Page 20: Historical Events In 1914

Dec 14   Giovanni Sgambati, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1914.   

Dec 14   Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressist Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires in the year 1914.   

Dec 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow   

Dec 15   Ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1914 french offensive in Artois (Pétain)   

Dec 16   Ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1914.   

Dec 17   On this day in history austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland   

Dec 17   Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities on this day in history.   

Dec 17   On this day in history mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)   

Dec 18   In the year 1914 jerry Zipkin, socialite   

Dec 19   In the year 1914 johann F Ritter von Schulte, German catholic lawyer, dies at 87   

Dec 21   In the year 1914 "Tillie's Punctured Romance," 1st six-reel feature comedy debuts   

Dec 21   On this day in history a O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies   

Dec 21   First feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released. (Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin) in the year 1914.   

Dec 23   In the year 1914 dezider Kardos, composer   

Dec 23   On this day in history world War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.   

Dec 24   Dorothy Hyson, actress (Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   German plane drops bombs on Dover England in the year 1914.   

Dec 25   Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the German troops along the Eastern and Western fronts cease firing their guns and artillery, and start singing Christmas carols and playing brass musical instruments; at first light, many German soldiers emerge from their trenches and cross No Man's Land, calling out Merry Christmas in English and French; at first the Allied soldiers suspect a trick, but soon they are shaking hands with the Boche; swapping cigarettes and plum pudding, and even playing soccer; the Christmas Truce lasts a few days, then it is back to the bloody conflict of World War I; there are no more Christmas Truces in the year 1914.   

Dec 25   On this day in history legendary/unofficial "Christmas Truce" takes place (Brits & Germans)   

Dec 25   SS Therese Heymann. This Ropner ship left the Tyne and was posted missing thereafter. No information about her fate is known but she may have been mined off Filey, Yorkshire as was the fate of many other vessels in the year 1914.   

Dec 26   On this day in history richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg)   

Dec 27   In the year 1914 giuseppe Berto, Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red)   

Dec 28   Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street) on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Bert Parks, [Jacobson], Atlanta Ga, TV host (Miss America) in the year 1914.   

Dec 31   Colonel Jacob Ruppert & Cap Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   On this day in history pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1914 birth of noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944)   

Jan 03   In the year 1914 birth of jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)   

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) was born in the year 1914.   

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of herman Franks, American baseball player   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1914 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1914 j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69