Historical Events In April - 14

1910  President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day on April - 14.  

1910  Werner Wolf Glaser, composer on April - 14.  

1912  On April - 14 the liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink  

1912  On this day in history 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  Pan American Union forms on this day in history.  

1912  Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on this day in history.  

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

1914  On this day in history paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58  

1915  On April - 14 a's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter  

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

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

1917  On this day in history chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0  

1917  On this day in history 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  On April - 14 mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)  

1920  Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi on this day in history.  

1920  On April - 14 eduardo Maturana, composer  

1921  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1922  David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer on April - 14.  

1923  Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on this day in history.  

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

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

1925  On this day in history abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)  

1925  On this day in history 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  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.  

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

1099  On April - 14 death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death  

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

1240  On April - 14 llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies  

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

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

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on April - 14.