Page 5: Historical Events In April - 14

1910  On April - 14 president Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day   

1910  Werner Wolf Glaser, composer on this day in history.   

1912  The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink on April - 14.   

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  On April - 14 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

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

1913  Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica) on April - 14.   

1913  On April - 14 karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68   

1914  On this day in history stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern   

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

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

1917  On April - 14 chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0   

1917  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.   

1917  Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on April - 14.   

1918  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer on April - 14.   

1923  On April - 14 etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters   

1923  On this day in history william Darling, journalist   

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

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

1925  On April - 14 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1099  On this day in history death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.   

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 April - 14 death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.