Page 5: Historical Events In April - 14

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

1910  On April - 14 werner Wolf Glaser, composer   

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

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

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

1913  On April - 14 everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)   

1913  Karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68 on April - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1915  On April - 14 james Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies   

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  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  On April - 14 mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)   

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

1920  Eduardo Maturana, composer on April - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer   

1923  Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on April - 14.   

1923  On this day in history william Darling, journalist   

1924  On April - 14 shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer   

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

1925  The birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor on April - 14.   

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

1925  On April - 14 abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)   

1925  On April - 14 pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54   

1926  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa   

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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 this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

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

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies   

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

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)