Page 13: Historical Events In 1914

Aug 15   Panama Canal opens (under cost)   

Aug 15   Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer.   

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught   

Aug 16   Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Aug 17   Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55).   

Aug 17   French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins   

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general   

Aug 17   The Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp   

Aug 18   Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44247 km).   

Aug 18   Pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality.   

Aug 19   Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC   

Aug 19   Fumio Hayasaka, composer   

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels   

Aug 20   German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I.   

Aug 20   German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians.   

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)   

Aug 20   Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

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

Aug 21   Dallas Pratt, collector.   

Aug 22   Battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French.   

Aug 22   Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle.   

Aug 23   -24] German troops plunder Belgium.   

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany   

Aug 23   Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks.   

Aug 23   Japan declares war on Germany during WWI   

Aug 24   Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops.   

Aug 25   -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp.   

Aug 25   Alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda).   

Aug 26   -9/10] Russian army attacks Austrian army in Galicia   

Aug 26   Germans defeat Russians in Battle of Tannenberg.   

Aug 27   2nd day of battle at Tannenberg: German bombs Usdau.   

Aug 27   Catherine Marshall, editor/writer   

Aug 27   John Weiss, German new testament, dies   

Aug 28   3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles.   

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Jan 01   Noor inayat khan: Indian princess and soe agent    

Jan 03   Jean louvel: Flemish pianist/conductor/composer   

Jan 04   Jane wyman: St joseph mo, 1st mrs ron reagan, (magnificent obsession)   

Jan 04   Mohammed sahir: Shah (afghanistan)   

Jan 04   Herman franks: American baseball player   

Jan 05   George reeves: [george lescher bessolo], actor (superman)   

Jan 05   Nicolas de staël: French-russian painter    

Jan 06   Arnold richardson: Composer   

Jan 03   Stephane raoul pugno: Composer,   

Jan 04   Silas weir mitchell: Us physician/author (free quaker),    

Jan 11   Ambrose bierce: Writer,   

Jan 13   Bernardus h heldt: Dutch mp,    

Jan 20   Emil liebling: Composer,    

Jan 21   Theodor kittelsen: Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

Jan 22   Frederik rung: Composer,    

Feb 06   J albert neuhuys: Dutch painter (hague school),