Historical Events In August - 14

1911  Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press on this day in history.  

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

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  On August - 14 sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)  

1915  On this day in history british transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000  

1915  On this day in history lord Mishcon, economist  

1916  On August - 14 andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)  

1917  China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I on August - 14.  

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  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 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  Giorgio Strehler, theatre director on August - 14.  

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

1922  Alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies on this day in history.  

1923  William Flanagan, composer on August - 14.  

1923  On August - 14 jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76  

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  On August - 14 mount Rushmore 1st proposed  

1925  On August - 14 russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times)  

1926  On August - 14 alice Adams, US author  

1927  On August - 14 frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

1928  On August - 14 ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC  

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  On this day in history jewish Agency for Palestine forms  

1929  On this day in history hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter  

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

1932  On this day in history rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies  

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on August - 14.  

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.  

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.  

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher  

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)  

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.  

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)  

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)  

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.  

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

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1573  On August - 14 death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)  

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.  

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60