January 14 - January 14 January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining (352 in leap years). Celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1639 - Connecticut's first constitution, the "Fundamental Orders," is adopted. 1690 - The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany. 1724 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne. 1784 - American Revolutionary War: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England. 1814 - Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden. 1858 - Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt. 1900 - Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca premieres in Rome. 1907 - An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica.
June 14 - June 14 June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1381 - King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants Revolt 1645 - English Civil War: Battle of Naseby 1775 - The United States Army is established 1777 - Stars and Stripes adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States 1789 - HMS Bounty mutineers reach Timor. 1822 - Charles Babbage proposes a Difference engine 1834 - Isaac Fischer, Jr. patents sandpaper 1841 - The first Parliament of Canada meets, in Kingston, Ontario 1846 - Foundation of the California Republic 1863 - American Civil War:.
July 14 - July 14 July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1223 - In France, Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father. 1789 - French Revolution: Parisians storm the Bastille Prison in Paris and free seven political prisoners. 1791 - The Priestley Riots in Birmingham, England. 1798 - The Sedition Act becomes United States law making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the United States government. 1933 - In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party. 1940 - World War II: Andrew George Latta.
KANU - in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002. From October 1952 to December 1959, Kenya was under a state of emergency arising from the "Mau Mau" rebellion against British colonial rule. During this period, African participation in the political process increased rapidly. The first direct elections for Africans to the Legislative Council took place in 1957. The Kenya African National Union was founded in 1960. The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) was founded in 1960, to challenge KANU. KADU's aim was to defend the interests of the small minority tribes, such as the Kalenjin to which Moi belonged, against the dominance of the big Luo and Kikuyu tribes that comprised the majority of Kanu's membership (Kenyatta himself being a Kikuyu). KADU pressed for a federal constitution, while KANU.
Karl Renner - Karl Renner Karl Renner (December 14, 1870 - December 31, 1950) was an Austrian politician. He was born in Unter-Tannowitz (Dolní Dunajovice) (Moravia) and died in Vienna. Renner was born as the 18th child of a poor farmer's family but because of his talents he was allowed to go to high school and study law at university. Renner has always been interested in politics and became librarian in parliament and member of the Austrian social democrats party (SPÖ) in 1896. He started to represent the party in the Imperial Diet in 1907. Afterwards, Renner was Chancellor of Austria and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1918 until 1920. The peace treaty in St. Germain was as well under the leadership of Karl Renner and from 1931 to 1933 he was President.
Kaspar Hauser - Kaspar Hauser (April 30?, 1812 - December 17, 1833) was a mysterious foundling in 19th century Germany with alleged ties to the royal house of Baden. In May 26 1828 a young boy appeared in the streets of Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany. He was wearing peasant clothing and could barely talk. His only documentation was a letter to the captain of the 4th squadron of the 6th cavalry regiment where the writer asked the captain to either take him or hang him. Shoemaker Weissman took the boy to the house of captain Wessenig where he could only repeat, "I want to be a rider like my father." Further demands resulted only in tears. He was taken to a police station where he would only write a name: Kaspar Hauser. A letter with.
Karl August von Hardenberg - French Republic had been recognized, he was appointed to succeed Count Goltz as Prussian plenipotentiary at Basel (February 28, 1795), where he signed the treaty of peace. In 1797, on the accession of King Frederick William III, Hardenberg was summoned to Berlin, where he received an important position in the cabinet and was appointed chief of the departments of Magdeburg and Halberstadt, for Westphalia, and for the principality of Neuchâtel. In 1793 Hardenberg had struck up a friendship with Count Haugwitz, the influential minister for foreign affairs, and when in 1803 the latter went away on leave (August-October) he appointed Hardenberg his locum tenens. It was a critical period. Napoleon had just occupied Hanover, and Haugwitz had urged upon the king the necessity for strong measures and the expediency of a.
