Historical Events In 1914

Aug 13   Establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas in the year 1914.  

Aug 13   Richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea) in the year 1914.  

Aug 14   In the year 1914 british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France  

Aug 14   On this day in history sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)  

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   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)  

Aug 17   In the year 1914 french troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins  

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

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

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

Aug 19   Fumio Hayasaka, composer in the year 1914.  

Aug 20   On this day in history german forces invade Brussels  

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

Aug 20   In the year 1914 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies  

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

Aug 21   On this day in history dallas Pratt, collector  

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

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

Aug 23   Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on this day in history.  

Aug 23   In the year 1914 japan declares war on Germany during WWI.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1914 birth of jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1914 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   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   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.  

Jan 21   On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

Jan 22   On this day in history frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60  

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