Tuesday, April 14, 2026 -Quote Of The Day...
* " Democracy will continue as long as people have faith in the people they are going to elect next. "
On This Day In History...
In 0193- Lucius Septimus Severus crowned emperor of Rome
In 0754- Pact of Quierzy between Pope Stephen II, [III] & Pippin the Korte
In 0972- Notger becomes bishop of Liege
In 0979- Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England
In 1028- German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king
In 1191- 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III
In 1471- Battle of Barnet-King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick
In 1536- English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries
In 1544- Battle at Carignano French troops under Earl d'Enghien beat Swiss
In 1570- Polish Calvinists/Lutherians/Hernhutters unify against Jesuits
In 1574- Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau
In 1611- Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi)
In 1614- Pocahontas, daughter of chief Powhatan, marries planter John Rolfe
In 1629- England & France sign Peace of Susa
In 1671- Cosaks capture Russian boer leader Stenka Razin
In 1756- Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia Indians
In 1775- 1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Philadelphia PA
In 1777- New York adopts new constitution as an independent state
In 1792- France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars
In 1799- Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews
In 1809- Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria
In 1814- Napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba
In 1818- US Medical Corp forms
In 1828- 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard
In 1836- Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin
In 1841- Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue", published
In 1847- Persia & Osmaanse sign 2nd Treaty of Erzurum
In 1853- Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape
In 1859- Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" published
In 1860- 1st Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco CA from St Joseph MO
In 1861- Formal Union surrender of Fort Sumter
In 1861- Robert E Lee resigns from Union army
In 1862- Battle of Fort Pillow TN
In 1863- William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press
In 1865- Mobile AL is captured
In 1865- President Abraham Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth
In 1868- South Carolina voters approve constitution, 70,758 to 27,228
In 1871- Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, & mills
In 1872- Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act
In 1872- San Francisco organizes Bar Association
In 1883- Leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé", premieres in Paris France
In 1887- Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG)
In 1890- Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Washington DC)
In 1894- 1st public showing of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)
In 1895- 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony
In 1896- John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan", premieres (NYC)
In 1900- Veteran's Hospital at Fort Miley is established
In 1900- President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris France
In 1902- Marie & Pierre Curie isolate the radioactive element radium
In 1903- Dr Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid (New York NY)
In 1904- George Bernard Shaw's "Candida", premieres in London
In 1906- President Theodore Roosevelt denounces "muckrakers" in US press
In 1909- Anglo-Persian Oil Company forms in London
In 1910- President William Howard Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day
In 1912- The Titanic, launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes iceberg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia at approximately 11:30pm, and sinks early the next morning (1500+ death toll)
In 1912- Pan American Union forms
In 1913- Belgium begins general strike for voting rights
In 1914- Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern
In 1915- A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter
In 1915- Dutch merchant navy ship Katwijk sunk by Germany torpedo
In 1917- Chicago White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0
In 1918- Douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane)
In 1920- Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi
In 1921- NHL Championship Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games
