Events on 14 December 43
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Sweet Dew Incident: Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspires to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot is foiled.
Year 1287
St. Lucia's flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.
Year 1782
The Montgolfier brothers first test fly a hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2 km (1.2 mi).
Year 1812
The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1
Birthdays on 14 December 209
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Emperor Go-Suzaku
b. 1009 – d. 1045
Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)
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Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
b. 1332 – d. 1381
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1381)
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Tycho Brahe
b. 1546 – d. 1601
Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)
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Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge
b. 1599 – d. 1668
Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (d. 1668)
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John Kemény (prince)
b. 1607 – d. 1662
János Kemény, Hungarian prince (d. 1662)
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Barthélemy d'Herbelot
b. 1625 – d. 1695
Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (d. 1695)
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Anne Conway (philosopher)
b. 1631 – d. 1679
Anne Conway, English philosopher and author (d. 1679)
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Aphra Behn
b. 1640 – d. 1689
Aphra Behn, English playwright and author (d. 1689)
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Daniel Neal
b. 1678 – d. 1743
Daniel Neal, English historian and author (d. 1743)
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Justus Möser
b. 1720 – d. 1794
Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)
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Capel Bond
b. 1730 – d. 1790
Capel Bond, English organist and composer (d. 1790)
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Jan Antonín Koželuh
b. 1738 – d. 1814
Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator (d. 1814)
Deaths on 14 December 106
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Xue Rengao
d. 618
Xue Rengao, emperor of Qin
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Aldfrith of Northumbria
d. 704
Aldfrith, king of Northumbria (or 705)
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Pope Adrian II
d. 872 (b. 792)
Pope Adrian II (b. 792)
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Agnes of Poitou
d. 1077
Agnes of Poitou, Holy Roman Empress and regent (b. c. 1025)
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Al-Ashraf Khalil
d. 1293
Al-Ashraf Khalil, Mamluk sultan of Egypt
Margaret of Brabant
d. 1311 (b. 1276)
Margaret of Brabant, German queen consort (b. 1276)
Rinchinbal Khan
d. 1332 (b. 1326)
Rinchinbal Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1326)
Cangrande II della Scala
d. 1359 (b. 1332)
Cangrande II della Scala, Lord of Verona (b. 1332)
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John Oldcastle
d. 1417
John Oldcastle, English Lollard leader
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Guarino da Verona
d. 1460 (b. 1370)
Guarino da Verona, Italian scholar and translator (b. 1370)
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Niccolò Perotti
d. 1480 (b. 1429)
Niccolò Perotti, humanist scholar (b. 1429)
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Sten Sture the Elder
d. 1503 (b. 1440)
Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden (b. 1440)