Historical Events In April - 14

1910  President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day on this day in history.  

1910  On this day in history werner Wolf Glaser, composer  

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

1912  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) on this day in history.  

1912  On April - 14 pan American Union forms  

1912  On April - 14 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher  

1913  Belgium begins general strike for voting rights on this day in history.  

1913  Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica) on April - 14.  

1913  Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern  

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  On April - 14 james Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies  

1916  On this day in history commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48)  

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

1917  On April - 14 valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations)  

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

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

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 April - 14 eduardo Maturana, composer  

1921  On April - 14 nHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games  

1921  Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history william Darling, journalist  

1924  On April - 14 shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer  

1924  Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67 on April - 14.  

1925  On April - 14 the birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor  

1925  On April - 14 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)  

1925  On April - 14 abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)  

1925  On April - 14 pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54  

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

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1336  On April - 14 birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)  

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 April - 14.  

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.  

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on April - 14.  

1668  On April - 14 birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)  

1676  On this day in history birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on April - 14.  

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on April - 14.  

0911  On April - 14 sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies  

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  On April - 14 death of boleslaus of Greater Poland  

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.  

1345  On April - 14 death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)