408 Historic Events for May 14
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| 1885 |
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11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37¬
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Otto Klemperer, Breslau Germany, conductor/composer (Das Ziel)
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| 1886 |
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12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36«
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| 1888 |
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14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38¬
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| 1888 |
Birth |
Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor (Tower of London)
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| 1890 |
Event |
16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Egon Kornauth, composer
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| 1892 |
Event |
Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Felix Petyrek, composer
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer
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| 1893 |
Death |
Johan T Buys, Dutch lawyer, dies at 65
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Ivan Alexandrovich Vishnegradsky, composer
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| 1893 |
Death |
Earnest E Kummer, German mathematician (surface of Kummer), dies at 83
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| 1894 |
Event |
Fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Renato Lunelli, composer
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Lew Lehr, Phila, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One)
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| 1896 |
Event |
Lowest US temperature in May recorded (-10øF-Climax, Colo)
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Sidney Bechet, US, jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/band leader
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| 1897 |
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Great-Britain signs treaty with emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Bonifacio Gil Garcia, composer
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| 1898 |
Birth |
Zutty Singleton, US jazz drummer
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Leo Smit, composer
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Billie Dove, [Lilian Bohny], NYC, actress (Black Pirate, Stolen Bride)
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| 1903 |
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President Theodore Roosevelt visits SF
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| 1904 |
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1st Olympics in US are held (St Louis)
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