408 Historic Events for May 14
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| 1835 |
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Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile
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| 1836 |
Birth |
James Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877
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| 1842 |
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1st edition of London Illustrated News
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| 1845 |
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Utrecht-Arnhem Railway opens
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| 1846 |
Birth |
Pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18)
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| 1846 |
Birth |
Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper)
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| 1847 |
Death |
Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41
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| 1853 |
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Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk
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| 1862 |
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Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph
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| 1863 |
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Battle of Jackson, MS
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| 1863 |
Death |
Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46
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| 1864 |
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Battle of Reseca, GA -Atlanta-
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| 1864 |
Death |
William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies
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| 1864 |
Birth |
Eleanor Everest Freer, composer
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| 1867 |
Birth |
Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19)
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| 1870 |
Death |
Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69
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| 1870 |
Birth |
Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer
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| 1874 |
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1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0
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| 1874 |
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Harvard beats U of McGill (Montreal) in football, 3-0
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| 1877 |
Death |
John Roberts, composer, dies at 54
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| 1878 |
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Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)
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| 1881 |
Birth |
Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA (1.82)
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Julian Eltinge, Mass, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator
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| 1883 |
Birth |
Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil)
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| 1884 |
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Anti-Monopoly party forms in US
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