In 1921- Prince Henry opens Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Bremen-Hamburg air route
In 1922- Republic rebels occupies 4 government courts in Dublin
In 1923- Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters
In 1925- 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)
In 1928- Maddus Airlines starts 1st regular passenger flights between San Francisco & Los Angeles
In 1928- Stanley Cup New York Rangers beat Montréal Maroons, 3 games to 2
In 1930- Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe", premieres in NYC
In 1931- Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII
In 1931- Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 3 games to 2
In 1932- Bizet, Massine & Miró's "Jeux d'Enfants", premieres in Monte Carlo
In 1935- Sandstorm ravages US midwest (Dust Bowl)
In 1939- John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published
In 1940- Allied troops land in Norway
In 1940- RCA demonstrates its new electron microscope in Philadelphia
In 1941- 1st massive German raid in Paris France, 3,600 Jews rounded up
In 1941- King Peter leaves Yugoslavia
In 1942- Destroyer Roper sinks German U-85 of US east coast
In 1943- Generals Alexander/Eisenhower/Anderson/Bradley discuss assault on Tunis
In 1943- James Gow & A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World", premieres in NYC
In 1944- Freighter "Fort Stikine" explodes in Bombay India, killing 960+
In 1944- 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz
In 1944- General Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet
In 1944- Greek Colonel Venizelos forms government
In 1945- American B-29 incendiary raids on Tokyo & damage the Imperial Palace
In 1945- Arnhem/Zwolle freed from Nazis
In 1945- US forces conquer Motobu peninsula on Okinawa
In 1945- US marines attack Yae Take on Okinawa
In 1946- "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater NYC after 167 performances
In 1946- Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th & final homerun
In 1948- A flash of light is observed in the crater Plato on the Moon
In 1948- NYC subway fares jump from 5¢ to 10¢
In 1948- Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
In 1948- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
In 1949- International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg's last judgment
In 1950- 1st edition of British strip "Eagle"
In 1950- Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands
In 1953- Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
In 1953- Viet-Minh offensive in Laos
In 1953- WHYN (now WGGB) TV channel 40 in Springfield-Holyoke MA (ABC) begins
In 1954- Soviet diplomat Vladimir Petrov asks for political asylum in Canberra
In 1955- Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform
In 1955- Stanley Cup Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
In 1955- WBRZ TV channel 2 in Baton Rouge LA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
In 1956- Ampex Corp demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder
In 1956- "Plain & Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 476 performances
In 1957- Leah Neuberger wins her 8th women's singles ping pong championship
In 1957- Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
In 1958- Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere
In 1959- (Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Washington DC
In 1959- KDIN TV channel 11 in Des Moines IA (PBS) begins broadcasting
In 1960- "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 607 performances
In 1960- 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile
In 1960- Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games
In 1961- 1st live television broadcast from the Soviet Union
In 1961- Cuban-American invasion army departs Nicaragua
In 1961- US element 103 (Lawrencium) discovered
In 1962- Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam
In 1962- Georges Pompidou becomes President of France
In 1963- George Harrison is impressed by the unsigned group "Rolling Stones"
In 1964- Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk
In 1965- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1967- General Gnassingbe Eyadema becomes President of Togo
In 1967- In the Vietnam War, US planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time
In 1967- Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch
In 1968- Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card
In 1968- 1st NBA game at Madison Square Garden, Knicks beat San Diego Clippers
In 1968- 32nd Golf Masters Championship Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277
