Today in History for 14th November 2014

Historical Events

1380 - King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12

1893 - Gerhart Hauptmann's "Hanneles Himmelfahrt" premieres in Berlin

1914 - Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game

1964 - Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal

1975 - Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara

1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

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Famous Birthdays

1827 - Isaac Wistar, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1905

1919 - Lisa Otto, German soprano

1930 - Michael Robbins, British actor (d. 1992)

1964 - Andrew, rocker (The Pasadenas-Riding on a Train)

1973 - DeRon Jenkins, cornerback (Baltimore Ravens)

1983 - C E Gadda, writer

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Famous Deaths

1391 - Nikola Tavelić, First Croatian saint (b. 1340)

1625 - Giulio C Procaccini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies

1842 - Henry de Cock, reform vicar, dies at 41

1844 - John Abercrombie, British physician (b. 1780)

1960 - Walter Catlett, actor (Climax), dies of a stroke at 71

2001 - Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine footballer (b. 1922)

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