Page 13: Historical Events In 1914

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

Aug 13   Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France in the year 1914.   

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   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history french troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins   

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general in the year 1914.   

Aug 17   The Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1914 pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality   

Aug 19   In the year 1914 elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC   

Aug 19   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer   

Aug 20   In the year 1914 german forces invade Brussels   

Aug 20   On this day in history german forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I   

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

Aug 20   In the year 1914 kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)   

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

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

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector in the year 1914.   

Aug 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history -24] German troops plunder Belgium   

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda)   

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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   In the year 1914 birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player   

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   Arnold Richardson, composer was born in the year 1914.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1914 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1914 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69