Page 5: 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  The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink on April - 14.   

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 April - 14.   

1912  Pan American Union forms on this day in history.   

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

1913  Belgium begins general strike for voting rights on April - 14.   

1913  On April - 14 everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)   

1913  On this day in history karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68   

1914  Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern on April - 14.   

1914  On April - 14 paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58   

1915  A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter on this day in history.   

1915  James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies on April - 14.   

1916  Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48) on April - 14.   

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  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 this day in history tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi   

1920  Eduardo Maturana, composer on this day in history.   

1921  NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games on this day in history.   

1921  Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate on April - 14.   

1922  On this day in history republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin   

1922  On this day in history david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer   

1923  Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on April - 14.   

1923  On April - 14 william Darling, journalist   

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  The birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor on this day in history.   

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 this day in history pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54   

1926  On April - 14 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on April - 14.   

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 this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

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

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on April - 14.   

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on this day in history.   

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

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on this day in history.   

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

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on April - 14.   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

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