Historical Events In 1914

Aug 13   In the year 1914 establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas  

Aug 13   On this day in history richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)  

Aug 14   British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)  

Aug 15   13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28] in the year 1914.  

Aug 15   In the year 1914 panama Canal opens (under cost)  

Aug 15   In the year 1914 peter Nicholson Gunn, writer  

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught in the year 1914.  

Aug 16   Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948) in the year 1914.  

Aug 17   On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)  

Aug 17   French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins on this day in history.  

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general in the year 1914.  

Aug 17   In the year 1914 the Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.  

Aug 18   Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km) in the year 1914.  

Aug 18   Pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality in the year 1914.  

Aug 19   On this day in history elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC  

Aug 19   In the year 1914 fumio Hayasaka, composer  

Aug 20   In the year 1914 german forces invade Brussels  

Aug 20   German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1914 german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians  

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1914 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies  

Aug 21   20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill in the year 1914.  

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector in the year 1914.  

Aug 22   In the year 1914 battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French  

Aug 22   In the year 1914 raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle  

Aug 23   In the year 1914 -24] German troops plunder Belgium  

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany in the year 1914.  

Aug 23   Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks in the year 1914.  

Aug 23   Japan declares war on Germany during WWI on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops on this day in history.  

Aug 25   -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 1914 alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda)  

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Jan 01   Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player  

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)  

Jan 06   Arnold Richardson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 04   On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

Jan 11   Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 in the year 1914.  

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.  

Jan 21   On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

Jan 22   In the year 1914 frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60  

Feb 06   On this day in history j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69