Page 8: Historical Events In 1914

May 21   On this day in history greyhound Bus Company begins in Minnesota   

May 22   On this day in history vance Packard, Granville Summit Pa, author (Hidden Persuaders)   

May 23   Alec Dickson, founder (VSO) on this day in history.   

May 24   Clifford Irving, Chairman (Isle of Man Govt) on this day in history.   

May 25   On this day in history british House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule   

May 25   Paolo Giorza, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

May 26   On this day in history archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes)   

May 27   Hugh Le Caine, composer on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies   

May 28   In the year 1914 adolf Gustaw Sonnenfeld, composer, dies at 76   

May 28   In the year 1914 w G G Duncan-Smith, fighter pilot   

May 29   On this day in history ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St Lawrence R; 1024 die   

May 30   On this day in history bobby Sherwood, Indianapolis Ind, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)   

May 30   In the year 1914 the new and then largest Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.   

May 31   Akira Ifukube, composer in the year 1914.   

May 31   On this day in history chic White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleve Indians, 6-1   

Jun 02   Glenn Curtiss flies his Langley Aerodrome on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Eugene Fuller, polymath/linguist in the year 1914.   

Jun 04   Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist in the year 1914.   

Jun 05   Beatrice de Cardi, archaeoligist in the year 1914.   

Jun 06   1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history the first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway)   

Jun 06   On this day in history walter T Watts-Dunton, England, lawyer/poet/writer (Aylwin), dies   

Jun 07   In the year 1914 the first vessel passes through the locks at the Panama Canal.   

Jun 08   On this day in history 34.7°F (1.5°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands   

Jun 08   On this day in history joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)   

Jun 09   On this day in history barbara Mullen, Boston MA, actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners)   

Jun 09   In the year 1914 honus Wagner, is 2nd to get 3,000 hits   

Jun 10   On this day in history polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist   

Jun 11   Gerald Mohr, NYC, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue) on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist in the year 1914.   

Jun 13   28th US Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Marie Wagner (62 16 61) in the year 1914.   

Jun 15   A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng capt 1886), dies in the year 1914.   

Jun 15   In the year 1914 cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator   

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Jan 01   Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) was born in the year 1914.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Arnold Richardson, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1914 ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71   

Jan 13   In the year 1914 bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72   

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   On this day in history frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60   

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 on this day in history.