II becomes Pope *872 - Pope John VIII becomes Pope *1287 - Zuider Zee sea wall collapses, killing over 50,000 people *1542 - Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland. *1790 - Alexander Hamilton proposes creation of a First Bank of the United States *1819 - Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state *1825 - Several Imperial Russia army commissioned officers lead circa 3000 soldiers on the Senate Square in the failed Decembrist revolt *1896 - Glasgow Subway, third in the world, opens (an accident closes it the same day and it only reopens in 1897), *1900 - Max Planck publishes his study of quantum theory (The birth of Quantum Theory) *1902 - First telegraph cable laid across the Pacific Ocean *1911 - First expedition reaches the South Pole, led by Roald Amundsen *1918 - Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a Germany prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I of Finland, renounced the Finland List of Finnish rulers. *1927 - Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom *1939 - Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations *1946 - UN General Assembly votes to establish its headquarters in New York City *1947 - NASCAR founded *1959 - ''Motown'', a famed record label whose roster included The Supremes, The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Boyz II Men and many other musicians, was founded in Detroit, Michigan. *1962 - Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to fly by Venus_%28planet%29. * 1962 - The ''Mona Lisa'' was assessed at United States dollar100 million, the List of most expensive paintings in history. *1964 - ''Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States'' 379 US 241 1964 decided by U.S. Supreme Court *1979 - Punk rock band The Clash release the influential double album ''London Calling.'' *1981 - Israel annexes the Golan Heights *1989 - Chile holds its first free election in 16 years. Patricio Aylwin was elected List of Presidents of Chile. *1991 - A rock slide takes off 10 metres of Mount Cook's elevation in New Zealand. *1995 - The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris to end the Yugoslav wars. *1999 - Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', announced his retirement. *2000 - The Texas 7 robs a Radio Shack in Pearland, Texas. They stole police scanners that would be used in their following infamous heist. *2003 - The news of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's capture is finally announced. * 2003 - Celebration of the reopening of the Fenice Theater in Venice, Italy. *2004 - The Millau viaduct, the highest bridge in the world, is officially opened. ==Births== *1009 - Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) *1503 - Nostradamus, astrologer and mathematician (d. 1566) *1546 - Tycho Brahe, astronomer (d. 1601) *1640 (baptism date) - Aphra Behn, playwright, novelist (d. 1689) *1775 - Philander Chase, founder of Kenyon College *1824 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, painter (d. 1898) *1866 - Roger Fry, artist, art critic (d. 1934) *1870 - Karl Renner, politician and President of Austria 1945-1950 (d. 1950) *1884 - Jane Cowl, Broadway actress & playwright, played Juliet over 2000 times, (d. 1950) *1895 - Paul Eluard, French poet (d. 1952) *1895 - King George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952) *1896 - Jimmy Doolittle, American World War II General (d. 1993) *1897 - Margaret Chase Smith, United States politician (d. 1995) *1902 - Frances Bavier, actress (d. 1989) *1908 - Morey Amsterdam, comedian, actor (d. 1996) *1909 - Edward Tatum, geneticist (d. 1975) *1911 - Spike Jones, comedian, musician (d. 1965) *1913 - Dan Dailey, actor (d. 1978) *1914 - Karl Carstens, politician and President of Germany 1979-1984 (d. 1992) *1918 - B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga exponent *1918 - James T. Aubrey, American television executive (d. 1994) *1919 - Shirley Jackson, writer (d. 1965) *1923 - Gerard Reve, Netherlands writer *1932 - Charlie Rich, country music performer (d. 1995) *1935 - Lee Remick, actress (d. 1991) *1938 - Leonardo Boff, theologian *1939 - Ernie Davis, American football star (d. 1963) *1946 - Patty Duke, actress *1946 - Jane Birkin, actress *1946 - Michael Ovitz, film producer *1946 - Stan Smith, tennis player *1947 - Christopher Parkening, American guitarist *1949 - Bill Buckner, baseball player *1948 - Marianne Fritz, writer *1954 - Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR driver (d. 1993) *1962 - Ginger Lynn, pornographic film actress *1965 - Craig Biggio, baseball player *1974 - Billy Koch, baseball relief pitcher *1977 - Bogdan CLINCU, Director *1977 - KaDee Strickland, actress *1979 - Michael Owen, Football (soccer) star ==Deaths== *1542 - James V of Scotland (b. 1512) *1591 - Saint John of the Cross, Spanish friar and poet (b. 1542) *1715 - Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1636) *1788 - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach (b. 1714) *1788 - Charles III of Spain (b. 1716) *1799 - George Washington, first President of the United States (b. 1732) *1861 - Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, consort of Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819) *1873 - Louis Agassiz, zoologist, geologist (b. 1807) *1963 - Dinah Washington, singer (b. 1924) *1964 - William Bendix, actor *1984 - Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer (b. 1898) *1985 - Roger Maris, Baseball Hall of Famer (b. 1934) *1989 - Andrei D. Sakharov, Russian physicist, Soviet Union dissident (b. 1921) *1990 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (b. 1921) *1993 - Myrna Loy, actress (b. 1905) *1998 - Norman Fell, actor * 1998 - Annette Strauss, philanthropist, mayor of Dallas, Texas (b. 1924) *2003 - Jeanne Crain, American actress *2003 - Blas Ople, foreign minister of the Philippines *2004 - Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor *2004 - Rod Kanehl, Major League Baseball player (b. 1934) ==Holidays and observances== * Feast of John of the Cross (in the Roman Catholic Church and Church of England) == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/14 BBC: On This Day] ---- December 13 - December 15 - November 14 - January 14 -- historical anniversaries la:14 Decembris nds:14 Dezember
