This Day In European History
14th December
Events867: Pope Adrian II succeeds.
1542: Six year old Queen Mary of Scotland succeeds to the throne.
1900: Max Planck, a German scientist, reveals his Quantum Theory.
1911: Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, becomes the first man to reach the South Pole.
Births
1503: Nostradamus, French physician and predictor.
1566: Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer.
1616: Duke William of Hamilton, Scottish soldier.
1730: James Bruce, Scottish explorer.
1739: Pierre de Nemours, French economist.
1866: Roger Fry, English critic.
1895: King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1897: Kurt von Schuschnigg, Austrian chancellor.
Deaths
1542: King James V of Scotland.
1624: Charles Howard, English Admiral.
1713: Thomas Rymer, English critic.
1785: Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian painter.
1788: C. P. E. Bach, German composer.
1860: George Hamilton-Gordon, British prime minister.
1861: Prince Albert of Britain.
