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   Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1914 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)  

Aug 15   Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28] on this day in history.  

Aug 15   On this day in history panama Canal opens (under cost)  

Aug 15   On this day in history peter Nicholson Gunn, writer  

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17   In the year 1914 franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)  

Aug 17   In the year 1914 french troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins  

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general on this day in history.  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km)  

Aug 18   In the year 1914 pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality  

Aug 19   Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Fumio Hayasaka, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)  

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill  

Aug 21   On this day in history dallas Pratt, collector  

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

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

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 in the year 1914.  

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

Aug 25   -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp in the year 1914.  

Aug 25   Alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda) in the year 1914.  

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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   In the year 1914 birth of jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer  

Jan 04   Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) was born in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)  

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born in the year 1914.  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1914 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

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

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1914 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1914.  

Feb 06   In the year 1914 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69