14th December: Today In History

Today is 14th December,  the 348 day of 2015. There are 17th days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History; Birthdays:   1503 Nostradamus, French astrologer who published his prophecies in 1555   1866 Roger Fry, English painter and critic   1895 King George VI, Succeeded to the throne, on the abdication of Edward VIII   1911 Spike Jones, Renowned jazz artist   1923 Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo, lawyer, industrialist and administrator, founding member, Nigeria - America Council for Management Education and Training   1932 Charlie Rich, American 'country' singer   1935 Lee Remick, American actress with a long film career   1946 Stan Smith, American tennis player   1958 Mike Scott, Of the Pop group 'The Waterboys' Events:   1799 The first President of The United States, George Washington, died   1911 Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, became the first man to reach the South Pole   1918 Women over thirty were allowed to vote in a British General election, for the first time   1932 The first ever floodlit Rugby League match took place at the White City Stadium in London   1947 Stanley Baldwin, three times Conservative Prime Minister, died   1955 Hugh Gaitskell was elected leader of the Labour Party, following the resignation of Clement Attlee   1962 The first close up pictures of the planet Venus were received, from the US spacecraft, Mariner II   1987 In the worst attack on merchant shipping in the 'Gulf War', 21 crewmen from a Norwegian tanker were killed   1991 Governorship elections take place in all the states. NRC wins in 16 states while SDP wins in 14 states.