Historical Events In 1914

Jul 04   The first US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) in the year 1914.  

Jul 05   Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, & win World Series on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Jacob Soetendorp, Dutch rabbi in the year 1914.  

Jul 06   Delmira Augustini, Uruguayan poet, murdered at 27 on this day in history.  

Jul 06   Jens Rohiner, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 07   On this day in history balt Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore & Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty  

Jul 07   In the year 1914 cor de Groot, pianist/conductor/composer (Old-Dutch Suite)  

Jul 08   In the year 1914 billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love)  

Jul 09   1st US duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, NY on this day in history.  

Jul 09   On this day in history bill Tallon, cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie)  

Jul 09   On this day in history the first US duplicate auction bridge championship held, Lake Placid, NY  

Jul 10   Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles on this day in history.  

Jul 10   Saul Bellow, Quebec, novelist (Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet) on this day in history.  

Jul 11   Ahti Sonninen, composer in the year 1914.  

Jul 11   On this day in history babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleve 4-3  

Jul 11   In the year 1914 julius Rodenberg, [Levy], German writer (Die Deutsche Rundschau), dies  

Jul 12   In the year 1914 babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox  

Jul 12   Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox in the year 1914.  

Jul 14   On this day in history 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted (Dr R Goddard)  

Jul 14   Sidney George Gray, company secretary in the year 1914.  

Jul 14   On this day in history the first patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted (Dr R Goddard)  

Jul 15   In the year 1914 mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe  

Jul 16   In the year 1914 socialist conference in Brussel (Kautsky, Trotski & 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 in the year 1914.  

Jul 17   In the year 1914 lucille Benson, Scottsboro Ala, actress (Lilly-Bosom Buddies)  

Jul 18   In the year 1914 harriet Hilliard Nelson, Des Moines, singer/actress (Ozzie & Harriet)  

Jul 18   US army air service 1st comes into being, in Signal Corps in the year 1914.  

Jul 18   In the year 1914 uS army air service first comes into being, in the Signal Corps  

Jul 19   On this day in history alexander Conze, German archaeologist, dies at 82  

Jul 19   Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL on this day in history.  

Jul 19   In the year 1914 josef Palenicek, composer  

Jul 20   Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster on this day in history.  

Jul 20   On this day in history leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76  

Jul 20   William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man) on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)  

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of arnold Richardson, composer  

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

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 in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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.