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December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 17 days remaining. ==Events== *867 - Pope Adrian II becomes Pope *872 - Pope John VIII becomes Pope *1287 - Zuider Zee sea wall collapses, killing over 50,000 people *1542 - Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland. *1790 - Alexander Hamilton proposes creation of a First Bank of the United States *1819 - Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state *1825 - Several Imperial Russia army commissioned officers lead circa 3000 soldiers on the Senate Square in the failed Decembrist revolt *1896 - Glasgow Subway, third in the world, opens (an accident closes it the same day and it only reopens in 1897), *1900 - Max Planck publishes his study of quantum theory (The birth of Quantum Theory) *1902 - First telegraph cable laid across the Pacific Ocean *1911 - First expedition reaches the South Pole, led by Roald Amundsen *1918 - Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a Germany prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I of Finland, renounced the Finland List of Finnish rulers. *1927 - Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom *1939 - Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations *1946 - UN General Assembly votes to establish its headquarters in New York City *1947 - NASCAR founded *1959 - ''Motown'', a famed record label whose roster included The Supremes, The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Boyz II Men and many other musicians, was founded in Detroit, Michigan. *1962 - Mariner 2 became the first spacecraft to fly by Venus_%28planet%29. * 1962 - The ''Mona Lisa'' was assessed at United States dollar100 million, the List of most expensive paintings in history. *1964 - ''Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States'' 379 US 241 1964 decided by U.S. Supreme Court *1979 - Punk rock band The Clash release the influential double album ''London Calling.'' *1981 - Israel annexes the Golan Heights *1989 - Chile holds its first free election in 16 years. Patricio Aylwin was elected List of Presidents of Chile. *1991 - A rock slide takes off 10 metres of Mount Cook's elevation in New Zealand. *1995 - The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris to end the Yugoslav wars. *1999 - Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip ''Peanuts'', announced his retirement. *2000 - The Texas 7 robs a Radio Shack in Pearland, Texas. They stole police scanners that would be used in their following infamous heist. *2003 - The news of the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's capture is finally announced. * 2003 - Celebration of the reopening of the Fenice Theater in Venice, Italy. *2004 - The Millau viaduct, the highest bridge in the world, is officially opened. ==Births== *1009 - Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045) *1503 - Nostradamus, astrologer and mathematician (d. 1566) *1546 - Tycho Brahe, astronomer (d. 1601) *1640 (baptism date) - Aphra Behn, playwright, novelist (d. 1689) *1775 - Philander Chase, founder of Kenyon College *1824 - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, painter (d. 1898) *1866 - Roger Fry, artist, art critic (d. 1934) *1870 - Karl Renner, politician and President of Austria 1945-1950 (d. 1950) *1884 - Jane Cowl, Broadway actress & playwright, played Juliet over 2000 times, (d. 1950) *1895 - Paul Eluard, French poet (d. 1952) *1895 - King George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952) *1896 - Jimmy Doolittle, American World War II General (d. 1993) *1897 - Margaret Chase Smith, United States politician (d. 1995) *1902 - Frances Bavier, actress (d. 1989) *1908 - Morey Amsterdam, comedian, actor (d. 1996) *1909 - Edward Tatum, geneticist (d. 1975) *1911 - Spike Jones, comedian, musician (d. 1965) *1913 - Dan Dailey, actor (d. 1978) *1914 - Karl Carstens, politician and President of Germany 1979-1984 (d. 1992) *1918 - B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga exponent *1918 - James T. Aubrey, American television executive (d. 1994) *1919 - Shirley Jackson, writer (d. 1965) *1923 - Gerard Reve, Netherlands writer *1932 - Charlie Rich, country music performer (d. 1995) *1935 - Lee Remick, actress (d. 1991) *1938 - Leonardo Boff, theologian *1939 - Ernie Davis, American football star (d. 1963) *1946 - Patty Duke, actress *1946 - Jane Birkin, actress *1946 - Michael Ovitz, film producer *1946 - Stan Smith, tennis player *1947 - Christopher Parkening, American guitarist *1949 - Bill Buckner, baseball player *1948 - Marianne Fritz, writer *1954 - Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR driver (d. 1993) *1962 - Ginger Lynn, pornographic film actress *1965 - Craig Biggio, baseball player *1974 - Billy Koch, baseball relief pitcher *1977 - Bogdan CLINCU, Director *1977 - KaDee Strickland, actress *1979 - Michael Owen, Football (soccer) star ==Deaths== *1542 - James V of Scotland (b. 1512) *1591 - Saint John of the Cross, Spanish friar and poet (b. 1542) *1715 - Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1636) *1788 - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach (b. 1714) *1788 - Charles III of Spain (b. 1716) *1799 - George Washington, first President of the United States (b. 1732) *1861 - Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, consort of Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1819) *1873 - Louis Agassiz, zoologist, geologist (b. 1807) *1963 - Dinah Washington, singer (b. 1924) *1964 - William Bendix, actor *1984 - Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer (b. 1898) *1985 - Roger Maris, Baseball Hall of Famer (b. 1934) *1989 - Andrei D. Sakharov, Russian physicist, Soviet Union dissident (b. 1921) *1990 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (b. 1921) *1993 - Myrna Loy, actress (b. 1905) *1998 - Norman Fell, actor * 1998 - Annette Strauss, philanthropist, mayor of Dallas, Texas (b. 1924) *2003 - Jeanne Crain, American actress *2003 - Blas Ople, foreign minister of the Philippines *2004 - Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor *2004 - Rod Kanehl, Major League Baseball player (b. 1934) ==Holidays and observances== * Feast of John of the Cross (in the Roman Catholic Church and Church of England) == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/14 BBC: On This Day] ---- December 13 - December 15 - November 14 - January 14 -- historical anniversaries la:14 Decembris nds:14 Dezember
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