Historical Events In 1914

Jun 16   Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948) on this day in history.  

Jun 17   In the year 1914 john R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall)  

Jun 18   On this day in history billy Wade, cricket wicket-keeper (S African in 11 Tests 1938-50)  

Jun 19   54th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 306 at Prestwick Club in the year 1914.  

Jun 19   Alan Cranston, (Sen-D-CA, 1969- ) on this day in history.  

Jun 20   In the year 1914 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20  

Jun 20   In the year 1914 friedrich Zipp, composer  

Jun 20   In the year 1914 german warship Bismark launched  

Jun 21   On this day in history glauco Velasquez, composer, dies at 30  

Jun 21   Jan Decadt, composer in the year 1914.  

Jun 22   In the year 1914 lilo Hardel, writer  

Jun 24   G Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena on this day in history.  

Jun 24   On this day in history king Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent  

Jun 26   John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor on this day in history.  

Jun 27   In the year 1914 alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor/writer (Farce Major)  

Jun 27   Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

Jun 27   US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia, in Sarajevo by a Serbian Nationalist,Gavrilo Princip. This incident precipitated a war with Serbia, eventually starting WW1 in the year 1914.  

Jun 28   Austria invades Siberia (WW I) on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player on this day in history.  

Jun 28   In the year 1914 franz Ferdinand, Austrian archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated  

Jun 29   On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #791 Ani  

Jun 29   Jina Guseva attempts to assassinate Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia on this day in history.  

Jun 29   Rafael Kubelik, Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli) in the year 1914.  

Jun 30   In the year 1914 bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies  

Jun 30   In the year 1914 david Wayne, actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve)  

Jun 30   In the year 1914 mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa  

Jun 30   Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa on this day in history.  

Jul 01   On this day in history cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936)  

Jul 01   On this day in history esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company, Vancouver Island  

Jul 02   In the year 1914 frederick Fennell, Cleveland Ohio, conductor (Time & Winds)  

Jul 02   In the year 1914 joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78  

Jul 04   1st US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1914 giuseppe 'Nuccio' Bertone, car designer  

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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   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)  

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

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died in the year 1914.  

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

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 in the year 1914.