Page 10: Historical Events In 1914

Jul 07   Cor de Groot, pianist/conductor/composer (Old-Dutch Suite)   

Jul 08   Billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love)   

Jul 09   1st US duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, NY   

Jul 09   Bill Tallon, cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie).   

Jul 09   The inaugural US duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, NY.   

Jul 10   Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles.   

Jul 10   Saul Bellow, Quebec, novelist (Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet)   

Jul 11   Ahti Sonninen, composer   

Jul 11   Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleve 4-3   

Jul 11   Julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Die Deutsche Rundschau), dies.   

Jul 12   Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox.   

Jul 12   Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox   

Jul 14   1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted (Dr R Goddard).   

Jul 14   Sidney George Gray, company secretary   

Jul 14   The inaugural patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted (Dr R Goddard).   

Jul 15   Mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe   

Jul 16   Socialist conference in Brussel (Kautsky, Trotski and Rosa Luxemburg)   

Jul 17   Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1   

Jul 17   Lucille Benson, Scottsboro Ala, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies).   

Jul 18   Harriet Hilliard Nelson, Des Moines, singer/actress (Ozzie and Harriet).   

Jul 18   US army air service 1st comes into being, in Signal Corps   

Jul 18   US army air service inaugural comes into being, in the Signal Corps.   

Jul 19   Alexander Conze, German archaeologist, dies at 82   

Jul 19   Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL   

Jul 19   Josef Palenicek, composer   

Jul 20   Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster   

Jul 20   Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76   

Jul 20   William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man).   

Jul 22   Cecil Effinger, composer.   

Jul 23   Alastair Down, CEO (Burmah Oil)   

Jul 23   Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia leading to WW I.   

Jul 24   David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist.   

Jul 25   Germany soc-democrat "No German blood for Austrian tyrant".   

Jul 25   Woody Strode, actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream)   

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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),