In 1968- Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open
In 1969- 1st major league baseball game outside US played in Montréal Québec Canada
In 1969- Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College
In 1969- Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540
In 1969- 41st Academy Awards - "Oliver", Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn/Barbra Streisand win
In 1969- KEET TV channel 13 in Eureka CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
In 1970- "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 119 performances
In 1971- Fort Point, San Francisco dedicated as a national historic site
In 1971- President Richard Nixon ends blockade against People's Republic of China
In 1971- Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies", premieres in NYC
In 1971- Supreme Court upheld busing as means of achieving racial desegregation
In 1972- "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 4 performances
In 1973- Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal
In 1974- 38th Golf Masters Championship Gary Player wins, shooting a 278
In 1977- Supreme Court says people may refuse to display state motto on license
In 1978- WRR-AM in Dallas TX changes call letters to KAAM
In 1978- David Hare's "Plenty", premieres in London
In 1978- Korean Air Lines Boeing 707, fired on by Soviets, crashes in Russia
In 1979- Susan Horvath, of Pennsylvania, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year
In 1980- 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida
In 1980- 52nd Academy Awards - "Kramer vs Kramer", Dustin Hoffman & Sally Field win
In 1980- Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Executioner's Song)
In 1981- 1st Space Shuttle-Columbia 1-returns to Earth
In 1983- New York Islanders tie own record with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a period vs New York Rangers
In 1983- North Carolina State beats Houston for NCAA basketball title
In 1983- New York Rangers 1-New York Islanders 4-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders hold 1-0 lead
In 1983- President Ronald Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue
In 1984- Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch Netherlands
In 1985- Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Capitals 1st playoff penalty shot
In 1985- Washington Capitals 4-New York Islanders 6-Patrick Division Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2
In 1985- "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC
In 1985- 49th Golf Masters Championship Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282
In 1985- Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09)
In 1985- Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru
In 1985- Beth Daniel wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic
In 1985- Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart
In 1986- US aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya
In 1986- 21st Academy of Country Music Awards George Strait, Alabama, Reba McEntire
In 1986- Desmond Tutu elected Anglican archbishop of Capetown
In 1986- Double-decker ferry sinks in stormy weather in Bangladesh killing 200
In 1987- Turkey asks to join European market
In 1988- New Jersey Devils 6-5 over New York Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2
In 1988- "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 36 performances
In 1988- USSR, US, Pakistan & Afghánistán sign Afghánistán treaty
In 1989- 1,100,000,000th Chinese born
In 1989- In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury
In 1991- "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater NYC after 67 performances
In 1991- "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC
In 1991- 55th Golf Masters Championship Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277
In 1991- Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars)
In 1992- UAW ends 5 month strike against Caterpillar Inc
In 1992- UN-imposed embargo against Libya takes effect
In 1992- "Guys & Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC on Broadway for 1143 performances
In 1992- "Les Miserables", opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester
In 1992- Court throws out Apple's lawsuit against Microsoft
In 1993- Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender after completion of his Seven Seals manuscript
In 1994- Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley announce plans to divorce
In 1994- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer
In 1994- New Jersey Devils end best regular season, 47-25-12 record for 106 points
