Page 13: 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) in the year 1914.   

Aug 14   British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1914 sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)   

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] on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1914 peter Nicholson Gunn, writer   

Aug 16   In the year 1914 german army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught   

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

Aug 17   On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55)   

Aug 17   French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins on this day in history.   

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1914 the Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.   

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

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

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels in the year 1914.   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   Dallas Pratt, collector on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1914 battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany in the year 1914.   

Aug 23   In the year 1914 felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)   

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born in the year 1914.   

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

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.   

Jan 04   Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 in the year 1914.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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