Historical Events In 1914

Jun 16   On this day in history stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)  

Jun 17   On this day in history john R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall)  

Jun 18   On this day in history billy Wade, cricket wicket-keeper (S African in 11 Tests 1938-50)  

Jun 19   In the year 1914 54th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 306 at Prestwick Club  

Jun 19   Alan Cranston, (Sen-D-CA, 1969- ) on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20  

Jun 20   On this day in history friedrich Zipp, composer  

Jun 20   In the year 1914 german warship Bismark launched  

Jun 21   Glauco Velasquez, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1914.  

Jun 21   On this day in history jan Decadt, composer  

Jun 22   In the year 1914 lilo Hardel, writer  

Jun 24   G Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena on this day in history.  

Jun 24   In the year 1914 king Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent  

Jun 26   On this day in history john J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor  

Jun 27   On this day in history alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor/writer (Farce Major)  

Jun 27   On this day in history jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title  

Jun 27   US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Assassination of the heir to the throne of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia, in Sarajevo by a Serbian Nationalist,Gavrilo Princip. This incident precipitated a war with Serbia, eventually starting WW1 on this day in history.  

Jun 28   In the year 1914 austria invades Siberia (WW I)  

Jun 28   Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Franz Ferdinand, Austrian archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated in the year 1914.  

Jun 29   In the year 1914 g Neujmin discovers asteroid #791 Ani  

Jun 29   On this day in history jina Guseva attempts to assassinate Grigori Rasputin at his home town in Siberia.  

Jun 29   Rafael Kubelik, Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli) on this day in history.  

Jun 30   On this day in history bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies  

Jun 30   On this day in history david Wayne, actor (Adam's Rib, Andromeda Strain, 3 Faces of Eve)  

Jun 30   On this day in history mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa  

Jun 30   Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa in the year 1914.  

Jul 01   In the year 1914 cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936)  

Jul 01   Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company, Vancouver Island in the year 1914.  

Jul 02   On this day in history frederick Fennell, Cleveland Ohio, conductor (Time & Winds)  

Jul 02   Joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1914 1st US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks)  

Jul 04   On this day in history giuseppe 'Nuccio' Bertone, car designer  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1914 birth of arnold Richardson, composer  

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 in the year 1914.  

Jan 11   In the year 1914 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   On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)  

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

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