Page 16: Historical Events In 1914

Sep 24   Andrzej Panufnik, Warsaw Poland, composer (Tragic Overture)   

Sep 25   A Lichtenstein, writer, dies at 25.   

Sep 25   Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist   

Sep 26   Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce.   

Sep 26   Jack LaLanne, exercise mogul (Juice Tiger)   

Sep 27   Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3000th hit   

Sep 28   German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I).   

Sep 28   Stevan Mokranjac, composer, dies at 58   

Sep 29   Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant   

Sep 29   Jean Bouin, French marathoner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies in battle.   

Oct 01   Daniel Joseph Boorstin, author (Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize)   

Oct 02   Albe Vidakovic, composer.   

Oct 03   Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher.   

Oct 04   Brendan Gill, writer/critic (New Yorker magazine)   

Oct 04   Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts.   

Oct 05   World War I inaugural aerial combat resulting in a kill   

Oct 06   Thor Heyerdahl, Norway, anthropologist/explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku)   

Oct 07   Alfred Drake, [Capurro], Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Kiss Me Kate).   

Oct 09   Antwerp, Belgium falls to the Germans.   

Oct 09   Edward Andrews, Griffin GA, actor (Tea and Sympathy, Glass Bottom Boat).   

Oct 09   German troops take Antwerp in World War I.   

Oct 10   Dorothy Lamour, [Kaumeyer], NO LA, actress (Road to Bali, Road to Rio)   

Oct 10   German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I).   

Oct 10   Gijsbert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister, dies at 73   

Oct 11   Edward J Day, US Postmaster General (1961).   

Oct 11   German troops occupy Gent   

Oct 12   1st battle at Ypres, begins   

Oct 13   Belgian regime forms at St Adresse at Le Havre.   

Oct 13   The Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway is opened throughout between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, Ont. Construction was started in 1899 and it was opened in stages as follows Hawk Junction (junction with the Michipicoten Branch) - 1911. Franz, (crossing with CP) - mid 1912. Oba (crossing with CN) - late 1912. . The name was shortened to Algoma Central in 1965   

Oct 13   The Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway is opened throughout between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, Ont. Construction was started in 1899 and it was opened in stages as follows: Hawk Junction (junction with the Michipicoten Branch) - 1911. Franz, (crossing with CP) - mid 1912. Oba (crossing with CN) - late 1912. . The name was shortened to Algoma Central in 1965.   

Oct 14   Brendan Gill, critic   

Oct 14   German troops occupy Brug.   

Oct 15   Aleksander Rozycki, composer, dies at 69   

Oct 15   ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) founded.   

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Jan 01   Noor inayat khan: Indian princess and soe agent    

Jan 03   Jean louvel: Flemish pianist/conductor/composer   

Jan 04   Jane wyman: St joseph mo, 1st mrs ron reagan, (magnificent obsession)   

Jan 04   Mohammed sahir: Shah (afghanistan)   

Jan 04   Herman franks: American baseball player   

Jan 05   George reeves: [george lescher bessolo], actor (superman)   

Jan 05   Nicolas de staël: French-russian painter    

Jan 06   Arnold richardson: Composer   

Jan 03   Stephane raoul pugno: Composer,   

Jan 04   Silas weir mitchell: Us physician/author (free quaker),    

Jan 11   Ambrose bierce: Writer,    

Jan 13   Bernardus h heldt: Dutch mp,   

Jan 20   Emil liebling: Composer,    

Jan 21   Theodor kittelsen: Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

Jan 22   Frederik rung: Composer,   

Feb 06   J albert neuhuys: Dutch painter (hague school),