Historical Events In April - 14
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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 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 April - 14.
1912 On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher
1913 Belgium begins general strike for voting rights on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1914 Stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern on this day in history.
1914 Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58 on April - 14.
1915 On this day in history a's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter
1915 On this day in history james Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies
1916 On April - 14 commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48)
1917 On April - 14 chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0
1917 On April - 14 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 this day in history 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 Eduardo Maturana, composer on April - 14.
1921 On April - 14 nHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games
1921 On April - 14 thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate
1922 Republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin on April - 14.
1922 On April - 14 david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer
1923 Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on April - 14.
1923 On April - 14 william Darling, journalist
1924 Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer on April - 14.
1924 Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67 on April - 14.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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