Karl Scheurer - Scheurer (September 27, 1872 - November 14, 1929), Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 11, 1919 and died in office on November 14, 1929. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Department of Defence; Military Department. He was president of Switzerland in 1923. Predecessor: Eduard Müller Successor: Rudolf Minger.
Karl Carstens - Karl Carstens Karl Carstens (December 14, 1914 - May 30, 1992) was the fifth President of the Federal Republic of Germany. May 23, 1979: elected as the fifth President of the Federal Republic of Germany July 1, 1983: after a "konstruktives Mißtrauensvotum" Carstens decides the breakup of the Lower House of German Parliament and arranges new elections May 23, 1984: Richard von Weizsäcker becomes the elected successor of Karl Carstens Preceded by: Walter Scheel Presidents of Germany Succeeded by: Richard von Weizsäcker This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Venus (planet) - wind impacts directly on Venus's upper atmosphere. It is thought that Venus originally had as much water as Earth, but that under the Sun's assault water vapor in the upper atmosphere was split into hydrogen and oxygen, with the hydrogen escaping into space due to its low molecular mass; the ratio of hydrogen to deuterium (a heavier isotope of hydrogen which doesn't escape as quickly) in Venus's atmosphere seems to support this theory. Venus was once thought to possess a moon, named Neith after the mysterious goddess Sais (whose veil no mortal raised), first observed by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1672. Sporadic sightings of Neith by astronomers continued until 1892, but these sightings have since been discredited (they were mostly faint stars that happened to be in the right place at.
Karl Oskar Medin - Medin Karl Oskar Medin (August 14 1847 – December 24 1928) was a Swedish paediatrician. He was born on Axberg, Örebro and died in Stockholm. He is most famous for his study of poliomyelitis, an illness often known as the Heine-Medin disease, named after Medin and another physician, Jakob Heine. He has also influenced the study of meningitis and tuberculosis. Medin received his doctorate in 1880 from the University of Uppsala. He was appointed extraordinary professor at the Karolinska Institute in 1883 and went on to become professor of paediatrics the following year. He became professor emeritus in 1914. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Kamen - records and achieved many aviation firsts. Since 1956 Kaman begins to diversify as an aerospace subcontrator of Mc Donnell, Grumman and others December 1945 : With $2,000 and his invention of the servo-flap controlled rotor , 26-year-old Charles Kaman founds the company. January 15, 1947 : K-125 : Kaman's first helicopter July, 1949 : K-225 An improved version, the U.S. Navy buys two and Coast Guard one for $25,000 each. Later, they will receive the H-22 designation. December 1951 : A modified K-225 equipped with a Boeing 502 engine becomes the world's first gas turbine powered helicopter , ushering in the turbine age for helicopters. This aircraft is now at the Smithsonian 1953 : Kaman produced the first electrically powered drone April 1953 : HOK (OH-43) 1954 : K-16 A V/STOL.
Kamisese Mara - in 1977. He resigned as Prime Minister, but was recalled after only three days, when the NFP splintered in a leadership dispute. A subsequent election held later that year to resolve the impasse resulted in the Alliance Party winning a record 36 seats out of 52. The Alliance Party's majority was reduced in the 1982 election, but with 28 of the 52 seats, Mara retained power. In 1987, however, he was defeated by a multiracial coalition led by Dr Timoci Bavadra. Once again, however, his retirement was short-lived. Two military coups led by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka seriously undermined the social and economic stability, and the international prestige, of Fiji. Mara was recalled to head an interim administration, with a view to restoring Fiji's international reputation and rebuilding the country's shattered.
Ken Livingstone - of the GLC, with moderate Labourite Andrew McIntosh (later Lord McIntosh) as leader. The day after the election, Livingstone challenged McIntosh for the leadership, defeating him by 30 votes to 20. The GLC immediately set about reducing the exorbitantly high bus and London Underground fares, subsidised by an increase in real estate taxes; this was dubbed the "Fares Fair" policy. Although the measure was generally popular and led to an increase in the use of public transportation, it was challenged by the Conservative-controlled council of Bromley (which covers a part of London which has no London Underground stations) and struck down by the Law Lords in December of 1981. Despite his defeat in the fares battle, Livingstone would remain a thorn in the Conservatives' side, openly antagonising the Thatcher government by.
