Historical Events In 1914

Jun 16   Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948) in the year 1914.  

Jun 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 54th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 306 at Prestwick Club  

Jun 19   On this day in history alan Cranston, (Sen-D-CA, 1969- )  

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

Jun 20   In the year 1914 friedrich Zipp, composer  

Jun 20   German warship Bismark launched on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Glauco Velasquez, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   In the year 1914 jan Decadt, composer  

Jun 22   In the year 1914 lilo Hardel, writer  

Jun 24   On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena  

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 in the year 1914.  

Jun 27   Alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor/writer (Farce Major) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1914 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  

Jun 28   In the year 1914 austria invades Siberia (WW I)  

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   G Neujmin discovers asteroid #791 Ani in the year 1914.  

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

Jun 29   Rafael Kubelik, Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli) on this day in history.  

Jun 30   Bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 30   On this day in history david Wayne, actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve)  

Jun 30   On this day in history mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa  

Jun 30   On this day in history mahatma Gandhi's first arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa  

Jul 01   Cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936) in the year 1914.  

Jul 01   Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company, Vancouver Island on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Frederick Fennell, Cleveland Ohio, conductor (Time & Winds) in the year 1914.  

Jul 02   Joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 04   1st US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) in the year 1914.  

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 in the year 1914.  

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   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1914.  

Jan 11   In the year 1914 ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71  

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

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

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