In 1408, the world-famous encyclopedia "Yongle Canon" took 5 years to complete
The Yongle Canon is a collection of ancient Chinese classics compiled by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao during the Ming Yongle period. Originally named "Literature Dacheng", Later Ming Chengzu personally wrote the preface and gave it the name "Yongle Canon". The book consists of 22,877 volumes (60 volumes in the catalogue, a total of 22,937 volumes), 11,095 volumes, about 370 million words, and 7,000 or 8,000 kinds of ancient and modern books.
In 1503 the French prophet Nostradamus was born
Nostradamus (Latin: Nostradamus, 14 December 1503 – 2 July 1566), originally known as Michel de Notedam, was a French-Jewish prophet who was fluent in Hebrew and Greek, leaving behind a collection of prophecies written in quatrains, the Hundred Poems.
In 1546, Tycho Brahe, the progenitor of modern astronomy, was born
Tycho Brahe (14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601) was a Danish astronomer and astrologer. Born on 14 December 1546 to an aristocratic family in Chiuldsteep, County, Scania. Tycho died in Prague on 24 October 1601 at the age of 55.
In 1799, the first president of the United States, George Washington, died
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was a politician, military strategist, revolutionary, and first president, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.
In 1826 there was a Decembrist uprising in Russia
The Decembrists were a group of young russian officers engaged in revolutionary activities in the 1820s. In December 1825, the young officers launched the first armed uprising in Russian history to overthrow the tsarist autocracy and were exiled, hence the name "Decembrists".
King George VI of the United Kingdom was born in 1895
George VI (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952), formerly known as Albert Frederick Arthur George, King of the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India, reigned from 12 December 1936 to 6 February 1952. George VI was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
Kurt von Schusznigg, Chancellor of the First Austrian Republic, was born in 1897
Kurt Schuschnigg (kurt von Schuschnigg) (14 December 1897 – 18 November 1977) was an Austrian politician who succeeded the assassinated Englebert Taolphes as Chancellor of the First Austrian Republic in 1934.
In 1900, the German physicist Planck pioneered quantum theory
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (German: Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck) (23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947), born in Holstein, Germany, was a famous German physicist and one of the important founders of quantum mechanics.
In 1911 the Norwegian explorer Amundsen arrived at the South Pole
On December 14, 1911, nori explorer Roald Amundsen and four other members reached The South Pole in defeat of a British expedition led by Robert F.Scott. Their achievement marks that less than three years after Robert E.Piri arrived in the Arctic in 1909, both the North and South Poles have left explorers' footprints.
In 1944, the United States established the rank of five-star general
General of the Army (often referred to as Five-star General) is a U.S.-specific rank, equivalent to marshal of some other countries, and the second highest rank in the United States and currently the highest rank available. It was formally established on December 14, 1944, and was approved by the United States Congress. The five-star admiral's epaulettes are inlaid with five star insignia, and the basic requirement for promotion is that he must have served as an Allied theater commander, and the recipients of this award have been related to World War II, including Marshall and Eisenhower, MacArthur and Bradley. The U.S. Congress stipulates that the five-star rank of general in the U.S. military is awarded only in wartime and will not be retired for life.
Former British Prime Minister Baldwin died in 1947
Sir Stanley Baldwin (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a British Prime Minister and 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, leader of the Conservative Party.
Taiwanese actor Weng Jiaming was born in 1962
Weng Jiaming, born in Taiwan on December 14, 1962, graduated from the National Taiwan Academy of Arts and signed an artist with Minshi Phoenix Art. His representative works include "Desire", "Absolute Plan", "Taiwan Businessman" and so on.
In 1979, Wuyishan captured the "horned monster" for the first time.
Chong'an toad (scientific name: Vibrissaphora liui), alias Chinese horned monster, bearded frog, Chong'an bearded toad, pit goose, Lei Gong horned monster, distributed in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guizhou Fanjing Mountain, is a rare toad unique to China. The Body of the Chong'an Toad is about 68-90 mm long, the head is flattened, the head width is greater than the head length, the snout is wide and round, and the snout ridge is obvious. When living, the head and back of the body are tanned, and there are many irregular black spots. There is a black cone-like spine on each side of the upper lip margin, while the corresponding part of the female is orange-red dots, the upper half of the eyeball is light green, the lower half is tan, and it inhabits the lush streams at an altitude of 800-100 meters and near them. On December 14, 1979, it was first discovered in the Wuyi Mountains of Chong'an County, Fujian Province.
China's first guided-missile frigate entered service in 1986
On December 14, 1986, China's first self-designed, built, and domestically advanced new missile frigate began service. The frigate was designed and built by shanghai Hudong Shipyard.
In 1989, Sakharov, the "father of the hydrogen bomb" of the Soviet Union, died
Andrei Dmitryevich Sakharov (21 May 1921 – 14 December 1989) was a Soviet atomic physicist. He led the development of the first hydrogen bomb in the Soviet Union and is known as the "father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb". Sakharov was also a human rights activist, a champion of civil liberties, a supporter of Soviet reforms, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.
In 1992, the famous Chinese writer Satin died
Sha Ting (December 19, 1904 – December 14, 1992), real name Yang Zhaoxi, also known as Yang Ziqing, was a native of Anxian County, Sichuan, a modern Chinese writer; along with Ba Jin, Zhang Xiushu, Ma Zhitu, and Ai Wu, he was also known as the "Five Elders of Shuzhong". Representative works include the novella "Qingyi Slope", "Wooden Fish Mountain" and "Red Rock Beach". He died on December 14, 1992 in Chengdu, Sichuan.
In 1994, the Three Gorges Hydropower Station was officially started
The Three Gorges Hydropower Station, also known as the Three Gorges Water Conservancy Hub Project of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Project and the Three Gorges Dam, is a large-scale water conservancy project built in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Construction began on December 14, 1994, and water storage and power generation began in 2003, and was completed in 2009. The relocation, environmental and other problems caused by it have always been accompanied by great controversy from the moment it began to be prepared.
In 2017, mr. Yu Guangzhong, a famous writer and poet, passed away
Yu Guangzhong (October 21, 1928 – December 14, 2017) was a contemporary writer, poet, scholar and translator, born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, with his ancestral home in Yongchun, Quanzhou, Fujian Province. Because her mother was originally from Wujin, Jiangsu, she also called herself a "Jiangnan native". His representative works include poems such as "Nostalgia" and "Four Rhymes of Nostalgia", and essays such as "Listen to the Cold Rain" and "My Four Imaginary Enemies". On December 14, 2017, Professor Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan at the age of 89.