Page 13: Historical Events In 1914

Aug 13   Establishment of the Australian Red Cross to raise funds to purchase comfort supplies for Australian service personnel overseas in the year 1914.   

Aug 13   On this day in history richard Basehart, actor (Voyage to Bottom of the Sea)   

Aug 14   In the year 1914 british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France   

Aug 14   In the year 1914 sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)   

Aug 15   On this day in history 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)   

Aug 15   Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28] on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Panama Canal opens (under cost) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history peter Nicholson Gunn, writer   

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of FDR/(Rep-D-NY, 1949-55) in the year 1914.   

Aug 17   On this day in history french troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins   

Aug 17   James Grierson, British general in the year 1914.   

Aug 17   In the year 1914 the Belgian government moves its offices from Brussels to Antwerp.   

Aug 18   Oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km) in the year 1914.   

Aug 18   Pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality in the year 1914.   

Aug 19   Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC in the year 1914.   

Aug 19   On this day in history fumio Hayasaka, composer   

Aug 20   In the year 1914 german forces invade Brussels   

Aug 20   German forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history german General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians   

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) in the year 1914.   

Aug 20   In the year 1914 pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies   

Aug 21   20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1914 dallas Pratt, collector   

Aug 22   On this day in history battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French   

Aug 22   On this day in history raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle   

Aug 23   -24] German troops plunder Belgium in the year 1914.   

Aug 23   Emperor of Japan declares war on Germany in the year 1914.   

Aug 23   On this day in history felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks   

Aug 23   Japan declares war on Germany during WWI on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1914 battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops   

Aug 25   -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp in the year 1914.   

Aug 25   Alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda) on this day in history.   

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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   Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) was born on this day in history.   

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   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955) was born in the year 1914.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1914 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 04   In the year 1914 silas Weir Mitchell, US physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84   

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   On this day in history death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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