In 1994- US F-15 accidentally shoots 2 US helicopters down over Iraq, 26 die
In 1995- India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah
In 1995- Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship
In 1996- "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 1 performance
In 1996- 60th Golf Masters Championship Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276
In 1996- Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
In 2002- 66th Golf Masters Championship
April 14 -Birthdays
In 1578- Philip III king of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)
In 1592- Abraham Elsevier book publisher/publisher
In 1629- Christiaan Huygens Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)
In 1676- Ernst Chreistian Hesse composer
In 1710- Marie A C de Camargo Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer
In 1718- Emanuele Barbella composer
In 1721- William August [Duke of Cumberland] English army leader
In 1723- John Wainwright composer
In 1738- Duck of Portland (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09)
In 1762- Giuseppe Valadier Italian architect/archaeologist
In 1770- George Canning London, British PM (1827)
In 1782- Carlo Coccia composer
In 1797- Adolphe Thiers 1st President of 3rd French Republic (1871-77)
In 1803- Friedrich von Amerling Austrian painter
In 1809- George W Vreede Dutch lawyer/politician
In 1813- Junius S Morgan US, merchant/philanthropist (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
In 1819- Charles Halle pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orchestra)
In 1820- Harry Thompson Hays Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
In 1831- Gerhard Rohlfs German explorer/ambassador in Abyssinia
In 1832- James Hewett Ledlie Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1882
In 1842- Sven August Korling composer
In 1843- Gustave Leon Huberti composer
In 1852- Henrique Oswald composer
In 1857- Edgar Stillman Kelley Sparta WI, composer (Gulliver)
In 1862- Pyotr A Stolypin premier Russia (1906-11)
In 1866- Anne Mansfield Sullivan US, educated Helen Keller
In 1870- Syd Gregory cricketer (Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912)
In 1873- Viktor Joseph Keldorfer composer
In 1874- Count Alexander of Athlone, Governor-General (South-Africa/Canada)
In 1876- Murray Bisset cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 & 1910)
In 1877- Daniël Plooy Dutch new testament scholar
In 1879- James Branch Cabell American novelist/essayist (Restless Heads)
In 1881- Anton Wildgans Austrian writer/director (Burg Theater)
In 1886- Edward C Tolman US psychologist (behaviorism)
In 1886- Ernst R Curtius German literature historian
In 1889- Arnold Toynbee England, historian (A Study of History)
In 1889- Efim D Bogoljubov Russian chess player
In 1889- James Stephenson actor (Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew)
In 1892- Giorgio Cesana Italy, coxswain, (Olympics-gold-1906)
In 1892- Vere G Childe British archaeologist/prehistorian
In 1895- Mary Marquet St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance)
In 1895- Wiktor Labunski composer
In 1897- Barbara Baroness Wootton of Abinger English Lower house leader
In 1898- Lee Tracy Atlanta GA, actor (Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye)
In 19XX- John Diaquinto Brooklyn NY, actor (Varges-Wild Side)
In 1900- Salvatore Baccaloni Rome, actor (Merry Andrew, Rock-a-Bye Baby)
In 1901- Alfred West champion cyclist/record hair splitter (17 splits)
In 1901- Martin Kessel writer
In 1902- Menachem A Schneerson rebee (head of Lubavitcher Jews)
In 1904- Sir John Gielgud London England, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man)
In 1904- Lionel Birkett cricketer (West Indies vice-captain on Australian tour 1930-31)
In 1904- Reinout W van Bemmelen Dutch geologist
In 1904- Sonia Gaskell Russian/Netherlands choreographer
In 1905- Frits Philips Dutch engineer/CEO (Philips)
In 1905- Holmesdale Charles "Slinger" Nitschke cricket batsman (South Australia & Test)
In 1906- Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz King Saudi-Arabia (1964-75)
In 1906- Hunter Johnson composer
In 1907- François "Doc" Duvalier dictator of Haiti
In 1907- Otto F A H van Nispen Dutch mayor (Pannerden)/MP (KVP)
In 1907- Phyllis Konstam London England, actress (Murder, Skin Game)
In 1910- Werner Wolf Glaser composer
In 1912- Belinda Quirey dance historian/teacher
In 1912- Piet van Egmond Dutch organist/conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra)
In 1912- Robert Doisneau photographer
In 1913- John Howard Cleveland OH, actor (Dave-My Three Sons)
In 1913- Everhard van Royen Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)