Venera - and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 10, 1969 : Arrived May 17, 1969 and successfully returned atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure within 11km of the surface Venera 7 - Lander - launched August 17, 1970 : Arrived December 15, 1970, was the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet and survived for 23 minutes before succumbing to the heat and pressure Venera 8 - Lander - launched March 27, 1972 : Arrived July 22, 1972 and survived for 50 minutes before succumbing to the heat and pressure Venera 9 - Orbiter and.
Kenneth Horne - Horne (February 27 1907 - February 14 1969) was a British comedian and businessman. He starred in the BBC radio programmes Much Binding in the Marsh, Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne - in the latter he was given a number of strange names. As well as being an excellent comedian he was also chairman of Triplex Glass and Chad Valley Toys, until he gave up business due to a stroke and concentrated on his comedy. He was particularly close to Kenneth Williams, who looked on him as a substitute father. He also did some TV advertising and he was in the series Horne A'plenty. He died whilst standing up to make a speech, just after the last series of Round the Horne was completed. Since December 2002, editions of.
Kelly Gruber - Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft but did not see time with the team. On December 5, 1983, the Toronto Blue Jays picked him up in the Rule V draft. Kelly saw his first Major League action shorterly after, playing in his first game on April 20, 1984. Over the next three seasons, he split time between the Majors and the minors, eventually earning an every day spot in the Toronto line-up by 1987. Best Years Kelly had his best season in 1990, hitting .290 with 31 HRs, 118 RBIs and 14 SBs. The numbers remain among the most impressive ever posted by a Blue Jay. The relationship between Kelly and the team soured over the next few years, however. After the Blue Jays.
Kevin Brown - Brown Kevin Brown (born March 14, 1965) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the New York Yankees. Born in McIntyre, Georgia, Kevin Brown eventually attended Georgia Tech and had originally planned a career in marine biology before eventually joining the baseball team. In 1986, Brown was named to the All-America team by The Sporting News. He was renowned for his intensity and his ability, but also his short temper. In 1986, Brown was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round (fourth pick overall). Starting in 1989, Brown was second in the Rangers' rotation behind ace Nolan Ryan and posted a 12-9 record with a 3.35 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 1989 and a 12-10 record with a 3.60 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 1990. By.
Kevin Millwood - Millwood Kevin Austin Millwood (born December 24, 1974), commonly known as Kevin Millwood, is a baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. Millwood made his debut as a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves on July 14, 1997. He had is best year in 1999, winning eighteen games and losing seven. He formed a part of the Atlanta Braves' star pitching rotation, which also consisted of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, which was regarded by many as the best in the National League. In 2002, after having another eighteen-win season, the Braves traded Millwood to the Phillies for the catcher Johnny Estrada, probably in order to cut their payroll in the midst of economic difficulties. In 2003, Millwood fared reasonably with the Phillies, winning fourteen games. In that year, he also pitched a.
KGB - deemed paranoid at the time, were well-grounded. The KGB occasionally conducted assassinations, mainly of defectors. Organization The KGB was organized into directorates. Some of the main directorates were: The First Chief Directorate (Foreign Operations) was responsible for foreign operations and intelligence-gathering activities. The Second Chief Directorate was responsible for internal political control of citizens and foreigners within the Soviet Union. The Third Chief Directorate (Armed Forces) controlled military counterintelligence and political surveillance of the armed forces. The Fifth Chief Directorate also dealt with internal security. Originally created to combat political dissent, it took up some of the tasks previously handled by the Second Chief Directorate. The Seventh Directorate (Surveillance) handled surveillance, providing equipment to follow and monitor the activities of both foreigners and Soviet citizens. The Eighth Chief Directorate was responsible.
