Historical Events In 1914

Aug 13   On this day in history establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas  

Aug 13   In the year 1914 richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)  

Aug 14   On this day in history british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France  

Aug 14   In the year 1914 sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)  

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

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

Aug 15   Panama Canal opens (under cost) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer in the year 1914.  

Aug 16   In the year 1914 german army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught  

Aug 16   On this day in history tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)  

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 in the year 1914.  

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) on this day in history.  

Aug 18   On this day in history pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality  

Aug 19   In the year 1914 elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC  

Aug 19   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer  

Aug 20   On this day in history german forces invade Brussels  

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

Aug 20   German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) in the year 1914.  

Aug 20   Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies in the year 1914.  

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

Aug 21   In the year 1914 dallas Pratt, collector  

Aug 22   Battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle  

Aug 23   On this day in history -24] German troops plunder Belgium  

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany on this day in history.  

Aug 23   Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on this day in history.  

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

Aug 24   In the year 1914 battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops  

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

Aug 25   On this day in history alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1914 birth of noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944)  

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history birth of arnold Richardson, composer  

Jan 03   In the year 1914 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62  

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

Jan 11   Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1914 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62  

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

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 on this day in history.