In 1913- Jean Fournet French conductor
In 1916- Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari cricketer (India 1947-48)
In 1916- Denis ApIvor composer
In 1916- Emerson Buckley composer
In 1917- Valerie Hobson North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations)
In 1918- Mary Healy New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)
In 1920- Eduardo Maturana composer
In 1920- John Paul Stevens Supreme Court Justice
In 1922- David Alexandrovich Toradze composer
In 1922- Maria Luisa Bemberg film maker
In 1923- William Darling journalist
In 1924- Shorty Rogers [Milton M Rajonsky] composer
In 1925- Abel Muzorewa bishop/premier (Rhodesia)
In 1925- Bill Harris US guitarist (Clovers-Good Lovin')
In 1925- H G Kischenchand cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)
In 1925- Rod Steiger West Hampton NY, actor (Illustrated Man, Pawnbroker, Chosen)
In 1926- Jan Carl Christian Maegaard composer
In 1927- Gloria Jean Buffalo NY, actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break)
In 1927- Dany Robin actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta)
In 1928- Robert Mugabe President (Zimbabwe, 1988- )
In 1929- William Edgar Thornton Faison NC, MD/astronaut (STS-8, 51-B, sk:49)
In 1930- Bradford Dillman San Francisco CA, actor (Piranha, Sudden Impact, Enforcer)
In 1930- Jay Robinson New York NY, actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop)
In 1930- George W Gekas (Representative-Republican-PA, 1983- )
In 1933- Buddy Knox Happy TX, rock vocalist (Party Doll, Lovey Dovey)
In 1933- Morton Subotnick Los Angeles CA, composer (Wild Bull)
In 1934- Bruce Pairaudeau cricketer (West Indies opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut)
In 1935- Joan Darling Boston MA, actress (Frieda-Owen Marshall)
In 1935- Loretta Lynn Butcher's Hollow KY, country singer (Coal Miner's Daughter)
In 1936- Robert Herman Nichols Louisville KY, PGA golfer (1986 Showdown)
In 1938- Gloria Dean Randle Scott educator/president (Beaumont College)
In 1939- Jennifer Fowler composer
In 1940- Patricia Bruder Brooklyn NY, actress (Ellen-As the World Turns)
In 1940- George Takei actor (Hikaru Sulu-Star Trek)
In 1941- Julie Christie Assam India, actress (Dr Zhivago)
In 1941- Pete Rose Cincinnati OH, baseball player/manager (Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors)
In 1941- Anatoli Pavlocich Fyodorov cosmonaut
In 1941- Ryan O'Neal actor (Love Story, Paper Moon)
In 1942- Valentin Vitaliyevich Lebedev cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 35, T-5)
In 1943- Clarice Elaine Gaylord director of research grants (EPA)
In 1943- Yvonne Vriens-Auerbach Dutch MP (CDA)
In 1945- Ritchie Blackmore England, guitarist (Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple)
In 1945- Uwe Beyer German Democratic Republic, shot-putter (Olympics-gold-1976)
In 1945- Derek Leckenby rocker/actor (Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter)
In 1945- Steve Martin Waco TX, writer/actor (Jerk, Housesitter)
In 1946- Patrick Fairley guitarist (Marmalade-Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da)
In 1946- Tom Monteleone American writer (Dark Star & Illumination)
In 1947- Bob Massie cricketer (Australian swing bowler, 16 wickets on debut vs England 1972)
In 1948- Chester G Atkins (Representative-Democrat-MA)
In 1948- John Shea North Conway NH, actor (Honeymoon, New Life, Lois & Clark)
In 1948- Larry Ferguson Nassau Bahamas, keyboardist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing)
In 1948- Ty Grimes rocker (Captain Beefheart Band Drums
In 1950- Randolph Powell Iowa City IA, actor (Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run)
In 1950- Anna M "Ansje" Beentjes actress (Blindgangers)
In 1951- Matima Kinuani Mpiosso musician
In 1952- Kenny Aaronson rocker
In 1953- Irina Rudolfovna Pronina Russian cosmonaut
In 1954- Bruce Sterling US, sci-fi author (Involution Ocean, Schismatrix)
In 1955- Simone Griffeth Savannah GA, actress (Death Race 2000, Bret Maverick, Amanda's)
In 1958- Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Prince of Monaco
In 1958- Michael Patrick Hulbert Elmira NY, PGA golfer (1989 British Columbia Open)
In 1960- Brian Forster rocker (Partridge Family Drums)
In 1960- Pat Symcox cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )
In 1961- John Clarke South Bend IN, actor (Michael-Days of Our Lives)
In 1962- James Carpenter Canton CT, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
In 1963- Cynthia Cooper WNBA guard (Houston Comets/Olympics-gold-1988)
In 1963- Meg Mallon Natick MA, LPGA golfer (1991 US Women's Open)
