Page 5: Historical Events In August - 14

1911  Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press on August - 14.   

1912  2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925 on August - 14.   

1912  On this day in history eva Strittmatter, writer   

1913  Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51) on this day in history.   

1914  British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on August - 14.   

1914  Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on this day in history.   

1915  British transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000 on August - 14.   

1915  On this day in history lord Mishcon, economist   

1916  On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

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

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

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  On August - 14 white Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game   

1920  Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1920  Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on this day in history.   

1921  Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia) on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 14 giorgio Strehler, theatre director   

1922  On August - 14 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)   

1922  On this day in history alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies   

1923  William Flanagan, composer on August - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

1924  On August - 14 georges Prêtre, French conductor   

1925  Mount Rushmore 1st proposed on August - 14.   

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  Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.   

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 August - 14.   

1929  Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on August - 14.   

1929  On August - 14 hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter   

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

1932  Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on this day in history.   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

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  On August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on August - 14.   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

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  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.