Historical Events In April - 14

1910  On this day in history 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  Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on April - 14.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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1914  On this day in history 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 April - 14.  

1915  On this day in history james Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies  

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

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

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

1917  On this day in history lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57  

1918  On April - 14 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  Eduardo Maturana, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On April - 14 etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters  

1923  William Darling, journalist on this day in history.  

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

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

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 April - 14.  

1925  Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54 on April - 14.  

1926  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa on April - 14.  

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

1572  On this day in history birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

1578  On April - 14 birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)  

1592  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer  

0711  On April - 14 childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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