Page 5: Historical Events In April - 14

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

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  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 this day in history pan American Union forms   

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

1913  On this day in history belgium begins general strike for voting rights   

1913  Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1915  James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1917  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on April - 14.   

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

1920  Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi on April - 14.   

1920  On this day in history eduardo Maturana, composer   

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

1921  On this day in history thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate   

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 April - 14 william Darling, journalist   

1924  Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer on April - 14.   

1924  On this day in history louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67   

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 April - 14.   

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

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

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  On this day in history birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)   

1668  On this day in history birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.   

1710  On April - 14 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  On April - 14 sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

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

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.   

1322  On April - 14 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)