Page 19: Historical Events In 1914

Nov 27   Evangeline Bruce, hostess.   

Nov 28   World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.   

Nov 29   Edith Tilton Penrose, economist.   

Dec 01   Dame Alicia Markova, ballerina (Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1925-32).   

Dec 02   Austria army occupies Belgrade Serbia   

Dec 02   Eddie Sauter, Bkln, musician (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue)   

Dec 03   Irving Fine, Boston Mass, composer (Toccata)   

Dec 03   Neth army shoots up geïnterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed   

Dec 04   Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court   

Dec 05   6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats U of Toronto, 14-2.   

Dec 06   Cyril Washbrook, cricketer (stalwart Lancs and England opener).   

Dec 06   Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47.   

Dec 06   German troops over run Lodz   

Dec 07   Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948).   

Dec 08   British and German fleets battle at Falkland Island.   

Dec 09   Frances Reid, American actress   

Dec 10   Dorothy Lamour, [Mary Kaumeyer], New Orleans, actress (Road to Bali).   

Dec 10   French government returns to Paris.   

Dec 11   Stockton Street Tunnel (San Francisco) completed.   

Dec 11   Stockton Street Tunnel (SF) completed   

Dec 12   Denis Begbie, cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50).   

Dec 12   The largest one-day percentage drop in the history of Dow Jones Industrial Average, down 24.39%.   

Dec 12   Watkins Lewis, black man, lynched in Shrevport La.   

Dec 13   Alan L Bullock, British historian.   

Dec 14   Dan Dailey, NYC, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor and JJ).   

Dec 14   Giovanni Sgambati, composer, dies at 73.   

Dec 14   Lisandro de la Torre and others are discovered the Democratic Progressist Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires.   

Dec 15   After being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster.   

Dec 15   Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow   

Dec 15   Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII).   

Dec 16   French offensive in Artois (Pétain).   

Dec 16   Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82.   

Dec 17   Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland.   

Dec 17   Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities   

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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),