Page 5: Historical Events In April - 14

1910  On this day in history president Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day   

1910  On this day in history werner Wolf Glaser, composer   

1912  On April - 14 the liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink   

1912  The Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll) on this day in history.   

1912  On April - 14 pan American Union forms   

1912  On April - 14 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

1913  On April - 14 belgium begins general strike for voting rights   

1913  Everhard van Royen, Dutch flautist/founder (Alma musica) on this day in history.   

1913  On April - 14 karl Hagenbeck, German animal trainer (Von Tieren), dies at 68   

1914  On this day in history stacy G Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern   

1914  On April - 14 paul Ehrenreich, German etnologist/mythologist, dies at 58   

1915  A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history james Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies   

1916  On this day in history commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48)   

1917  On April - 14 chic White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St Louis Browns, 11-0   

1917  Valerie Hobson, North Ireland, actress (Great Expectations) on this day in history.   

1917  On April - 14 lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57   

1918  On April - 14 douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane)   

1918  On April - 14 mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife)   

1920  On April - 14 tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi   

1920  Eduardo Maturana, composer on April - 14.   

1921  On April - 14 nHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games   

1921  On this day in history thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate   

1922  Republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history david Alexandrovich Toradze, composer   

1923  On this day in history etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters   

1923  On this day in history william Darling, journalist   

1924  Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer on this day in history.   

1924  Louis H Sullivan, architect (Wainwright building St Louis), dies at 67 on April - 14.   

1925  On April - 14 the birth of Rod Steiger, American film actor   

1925  On this day in history 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)   

1925  On April - 14 abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)   

1925  Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa   

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on April - 14.   

1572  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on April - 14.   

1668  On April - 14 birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on April - 14.   

0711  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on this day in history.   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  On April - 14 death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  On April - 14 llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies   

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.   

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.