Historical Events In 1914

Aug 13   On this day in history establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas  

Aug 13   On this day in history richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)  

Aug 14   British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on this day in history.  

Aug 15   13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2) in the year 1914.  

Aug 15   In the year 1914 anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28]  

Aug 15   On this day in history panama Canal opens (under cost)  

Aug 15   On this day in history peter Nicholson Gunn, writer  

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught on this day in history.  

Aug 16   On this day in history tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)  

Aug 17   In the year 1914 franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)  

Aug 17   French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins in the year 1914.  

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general on this day in history.  

Aug 17   The Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp in the year 1914.  

Aug 18   Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km) in the year 1914.  

Aug 18   Pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality in the year 1914.  

Aug 19   On this day in history elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC  

Aug 19   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer  

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels in the year 1914.  

Aug 20   German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I in the year 1914.  

Aug 20   German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) in the year 1914.  

Aug 20   In the year 1914 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies  

Aug 21   On this day in history 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill  

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector in the year 1914.  

Aug 22   Battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French in the year 1914.  

Aug 22   In the year 1914 raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle  

Aug 23   In the year 1914 -24] German troops plunder Belgium  

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany in the year 1914.  

Aug 23   In the year 1914 felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks  

Aug 23   On this day in history japan declares war on Germany during WWI.  

Aug 24   Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops in the year 1914.  

Aug 25   -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp in the year 1914.  

Aug 25   In the year 1914 alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda)  

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1914.  

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born in the year 1914.  

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   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1914 bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72  

Jan 20   In the year 1914 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 21   On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1914.  

Feb 06   On this day in history j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69