Historical Events In 1914

Jan 01   Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) in the year 1914.  

Jan 01   Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 02   Philips installs research dept in Eindhoven on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1914 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

Jan 05   Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1914 the first steam powered boat passes through the Panama Canal  

Jan 09   Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968) in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history claude Gallimard, France, publisher  

Jan 10   First edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   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 in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 harold Russell, actor (Best Years of Our Life)  

Jan 14   Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords in the year 1914.  

Jan 15   Lord Dacre of Glanton, British historian on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16   Writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia in the year 1914.  

Jan 17   In the year 1914 gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin  

Jan 18   Arno Schmidt, writer in the year 1914.  

Jan 19   Lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt & Scruggs) on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Arnold Richardson, composer was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 06   On this day in history j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69