Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/December 14

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[edit] Births

• 1503 - Nostradamus, French astrologer (d. 1566)
• 1546 - Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer (d. 1601)
• 1897 - Margaret Chase Smith, American politician (d. 1995)
• 1902 - Frances Bavier, American actress (d. 1989)
• 1908 - Morey Amsterdam, American comedian and actor (d. 1996)

[edit] Deaths

• 1799 - George Washington, first President of the United States (b. 1732)
• 1861 - Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, consort of Queen Victoria (b. 1819)
• 1985 - Roger Maris, baseball player (b. 1934)
• 1993 - Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)