Page 5: Historical Events In August - 14

1911  Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press on August - 14.   

1912  2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925 on this day in history.   

1912  Eva Strittmatter, writer on this day in history.   

1913  On August - 14 fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51)   

1914  On August - 14 british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France   

1914  Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on this day in history.   

1915  British transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000 on August - 14.   

1915  Lord Mishcon, economist on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

1917  On this day in history china declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I   

1917  On August - 14 china declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I   

1919  On August - 14 the first plane flight between Montreal and Quebec; takes 5 hours, now it takes the same time but we now include the time to get to and from the airports   

1919  On this day in history white Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game   

1920  Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

1920  Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on August - 14.   

1921  On August - 14 tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia).   

1921  On August - 14 giorgio Strehler, theatre director   

1922  1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies   

1923  On August - 14 william Flanagan, composer   

1923  Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1924  Australia's Cobb & Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland on August - 14.   

1924  On August - 14 georges Prêtre, French conductor   

1925  On this day in history mount Rushmore 1st proposed   

1925  Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times) on August - 14.   

1926  On August - 14 alice Adams, US author   

1927  Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on August - 14.   

1928  On August - 14 ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC   

1928  Laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist on this day in history.   

1928  Klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1929  On August - 14 jewish Agency for Palestine forms   

1929  Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on August - 14.   

1932  On this day in history 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes   

1932  Rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies on August - 14.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60