Historical Events In 1914

Jan 01   Klaas ter Laan is recorded as becoming Netherlands' inaugural socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

Jan 01   Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria.   

Jan 01   The inaugural part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles   

Jan 01   The inaugural scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)   

Jan 02   Philips installs research department in Eindhoven   

Jan 02   Philips installs research dept in Eindhoven.   

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer.   

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

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62.   

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)   

Jan 04   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   

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman).   

Jan 05   James Cox of Ford Motor Co announces wages will jump from $2.40/9-hour day to $5.00/8-hour day.   

Jan 06   Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded.   

Jan 07   1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal   

Jan 07   The inaugural steam powered boat passes through the Panama Canal.   

Jan 09   Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968)   

Jan 10   1st edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published.   

Jan 10   Claude Gallimard, France, publisher.   

Jan 10   inaugural edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published.   

Jan 11   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   

Jan 11   Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer.   

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72   

Jan 13   IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia   

Jan 14   Harold Russell, actor (Best Years of Our Life).   

Jan 14   Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords.   

Jan 15   Lord Dacre of Glanton, British historian   

Jan 16   Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX)   

Jan 16   Writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia.   

Jan 17   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin   

Jan 18   Arno Schmidt, writer.   

Jan 19   Lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt and Scruggs).   

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Jan 01   Noor inayat khan: Indian princess and soe agent   

Jan 03   Jean louvel: Flemish pianist/conductor/composer   

Jan 04   Jane wyman: St joseph mo, 1st mrs ron reagan, (magnificent obsession)   

Jan 04   Mohammed sahir: Shah (afghanistan)   

Jan 04   Herman franks: American baseball player   

Jan 05   George reeves: [george lescher bessolo], actor (superman)   

Jan 05   Nicolas de staël: French-russian painter    

Jan 06   Arnold richardson: Composer   

Jan 03   Stephane raoul pugno: Composer,   

Jan 04   Silas weir mitchell: Us physician/author (free quaker),    

Jan 11   Ambrose bierce: Writer,   

Jan 13   Bernardus h heldt: Dutch mp,    

Jan 20   Emil liebling: Composer,   

Jan 21   Theodor kittelsen: Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

Jan 22   Frederik rung: Composer,    

Feb 06   J albert neuhuys: Dutch painter (hague school),