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What happened in history on this day: December 14?
On December 14 in ...
- 1849 - First chamber music group in US gives their first concert (Boston).
- 1924 - Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma" premieres in Paris.
- 1961 - Buena Vista releases Disney's first live-action musical feature film Babes in Toyland to theaters in the USA. The film is based on the operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen McDonough.
- 1961 - Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is first country song to get a gold record.
Births on December 14
- 1911 - Birth of Spike (Lindley Armstrong) Jones in Long Beach, California, USA; band leader and drummer ("Cocktails for Two", "Der Fuhrer's Face", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth", The Spike Jones Show TV Show).
- 1913 - Birth of Dan Dailey in New York City, New York, USA; actor/singer/dancer (Faraday and Company TV show, The Governor and JJ).
- 1914 - Birth of Rosalyn Tureck in Chicago, Illinois, USA; pianist ("Bach and Rock").
- 1924 - Birth of Marion Morgan; singer ("Stop the Music").
- 1932 - Birth of Abbe Lane AKA Mrs Xavier Cugat in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Xavier Cugat Show).
- 1932 - Birth of Charlie Rich in Colt, Arkansas, USA; country singer ("Behind Closed Doors" (1973, Grammy award), "Lonely Weekends", "The Most Beautiful Girl").
- 1933 - Birth of Leo N Wright; American saxophonist ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco").
- 1943 - Birth of Frank Allen; rock vocalist (Searchers - "Needles and Pins").
- 1946 - Birth of Jackie McCauley in North Ireland; rock pianist (Them Coleraine).
- 1946 - Birth of Joyce Vincent-Wilson in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn).
- 1947 - Birth of Christopher Parkening in Los Angeles, California, USA; guitarist (transcribed sacred music).
- 1949 - Birth of Ronnie McNeir; rhythm-and-blues singer (The Four Tops).
- 1949 - Birth of Cliff Williams in Sydney, Australia; rock bassist (AC/DC - "Highway to Hell").
- 1958 - Birth of Jan Dijksma; Dutch bassist (Weekend at Waikiki).
- 1958 - Birth of Mike Scott; Scottish rock singer-musician (Blues Inc, The Waterboys - "Rainbow Warrior").
- 1958 - Birth of Peter "Spider" Tracy; English rock vocalist (The Pogues).
- 1964 - Birth of C[arl] J[eff] Snare in Washington DC; vocalist (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime").
- 1975 - Birth of Brian Dalyrimple; rhythm-and-blues singer (Soul For Real).
- 1988 - Birth of Vanessa Hudgens; actress and singer (High School Musical).
Deaths on December 14
- 1963 - Death of Dinah Washington at age 39 of a sleeping pill overdose; rhythm and blues singer ("What a Diff'rence a Day Makes", "Unforgettable", "Baby [You've Got What it Takes]", "A Rockin' Good Way [To Mess Around and Fall in Love]").
- 2006 - Death of Ahmet Ertegün at age 83, following a head injury suffered in a fall; Atlantic Records founder, chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
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