Historical Events In April - 14

1910  On April - 14 president Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day  

1910  On April - 14 werner Wolf Glaser, composer  

1912  The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink on this day in history.  

1912  On April - 14 the Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll)  

1912  On this day in history pan American Union forms  

1912  On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher  

1913  On this day in history belgium begins general strike for voting rights  

1913  On this day in history everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)  

1913  Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68 on April - 14.  

1914  Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern on this day in history.  

1914  Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1915  A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter on April - 14.  

1915  James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies on this day in history.  

1916  Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48) on this day in history.  

1917  Chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0 on April - 14.  

1917  On this day in history valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations)  

1917  On April - 14 lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57  

1918  On this day in history douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane)  

1918  Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife) on April - 14.  

1920  On April - 14 tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi  

1920  On this day in history eduardo Maturana, composer  

1921  NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games on April - 14.  

1921  On April - 14 thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate  

1922  Republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin on April - 14.  

1922  On this day in history david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer  

1923  On this day in history etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters  

1923  William Darling, journalist on April - 14.  

1924  Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer on this day in history.  

1924  Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history the birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor  

1925  On this day in history 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)  

1925  Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia) on this day in history.  

1925  Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1926  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa on this day in history.  

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.  

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.  

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

1629  On April - 14 birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)  

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.  

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer  

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.  

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on April - 14.  

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on April - 14.  

1132  On April - 14 death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)  

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies  

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.  

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on April - 14.  

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)