Page 5: Historical Events In August - 14

1911  On August - 14 ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press   

1912  2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925 on August - 14.   

1912  On August - 14 eva Strittmatter, writer   

1913  Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51) on this day in history.   

1914  British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on August - 14.   

1914  Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on August - 14.   

1915  On August - 14 british transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000   

1915  Lord Mishcon, economist on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

1917  China declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I on this day in history.   

1917  On August - 14 china declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I   

1919  On this day in history the first plane flight between Montreal and Quebec; takes 5 hours, now it takes the same time but we now include the time to get to and from the airports   

1919  On August - 14 white Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game   

1920  On August - 14 little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia   

1920  Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on August - 14.   

1921  Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia) on August - 14.   

1921  On this day in history giorgio Strehler, theatre director   

1922  On this day in history 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)   

1922  Alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies on August - 14.   

1923  On this day in history william Flanagan, composer   

1923  Jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1924  On August - 14 australia's Cobb & Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland.   

1924  On this day in history georges Prêtre, French conductor   

1925  Mount Rushmore 1st proposed on this day in history.   

1925  Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times) on this day in history.   

1926  Alice Adams, US author on August - 14.   

1927  On August - 14 frank Cvitanovich, film maker   

1928  On August - 14 ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC   

1928  On this day in history laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist   

1928  On August - 14 klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37   

1929  Jewish Agency for Palestine forms on August - 14.   

1929  Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes   

1932  On August - 14 rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.