Historical Events In August - 14
Saturday, 10 June 2023
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 this day in history.
1912 Eva Strittmatter, writer on August - 14.
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 this day in history.
1914 On this day in history sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)
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 August - 14.
1917 On this day in history china declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I
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 this day in history.
1919 On this day in history white Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game
1920 On this day in history little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia
1920 Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on August - 14.
1921 On August - 14 tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia).
1921 On August - 14 giorgio Strehler, theatre director
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 this day in history.
1923 William Flanagan, composer on this day in history.
1923 Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history australia's Cobb & Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland.
1924 On this day in history georges Prêtre, French conductor
1925 On August - 14 mount Rushmore 1st proposed
1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times) on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history alice Adams, US author
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 On August - 14 laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist
1928 On this day in history klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37
1929 Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on this day in history.
1929 On August - 14 hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter
1932 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies
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