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   In the year 1914 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) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history philips installs research dept in Eindhoven  

Jan 03   In the year 1914 jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1914 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

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) in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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) in the year 1914.  

Jan 10   In the year 1914 1st edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published  

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

Jan 10   First edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published in the year 1914.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1914 dorothy Jeakins, costume designer  

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1914 roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX)  

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   In the year 1914 arno Schmidt, writer  

Jan 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Arnold Richardson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1914 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

Jan 11   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

Jan 22   In the year 1914 frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60  

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 in the year 1914.