Historical Events In April - 14

1910  President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day on April - 14.   

1910  On this day in history werner Wolf Glaser, composer   

1912  The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink on April - 14.   

1912  On April - 14 the Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll)   

1912  Pan American Union forms on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 14 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

1913  Belgium begins general strike for voting rights on April - 14.   

1913  On this day in history everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)   

1913  On April - 14 karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68   

1914  Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern on April - 14.   

1914  Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58 on April - 14.   

1915  A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter on April - 14.   

1915  On this day in history james Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies   

1916  Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48) on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 14 chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0   

1917  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on April - 14.   

1917  On this day in history lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57   

1918  Douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) on this day in history.   

1918  Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife) on April - 14.   

1920  On April - 14 tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi   

1920  On this day in history eduardo Maturana, composer   

1921  NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games on this day in history.   

1921  Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate on April - 14.   

1922  Republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin on this day in history.   

1922  On April - 14 david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer   

1923  Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on this day in history.   

1923  On April - 14 william Darling, journalist   

1924  Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer on April - 14.   

1924  Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history the birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor   

1925  1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN) on this day in history.   

1925  On April - 14 abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)   

1925  Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54 on April - 14.   

1926  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.   

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  On April - 14 birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  On April - 14 childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on this day in history.   

1099  On this day in history death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.   

1322  On April - 14 death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)