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December 14 Events in History - December 14 Birthdays - December 14 Deaths
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December 14, 1997 "View From the Bridge," opens at Criterion Theater New York City December 14, 1997 Diners Club Senior Golf Match December 14, 1997 Juli Inkster and Dottie Pepper win LPGA Diners Club Matches December 14, 1997 Phoenix Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals December 14, 1996 12th Soap Opera Digest Awards December 14, 1996 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (QB) December 14, 1995 "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki December 14, 1995 AIDS patient Jeff Getty recieves baboon bone marrow transplant December 14, 1993 Moslem fundamentalists murder 12 Kroates/Bosnians in Algeria December 14, 1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him December 14, 1991 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR) December 14, 1991 Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed December 14, 1990 Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe," premieres in London December 14, 1990 Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later December 14, 1988 CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights December 14, 1988 NBA's Miami Heat wins 1st game ever, 89-88 (Clippers), after 17 loses December 14, 1988 Spanish General strike to protest austerity measures December 14, 1988 U.S. agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org (1st time in 13 yrs) December 14, 1987 Allan Border scores 205 vs. NZ to become Australia's top rungetter December 14, 1987 Chrysler pleads no contest to selling driven vehicles as new December 14, 1986 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world December 14, 1985 US Foreign Minister George Shultz arrives in West Berlin December 14, 1984 Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football December 14, 1983 "Peg" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 5 performances December 14, 1982 Marcel Dionne, LA, becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals December 14, 1981 Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967) December 14, 1980 "Onward Victoria" opens/closes at Martin Beck New York City for 1 performance December 14, 1980 Anders Kailur scores on 6th Islander penalty shot December 14, 1980 At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon December 14, 1980 Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24 December 14, 1980 Nancy Lopez/Curtis Strange wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 14, 1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20 December 14, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 14, 1979 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 14, 1978 "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 116 performances December 14, 1978 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC December 14, 1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. December 14, 1977 "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City December 14, 1977 Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference December 14, 1977 Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash December 14, 1977 Test Cricket debut of Abdul Qadir, vs. England at Lahore December 14, 1977 War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years December 14, 1976 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Dutch Liberal/social dem abortion laws December 14, 1975 "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 64 performances December 14, 1975 6 So Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days December 14, 1974 Islander Glenn Resch's 1st shut-out opponent-Kings 3-0 December 14, 1974 Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 vs. India 20 fours 6 sixes December 14, 1972 Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon December 14, 1972 Willy Brandt re-elected West German chancellor December 14, 1971 Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure December 14, 1971 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 14, 1969 "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 1 performance December 14, 1969 Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) vs. Australia at Calcutta December 14, 1969 Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" December 14, 1967 DNA created in a test tube December 14, 1965 "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 7 performances December 14, 1964 Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene" December 14, 1963 Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ December 14, 1962 Mariner 2 makes 1st U.S. fly-by of another planet (Venus) December 14, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 14, 1961 Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record December 14, 1960 Australia vs. West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie December 14, 1960 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forms December 14, 1960 Washington Senators joins American League December 14, 1959 Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus December 14, 1959 J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m December 14, 1957 "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 678 performances December 14, 1957 "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances December 14, 1956 Paul-Henri Spaak appointed Secretary-General of NATO December 14, 1955 Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar December 14, 1955 Tappan Zee Bridge in New York opens to traffic December 14, 1954 WOAY TV channel 4 in Oak Hill-Beckley, WV (ABC) begins broadcasting December 14, 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax December 14, 1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting December 14, 1952 R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut vs. Pakistan, Calcutta December 14, 1952 Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die December 14, 1950 "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 84 performances December 14, 1950 U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commission for Refugees (Nobel 1954) December 14, 1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner December 14, 1947 Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game December 14, 1946 "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 323 performances December 14, 1946 Togo made a trusteeship territory of UN December 14, 1946 U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City December 14, 1945 Elmer Rice' "Dream Girl," premieres in New York City December 14, 1944 Begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany December 14, 1944 Congress establshes rank of General of Army (5-star General) December 14, 1944 German occupiers forbid use of electricity in parts of Holland December 14, 1941 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14 December 14, 1941 Premier Winston Churchill travels to U.S. on board HMS Duke of York December 14, 1941 U-557 torpedoes British cruiser Galatea December 14, 1939 Soviet Union attacks Finland-League of Nations drops Soviet Union December 14, 1938 AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games December 14, 1938 Major leagues agrees on standard ball December 14, 1938 Major leagues disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 December 14, 1938 Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president December 14, 1937 Japanese troops conquer/plunder Nanjing December 14, 1935 Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs. South Africa, Durban December 14, 1934 1st streamlined steam locomotive introduced (Albany New York) December 14, 1933 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam December 14, 1932 French government of Herriot falls December 14, 1931 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht December 14, 1930 New York Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game December 14, 1929 Alexander Zaimis elected President of Greece December 14, 1928 2nd Test Cricket Australia vs. England starts with Bradman 12th man December 14, 1927 Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain December 14, 1926 Danish Madsen government, forms December 14, 1924 Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou December 14, 1924 Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma," premieres in Paris December 14, 1923 Gerard K "Simon" van het Reve, Dutch writer (Evenings) December 14, 1920 Heavyweight Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in New York City December 14, 1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title December 14, 1918 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico," premieres in New York City December 14, 1917 UFA, Universal Film AG, forms in Germany December 14, 1915 Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion December 14, 1913 Greece formally takes possession of Crete December 14, 1911 South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen December 14, 1903 Reg Foster completes 287 England vs. Australia on Test Cricket debut December 14, 1901 1st table tennis tournament is held (London Royal Aquarium) December 14, 1894 Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus vs. Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85) December 14, 1894 Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren December 14, 1889 American Academy of Political and Social Science organized, Phila December 14, 1882 Henry Morton Stanley returns to Brussels from the Congo December 14, 1863 Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tenn December 14, 1849 1st chamber music group in U.S. gives their 1st concert (Boston) December 14, 1825 Decembrist uprising in Russia against Tsar Nicholas I begins December 14, 1819 Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state December 14, 1798 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine December 14, 1793 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky to Cincinnati December 14, 1782 Charleston, South Carolina evacuated by British December 14, 1774 Mass militiamen successfully attacked arsenal of Ft. William and Mary December 14, 1708 Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris December 14, 1656 Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales December 14, 1600 Olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die December 14, 1582 Zealand/Brabant Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 December 14, 1575 Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland December 14, 1490 Anna van Bretagne marries a proxy Maximilian of Austria December 14, 1287 Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives December 14, 1124 Theobald Buccapecus elected Pope Coelestinus II (he refuses) December 14, 872 John VIII elected as Catholic Pope December 14, 867 Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope December 14, 644 Osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam |