Page 20: Historical Events In 1914

Dec 14   Giovanni Sgambati, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1914 lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressist Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires.   

Dec 15   After being closed for over four months, the NYSE got back into the swing of things on this day in 1914, albeit with a tight set of trading restrictions designed to prevent fiscal disaster in the year 1914.   

Dec 15   In the year 1914 battle of Lodz ends; Russians retreat toward Moscow   

Dec 15   In the year 1914 ernie Toshack, cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII)   

Dec 16   French offensive in Artois (Pétain) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history ivan Zajc, composer, dies at 82   

Dec 17   On this day in history austrian troops beat Russians in Limanova Poland   

Dec 17   Jews are expelled from Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities in the year 1914.   

Dec 17   On this day in history mushtaq Ali, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's)   

Dec 18   In the year 1914 jerry Zipkin, socialite   

Dec 19   Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German catholic lawyer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   "Tillie's Punctured Romance," 1st six-reel feature comedy debuts in the year 1914.   

Dec 21   A O Jones, cricketer (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies on this day in history.   

Dec 21   First feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released. (Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin) on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Dezider Kardos, composer in the year 1914.   

Dec 23   World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Dorothy Hyson, actress (Ghoul, Spare a Copper, Sing as We Go) in the year 1914.   

Dec 24   German plane drops bombs on Dover England in the year 1914.   

Dec 25   On this day in history just after midnight on Christmas morning, the German troops along the Eastern and Western fronts cease firing their guns and artillery, and start singing Christmas carols and playing brass musical instruments; at first light, many German soldiers emerge from their trenches and cross No Man's Land, calling out Merry Christmas in English and French; at first the Allied soldiers suspect a trick, but soon they are shaking hands with the Boche; swapping cigarettes and plum pudding, and even playing soccer; the Christmas Truce lasts a few days, then it is back to the bloody conflict of World War I; there are no more Christmas Truces.   

Dec 25   Legendary/unofficial "Christmas Truce" takes place (Brits & Germans) in the year 1914.   

Dec 25   In the year 1914 sS Therese Heymann. This Ropner ship left the Tyne and was posted missing thereafter. No information about her fate is known but she may have been mined off Filey, Yorkshire as was the fate of many other vessels.   

Dec 26   In the year 1914 richard Widmark, Sunrise Mich, actor (Madigan, Judgement at Nuremberg)   

Dec 27   Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer (Heaven Sees Red) on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street)   

Dec 30   Bert Parks, [Jacobson], Atlanta Ga, TV host (Miss America) in the year 1914.   

Dec 31   In the year 1914 colonel Jacob Ruppert & Cap Huston purchase NY Yankees for $460,000   

Dec 31   In the year 1914 pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show)   

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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   On this day in history birth of jane Wyman, St Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession)   

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

Jan 04   Herman Franks, American baseball player was born in the year 1914.   

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71   

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

Jan 20   Emil Liebling, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1914.   

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

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

Feb 06   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at 69 in the year 1914.