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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history peter Nicholson Gunn, writer  

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught on this day in history.  

Aug 16   On this day in history tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)  

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   On this day in history the Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.  

Aug 18   Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km) in the year 1914.  

Aug 18   Pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Fumio Hayasaka, composer on this day in history.  

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   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) in the year 1914.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history dallas Pratt, collector  

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   -24] German troops plunder Belgium on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1914.  

Aug 23   Japan declares war on Germany during WWI on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops  

Aug 25   On this day in history -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp  

Aug 25   Alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda) in the year 1914.  

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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   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.  

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   Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1914.  

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 in the year 1914.  

Jan 20   In the year 1914 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62  

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

Jan 22   In the year 1914 frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60  

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