Historical Events In 1914

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

Aug 13   Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) on this day in history.  

Aug 14   In the year 1914 british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France  

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

Aug 15   13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2) in the year 1914.  

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

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

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

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   Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) in the year 1914.  

Aug 17   On this day in history french troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins  

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

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   In the year 1914 pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality  

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

Aug 19   In the year 1914 fumio Hayasaka, composer  

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20   Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French in the year 1914.  

Aug 22   In the year 1914 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 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   On this day in history battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops  

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   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 in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) was born in the year 1914.  

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

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1914 birth of arnold Richardson, composer  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 21   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

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

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