Historical Events In April - 14

1910  President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day on this day in history.   

1910  On April - 14 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 April - 14.   

1912  Pan American Union forms on this day in history.   

1912  Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on April - 14.   

1913  Belgium begins general strike for voting rights on this day in history.   

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 April - 14 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  James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies on this day in history.   

1916  Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48) on April - 14.   

1917  On this day in history 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  Lew [Lejzer L] Zamenhof, Polish doc/linguist (Esperanto), dies at 57 on April - 14.   

1918  On this day in history douglas Campbell is 1st US ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane)   

1918  Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress (2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife) on this day in history.   

1920  Tornadoes killed 219 people in Alabama & Mississippi on this day in history.   

1920  On April - 14 eduardo Maturana, composer   

1921  NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St Patricks in 2 games on April - 14.   

1921  Thomas Schelling, American economist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.   

1922  On April - 14 republic rebels occupies 4 govt courts in Dublin   

1922  David Alexandrovich Toradze, composer on this day in history.   

1923  Etienne Oehmichen sets helicopter distance record of 358 meters on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history william Darling, journalist   

1924  On this day in history shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer   

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  1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN) on April - 14.   

1925  Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia) on April - 14.   

1925  On this day in history pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54   

1926  K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1095 Tulipa on April - 14.   

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1336  On April - 14 birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)   

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher   

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

1668  On this day in history birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

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

1710  On April - 14 birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer   

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

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

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.   

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.   

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.   

1279  On this day in history death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

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 April - 14.