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 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1914.  

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 in the year 1914.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19   In the year 1914 fumio Hayasaka, composer  

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

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   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   20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector in the year 1914.  

Aug 22   Battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle  

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

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

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   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 in the year 1914.  

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   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)  

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)  

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

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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   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   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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