In 1964- Allen James Sacramento CA, 50K walker (Olympics-24th-92, 96)
In 1964- Greg Battle CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
In 1964- Jim Grabb Tucson AZ, tennis star
In 1965- Craig McDermott cricket pace bowler (tireless Australian since 1984)
In 1965- Stan Humphries NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
In 1966- David Justice baseball player (Atlanta Braves)/husband of Halle Barry
In 1966- Greg Maddux San Angelo TX, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
In 1966- Greg Myers Riverside CA, catcher (Minnesota Twins)
In 1966- Ricky Andrews WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
In 1967- Marla Wynne Easton PA, Miss Pennsylvania-America (1991) (top 10)
In 1967- Barret Martin rocker (Screaming Trees)
In 1967- Jeff Finley Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
In 1967- Steve Chiasson Barrie, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
In 1968- Anthony Michael Hall Boston MA, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Breakfast Club)
In 1968- Andrew Trim Sydney New South Wales Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
In 1968- Jesse Levis Philadephia PA, catcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
In 1969- Brad Ausmus New Haven CT, catcher (Detroit Tigers)
In 1969- Brad Pennington Salem IN, pitcher (California Angels)
In 1969- David Archibald Chilliwack, NHL center (Ottawa Senators)
In 1969- Mark Macon NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
In 1969- Tim Roberts NFL defensive end (New England Patriots)
In 1970- Brian Stablein NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
In 1970- Jan Siemerink Netherlands, tennis star
In 1970- Steve Avery Trenton MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
In 1971- Antonio London NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
In 1971- Gregory Zaun Glendale CA, catcher (Baltimore Orioles)
In 1972- Jason Mallett CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
In 1972- Zev Lumelski WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
In 1974- Mike Allen Lambert Honolulu HI, volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-96)
In 1975- Petra Begerow Germany, tennis star (1996 quarter Hilton Head)
In 1976- Baedon Choppy Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
In 1976- Jason Wiemer Kimberley, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
In 1977- Sarah Michelle Gellar actress (Kendall-All My Children, Buffy)
April 14 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 0711- Childebert III king of French, dies at about 27
In 0911- Sergius III Italian Pope (904-11), dies
In 1099- Conrad bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death
In 1240- Llywelyn ap Iorwerth Prince of Wales, dies
In 1427- John IV duke of Brabant, dies
In 1433- Liduina van Schiedam Dutch mystic (Christ's Bride)/saint, dies at 53
In 1471- Richard Neville Warwick 2nd earl of Salisbury, dies at 42
In 1552- Laurentius Andreae [Lars Andersson] Swedish church reformer, dies
In 1574- Christoffel Palts German General strategist, dies in battle
In 1574- Hendrik count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle
In 1574- Louis earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle at 35
In 1655- Johann Erasmus Kindermann composer, dies at 39
In 1692- Carlos de Gurrea Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies
In 1695- Jean de la Fontaine French poet (Fables), dies at 73
In 1759- Georg Frideric Händel organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74
In 1764- Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow Danish astronomer, dies at 84
In 1768- François de Cuvilliés Belgian architect of Bayern, dies
In 1813- Joachim Nicolas Eggert composer, dies at 34
In 1843- Joseph Franz Karl Lanner Austria, composer/violist, dies at 42
In 1874- Hermanus J Abbring Dutch author/engineer on Curaçao, dies at 86
In 1888- William Fisk Sherwin composer, dies at 62
In 1913- Karl Hagenbeck German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68
In 1914- Paul Ehrenreich German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58
In 1915- James Hutton Brew "Pioneer of West African Journalism", dies
In 1917- Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57
In 1924- Louis H Sullivan architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67
In 1924- Roland Napoleon Bonaparte French officer/explorer (Surinam), dies at 65
In 1925- Pieter D van Essen Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54
In 1930- W Majakowski writer, dies at 36
In 1934- Gerald du Maurier British actor-manager (Unmarried, Escape), dies
