Historical Events In 1914

Jun 16   Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948) in the year 1914.  

Jun 17   John R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall) in the year 1914.  

Jun 18   In the year 1914 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   In the year 1914 46th Belmont: Merritt Buxton aboard Luke McLuke wins in 2:20  

Jun 20   Friedrich Zipp, composer in the year 1914.  

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history lilo Hardel, writer  

Jun 24   On this day in history g Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena  

Jun 24   King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent on this day in history.  

Jun 26   John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 27   On this day in history uS signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia  

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 in the year 1914.  

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   On this day in history franz Ferdinand, Austrian archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated  

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   In the year 1914 rafael Kubelik, Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli)  

Jun 30   Bai Long, [White Wolf], Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936) in the year 1914.  

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

Jul 02   In the year 1914 frederick Fennell, Cleveland Ohio, conductor (Time & Winds)  

Jul 02   Joseph Chamberlain, British minister to Germany, dies at 78 in the year 1914.  

Jul 04   1st US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1914 birth of jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)  

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born in the year 1914.  

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born in the year 1914.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1914 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62  

Jan 04   In the year 1914 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84  

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

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1914 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62  

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

Jan 22   In the year 1914 frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60  

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 in the year 1914.