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

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

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

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

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   Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded  

Jan 07   1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1914 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 in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 dorothy Jeakins, costume designer  

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 in the year 1914.  

Jan 13   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords  

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia  

Jan 17   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Arno Schmidt, writer on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1914 birth of noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944)  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)  

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1914 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   Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 in the year 1914.  

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

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

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.  

Jan 21   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died in the year 1914.  

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.