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   On this day in history richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)  

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

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

Aug 15   On this day in history 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)  

Aug 15   On this day in history anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28]  

Aug 15   Panama Canal opens (under cost) in the year 1914.  

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   In the year 1914 tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948)  

Aug 17   Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) in the year 1914.  

Aug 17   French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins in the year 1914.  

Aug 17   In the year 1914 james Grierson, British general  

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   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   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer  

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   In the year 1914 german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians  

Aug 20   In the year 1914 kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936)  

Aug 20   Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies in the year 1914.  

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

Aug 21   In the year 1914 dallas Pratt, collector  

Aug 22   In the year 1914 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   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   On this day in history japan declares war on Germany during WWI.  

Aug 24   Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops in the year 1914.  

Aug 25   In the year 1914 -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp  

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

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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   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 in the year 1914.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1914 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71  

Jan 13   On this day in history bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72  

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   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