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   On this day in history british field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France   

Aug 14   On this day in history sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937)   

Aug 15   13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2) in the year 1914.   

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

Aug 15   Panama Canal opens (under cost) in the year 1914.   

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

Aug 16   German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught in the year 1914.   

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   In the year 1914 james Grierson, British general   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history oscar Egg sets new cycling hour record (44,247 km)   

Aug 18   In the year 1914 pres Wilson issues Proclamation of Neutrality   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1914 fumio Hayasaka, composer   

Aug 20   German forces invade Brussels in the year 1914.   

Aug 20   On this day in history german forces occupy Brussels, Belgium during WW I   

Aug 20   German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach (Olympic-gold-1936) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Pius X, [Giuseppe M Sarto], Pope (1903-14), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1914 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill   

Aug 21   In the year 1914 dallas Pratt, collector   

Aug 22   In the year 1914 battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French   

Aug 22   Raffenel, French general (3rd Colonial Div, WW I), dies in battle in the year 1914.   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1914 emperor of Japan declares war on Germany   

Aug 23   In the year 1914 felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks   

Aug 23   In the year 1914 japan declares war on Germany during WWI.   

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   On this day in history alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer (Princess Zondilda)   

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Jan 01   Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and SOE agent (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1914 birth of mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan)   

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1914.   

Jan 13   Bernardus H Heldt, Dutch MP, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1914 emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62   

Jan 21   In the year 1914 death of theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (b. 1857)   

Jan 22   Frederik Rung, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1914.   

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 on this day in history.