Historical Events In April - 14

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

1910  Werner Wolf Glaser, composer on April - 14.  

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  On this day in history 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  Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern on April - 14.  

1914  Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58 on April - 14.  

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 April - 14.  

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  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.  

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 April - 14.  

1918  Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife) on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi  

1920  Eduardo Maturana, composer on this day in history.  

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

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  David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 April - 14.  

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

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

1925  Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia) on April - 14.  

1925  On this day in history pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

0711  On this day in history 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  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.  

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