Page 5: Historical Events In April - 14

1910  On this day in history president Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day   

1910  On April - 14 werner Wolf Glaser, composer   

1912  On April - 14 the liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink   

1912  The Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll) on April - 14.   

1912  On this day in history pan American Union forms   

1912  Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on April - 14.   

1913  Belgium begins general strike for voting rights on April - 14.   

1913  On this day in history everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)   

1913  On this day in history karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68   

1914  On this day in history stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern   

1914  Paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58 on April - 14.   

1915  A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter on April - 14.   

1915  James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies on this day in history.   

1916  Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0   

1917  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.   

1917  Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on April - 14.   

1918  Douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) on this day in history.   

1918  On April - 14 mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)   

1920  On April - 14 tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi   

1920  Eduardo Maturana, composer on April - 14.   

1921  On this day in history nHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games   

1921  Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate on April - 14.   

1922  On this day in history republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin   

1922  On this day in history david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer   

1923  Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on this day in history.   

1923  William Darling, journalist on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer   

1924  Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history the birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor   

1925  On this day in history 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)   

1925  Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54   

1926  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa on this day in history.   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on April - 14.   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on April - 14.   

1676  On this day in history birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on this day in history.   

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  On April - 14 death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  On April - 14 death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.   

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on April - 14.