In 1934- Karl Dane dies at 57
In 1941- Jack Edmonson Australian corporal in Tobruk (Victoria Cross), dies
In 1943- Asser B Kleerekoper SDAP-Second-Member of parliament, dies at 62
In 1943- Geoffrey Turton Shaw composer, dies at 63
In 1948- Gerhard Anschütz German professor, dies at 81
In 1948- Walter P Reuther President (United Auto Workers), shot at his home
In 1949- Joseph A Cushman US paleontologist, dies at 68
In 1953- Emmanuel K de Bom Flemish writer (Scheldelucht), dies at 84
In 1960- Archibald McIndoe plastic surgeon, dies
In 1964- Earle Hodgins actor (Guestward Ho!), dies at 64
In 1964- Bert McGirr cricketer (2 Tests for New Zealand, 51 runs), dies
In 1964- Rachel L Carson US biologist/author (Silent spring), dies at 56
In 1965- Leonard Mudie dies of heart ailment at 82
In 1965- Perry E Smith US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged
In 1965- Robert E Hickok US murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged
In 1971- Armand Spitz developer of small educational planetarium, dies
In 1973- Magda Janssens Flemish actress (Nederlands in 7 Lessons), dies at 88
In 1973- Minna Gombell dies in Santa Monica CA
In 1975- Fredric March actor, (Inherit the Wind, The Iceman Cometh, Death of a Salesman), dies from cancer at 77
In 1976- Maude Prickett actress (Rosie-Hazel), dies at 60
In 1976- Gerard Romsée Flemish nationalist, dies at 74
In 1977- Riekus Waskowsky Dutch poet, dies at 44
In 1980- Tom Fadden actor (Duffeild-Broken Arrow, Cimarron City), dies at 84
In 1983- Nina Dumbadze Russian discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952), dies at 64
In 1983- Pete Farndon rock bassist (Pretenders), dies
In 1983- Willem F Bon Dutch composer, dies at 42
In 1985- Reginald Beane pianist (Starlit Time, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 63
In 1985- Enver Hoxha Albanian leader (1944-85), dies
In 1986- Jean Genêt French, playwright (Lesson Nègres), dies at 75
In 1986- Simone de Beauvoir French author (Deuxième Sexe), dies at 86
In 1987- Karl Holler composer, dies at 79
In 1988- Herbert Reynolds Inch composer, dies at 83
In 1988- Johan Franco composer, dies at 79
In 1989- Lance Pierre cricketer (Test West Indies vs England 1948, DNB, 7 overs 0-28), dies
In 1990- Martin Kessel writer, dies on 89th birthday
In 1990- Peter Dunn actor (Invaders from Mars) dies
In 1992- David Miller dies of cancer at 82
In 1992- Sammy Price US boogie-woogie pianist, dies
In 1993- Jo Boer Dutch painter/writer/author (Heir, dies at 85
In 1993- Sam Ntombani ANC-Secretary in Soweto South-Africa, shot to death
In 1994- Harry Touw Dutch comic (Fred Haché Show), dies at 70
In 1994- Selometsi Baholo vice-premier of Lesotho, murdered
In 1995- Brian Coffey poet, dies at 89
In 1995- Burl Ives folk singer/actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 85
In 1995- Donald Keech entrepreneur, dies at 74
In 1995- James Daniel "Danny" Turner saxophonist, dies at 75
In 1995- Michael Scott Montague Fordham jungian analyst educator, dies at 89
In 1996- Benjamin "Zik" Azikiwe Nnamdi politician, dies at 91
In 1996- Gaylord Birch drummer (Pointer Sisters, Herbie Hancock), dies at 50
In 1996- Manuel A "Manny" Greenhill record producer, dies at 80
In 1996- Mervyn Levy artist/critic, dies at 81
In 1996- William K Everson film historian, dies at 67
April 14 -Holidays
* Burma : Water Festival (416)
* El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Venezuela : Pan American Day/Día de las Américas
* Laos : New Years (416)
* Mauritius : Varusha Pirruppa
April 14 -Religious History
In 73 A- According to Jewish historian Josephus, 967 Jewish zealots committed mass suicide within the fortress of Masada on this last night before the walls were breached by the attacking Roman Tenth Legion. (Two women and five children survived by hiding in a cistern, and were later released unharmed by the Romans.)
In 1796- Death of Joseph Swain, 35, author of the hymn, "O Thou in Whose Presence My Soul Takes Delight."
In 1906- The Azusa Street Revival -- proto-mission out of which the modern Pentecostal movement spread world-wide -- officially began when the services led by black evangelist William J. Seymour, 36, moved into the building at 312 Azusa Street in Los Angeles.
In 1940- English Bible expositor Arthur W. Pink wrote in a letter: 'Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord.'
In 1942- Detroit radio priest, Father Charles E. Coughlin was censured for anti-Semitism. Coughlin's broadcasts had railed against "godless capitalists, the Jews, the Communists, international bankers and plutocrats."