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   In the year 1914 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   In the year 1914 sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)  

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

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

Aug 15   Panama Canal opens (under cost) in the year 1914.  

Aug 15   Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer on this day in history.  

Aug 16   On this day in history german army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught  

Aug 16   Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) on this day in history.  

Aug 17   French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins on this day in history.  

Aug 17   On this day in history james Grierson, British general  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km)  

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

Aug 19   Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC in the year 1914.  

Aug 19   In the year 1914 fumio Hayasaka, composer  

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels on this day in history.  

Aug 20   German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I on this day in history.  

Aug 20   German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians in the year 1914.  

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) on this day in history.  

Aug 20   Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1914 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill  

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector in the year 1914.  

Aug 22   In the year 1914 battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French  

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

Aug 23   -24] German troops plunder Belgium on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history emperor of Japan declares war on Germany  

Aug 23   On this day in history felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks  

Aug 23   Japan declares war on Germany during WWI in the year 1914.  

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   Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) was born in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1914 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   In the year 1914 birth of herman Franks, American baseball player  

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

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

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

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   In the year 1914 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69