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 this day in history the liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink   

1912  On April - 14 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)   

1912  Pan American Union forms on April - 14.   

1912  On April - 14 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

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

1913  On April - 14 everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica)   

1913  On April - 14 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 this day in history.   

1915  A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter on this day in history.   

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

1916  On April - 14 commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48)   

1917  Chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0 on this day in history.   

1917  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on April - 14.   

1917  Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1918  Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife) on this day in history.   

1920  Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi on this day in history.   

1920  On April - 14 eduardo Maturana, composer   

1921  NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games on this day in history.   

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

1922  Republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin on April - 14.   

1922  On this day in history david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer   

1923  On this day in history etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters   

1923  On this day in history william Darling, journalist   

1924  Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer on April - 14.   

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

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

1925  On April - 14 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)   

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

1925  Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1926  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa on April - 14.   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.   

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  On this day in history birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on April - 14.   

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

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.   

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on April - 14.   

1240  On April - 14 llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.   

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

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)