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 this day in history eva Strittmatter, writer  

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

1914  On August - 14 british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France  

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

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

1915  Lord Mishcon, economist on this day in history.  

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  

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

1919  On this day in history 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  

1919  White Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game on this day in history.  

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

1920  Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on August - 14.  

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  Giorgio Strehler, theatre director on this day in history.  

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

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

1923  William Flanagan, composer on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history 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 August - 14.  

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  Alice Adams, US author on August - 14.  

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 August - 14 klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37  

1929  Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on August - 14.  

1929  On August - 14 hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter  

1932  10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes on this day in history.  

1932  Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on August - 14.  

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

1552  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)  

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.  

1433  On August - 14 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  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49  

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