Historical Events In 1914

Jan 01   In the year 1914 klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam)   

Jan 01   In the year 1914 northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria   

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

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

Jan 02   Philips installs research dept in Eindhoven in the year 1914.   

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

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   On this day in history mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)   

Jan 04   Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 in the year 1914.   

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   In the year 1914 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   Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded in the year 1914.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72   

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   In the year 1914 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   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin in the year 1914.   

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

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

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

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

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