Historical Events In 1914

Dec 14   Giovanni Sgambati, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history lisandro de la Torre and others found 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow on this day in history.   

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

Dec 16   French offensive in Artois (Pétain) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 17   Austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland on this day in history.   

Dec 17   On this day in history jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities   

Dec 17   Mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's) in the year 1914.   

Dec 18   On this day in history jerry Zipkin, socialite   

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

Dec 21   "Tillie's Punctured Romance," 1st six-reel feature comedy debuts on this day in history.   

Dec 21   A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies in the year 1914.   

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   Dezider Kardos, composer in the year 1914.   

Dec 23   World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt in the year 1914.   

Dec 24   On this day in history dorothy Hyson, actress (Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go)   

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   In the year 1914 legendary/unofficial "Christmas Truce" takes place (Brits & Germans)   

Dec 25   On this day in history 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.   

Dec 26   Richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg) in the year 1914.   

Dec 27   Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red) on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1914 bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street)   

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

Dec 31   In the year 1914 colonel Jacob Ruppert & Cap Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000   

Dec 31   In the year 1914 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 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 in the year 1914.   

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

Jan 06   Arnold Richardson, composer was born in the year 1914.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 21   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died in the year 1914.   

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.