Historical Events In 1914

Jan 01   Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) in the year 1914.   

Jan 01   Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria in the year 1914.   

Jan 01   On this day in history the first part of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway is opened for service between North Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay, 12 miles.   

Jan 01   In the year 1914 the first scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)   

Jan 02   Philips installs research department in Eindhoven in the year 1914.   

Jan 02   In the year 1914 philips installs research dept in Eindhoven   

Jan 03   In the year 1914 jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in NYC   

Jan 03   On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 04   Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) in the year 1914.   

Jan 04   On this day in history silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

Jan 05   On this day in history ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day   

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) in the year 1914.   

Jan 05   On this day in history james Cox of Ford Motor Co announces wages will jump from $2.40/9-hour day to $5.00/8-hour day   

Jan 06   On this day in history stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded   

Jan 07   1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history the first steam powered boat passes through the Panama Canal   

Jan 09   Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968) on this day in history.   

Jan 10   1st edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1914 claude Gallimard, France, publisher   

Jan 10   On this day in history first edition of Hague's Post under SF van Oss, published   

Jan 11   Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1914.   

Jan 11   Captain Robert Abram Bartlett 1875-1946 sees his Canadian Arctic Expedition ship Karluk crushed by ice near Herald Island, north of Siberia, 300 km short of his destination of Herschel Island; one of three ships of Stefansson expedition; many of the survivors will die before they reach Wrangel Island, 100 km away, where they wait until September before being rescued in the year 1914.   

Jan 11   In the year 1914 dorothy Jeakins, costume designer   

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 in the year 1914.   

Jan 13   IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia in the year 1914.   

Jan 14   Harold Russell, actor (Best Years of Our Life) in the year 1914.   

Jan 14   Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords in the year 1914.   

Jan 15   On this day in history lord Dacre of Glanton, British historian   

Jan 16   On this day in history roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX)   

Jan 16   On this day in history writer Maksim Gorki returns to Russia   

Jan 17   On this day in history gerhart Hauptmann's "Der Bogen des Odysseus," premieres in Berlin   

Jan 18   Arno Schmidt, writer on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1914 lester Flatt, country musician (Flatt & Scruggs)   

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Jan 01   Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) was born in the year 1914.   

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born in the year 1914.   

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   On this day in history birth of herman Franks, American baseball player   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of george Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman)   

Jan 05   In the year 1914 birth of nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of arnold Richardson, composer   

Jan 03   Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 21   Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60   

Feb 06   On this day in history j Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69