Historical Events In 1914

Aug 13   In the year 1914 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   In the year 1914 british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 15   In the year 1914 peter Nicholson Gunn, writer  

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 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   In the year 1914 german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians  

Aug 20   On this day in history kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Aug 23   In the year 1914 emperor of Japan declares war on Germany  

Aug 23   Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks in the year 1914.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)  

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

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

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died in the year 1914.  

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

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 in the year 1914.