Historical Events In August - 14

1911  On August - 14 ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press  

1912  On this day in history 2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925  

1912  On August - 14 eva Strittmatter, writer  

1913  On August - 14 fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51)  

1914  British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on this day in history.  

1914  Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on August - 14.  

1915  British transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000 on this day in history.  

1915  Lord Mishcon, economist on August - 14.  

1916  Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow) on this day in history.  

1917  On August - 14 china declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I  

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1917  China declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I on this day in history.  

1919  The first plane flight between Montreal and Quebec; takes 5 hours, now it takes the same time but we now include the time to get to and from the airports on August - 14.  

1919  White Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game on August - 14.  

1920  Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia on August - 14.  

1920  On August - 14 nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl)  

1921  Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia) on August - 14.  

1921  Giorgio Strehler, theatre director on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)  

1922  Alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies on August - 14.  

1923  On this day in history william Flanagan, composer  

1923  Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76 on August - 14.  

1924  Australia's Cobb & Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland on August - 14.  

1924  Georges Prêtre, French conductor on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history mount Rushmore 1st proposed  

1925  On this day in history russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times)  

1926  Alice Adams, US author on this day in history.  

1927  On August - 14 frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

1928  Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC on August - 14.  

1928  Laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist on this day in history.  

1928  Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1929  Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on this day in history.  

1929  Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on August - 14.  

1932  10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes on August - 14.  

1932  On August - 14 rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies  

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.  

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)  

1479  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)  

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.  

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)  

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.  

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.  

0582  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor  

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.  

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.  

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76  

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on this day in history.  

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60