Historical Events In 1914

Jan 01   Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria  

Jan 01   On this day in history the first part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles.  

Jan 01   The first scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot) in the year 1914.  

Jan 02   In the year 1914 philips installs research department in Eindhoven  

Jan 02   In the year 1914 philips installs research dept in Eindhoven  

Jan 03   On this day in history jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer  

Jan 03   In the year 1914 kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in NYC  

Jan 03   On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day  

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 james Cox of Ford Motor Co announces wages will jump from $2.40/9-hour day to $5.00/8-hour day  

Jan 06   On this day in history stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded  

Jan 07   In the year 1914 1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal  

Jan 07   The first steam powered boat passes through the Panama Canal on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968) on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history 1st edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published  

Jan 10   Claude Gallimard, France, publisher in the year 1914.  

Jan 10   In the year 1914 first edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published  

Jan 11   On this day in history ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71  

Jan 11   In the year 1914 captain Robert Abram Bartlett 1875-1946 sees his Canadian Arctic Expedition ship Karluk crushed by ice near Herald Island, north of Siberia, 300 km short of his destination of Herschel Island; one of three ships of Stefansson expedition; many of the survivors will die before they reach Wrangel Island, 100 km away, where they wait until September before being rescued  

Jan 11   Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history iWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia  

Jan 14   Harold Russell, actor (Best Years of Our Life) in the year 1914.  

Jan 14   In the year 1914 henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords  

Jan 15   On this day in history lord Dacre of Glanton, British historian  

Jan 16   Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX) on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1914 writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia  

Jan 17   On this day in history gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin  

Jan 18   On this day in history arno Schmidt, writer  

Jan 19   In the year 1914 lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt & Scruggs)  

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Jan 01   Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of arnold Richardson, composer  

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

Jan 11   On this day in history ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71  

Jan 13   On this day in history bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72  

Jan 20   In the year 1914 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 21   In the year 1914 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1914.  

Feb 06   In the year 1914 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69