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Historical Events

Results 201 - 300 of 393

Aug 12th - Russian troops take East-Prussia & occupy Marggrabowa
Aug 13th - -14] German army occupies forts at Luik
Aug 13th - Carl Wickman begins Greyhound, the 1st US bus line, in Minnesota
Aug 13th - France declares war on Austria-Hungary, leading to WW I
Aug 14th - British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France
Aug 15th - 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)
Aug 15th - Dinant Belgium destroyed by German bombs
Aug 15th - German assault at Dinant: Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured
Aug 15th - Japan joins side of allies
Aug 15th - Panama Canal opens (under cost)
Aug 15th - A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground.
Aug 16th - German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught
Aug 16th - Zapata & Pancho Villa over run Mexico
Aug 16th - World War I: Battle of Cer begins.
Aug 17th - French troops under gen de Castelnau occupy Chateau Salins
Aug 17th - Lithuiana surrenders to Germans
Aug 18th - -20] Belgian army withdraws to Antwerp
Aug 18th - French troops under general Dubail occupy Sarrebourg
Aug 18th - Pres Wilson issues "Proclamation of Neutrality"
Aug 19th - Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in NYC
Aug 19th - German army executed 150 Belgians by firing squad
Aug 19th - German fleet bombs English coast
Aug 19th - Harris Theater (Candler, Coan & Harris) opens at 226 W 42nd St NYC
Aug 20th - German General von Bulow executes 211 Belgians
Aug 20th - -24] Battle of Bounderies: Lorraine, Ardennen, Sambre & Meuse, Mons
Aug 20th - Battle at Gumbinnen, East-Prussia: Russian beat Germans
Aug 20th - Battle at Morhange: German troops chase French, killing 1000s
Aug 20th - Bavarian troops kill 50 inhabitants of Nomeny France
Aug 20th - German army captured Brussels as the Belgian army retreated to Antwerp
Aug 21st - 20th US Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 290 at Midlothian CC Ill
Aug 21st - Belgium: German troops occupy Tamines
Aug 21st - French offensive in the Ardennen/Sambre
Aug 22nd - Battle at Charleroi begins: Gen von Bulows troops beat French
Aug 22nd - 1st encounter between British & German troops (in Belgium)
Aug 22nd - Battle in Ardennen: Neufchateau, Rossignal, Tintigny & Virton
Aug 22nd - Canada's Finance Act, 1914, receives assent
Aug 22nd - General Martos' troops occupy Soldau/Neidenburg East Prussia
Aug 22nd - German troops execute 384 inhabitants of Tamines Belgium
Aug 22nd - Von Ludendorff & von Hindenburg move into E Prussia enroute to Russia
Aug 23rd - -24] German troops plunder Belgium
Aug 23rd - Battle at Mons: general von Klucks troops beat Britten
Aug 23rd - Gen von Hausen executes 612 inhabitants of Dinant Belgium
Aug 23rd - Japan declares war on Germany in World War I
Aug 24th - Battle at Bergen: Germans defeat Belgian/British troops
Aug 24th - German troops occupy Namur Belgium
Aug 24th - Jerome Kern & Michael E Rourles musical premieres in NYC
Aug 25th - -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp
Aug 25th - Belgium: German army begins 6 week plundering of Leuven Belgium
Aug 25th - German Zeppelins bomb Antwerp Belgium, 10 die
Aug 25th - German troops march into France pushes French army to the Sedan
Aug 26th - -9/10] Russian army attacks Austrian army in Galicia
Aug 26th - Battle of Tannenberg - 8th German army defeats Russian Narev army
Aug 27th - 2nd day of battle at Tannenberg: German bombs Usdau
Aug 27th - US war reporter Richard H Davis visits Leuven
Aug 28th - 3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles
Aug 28th - Battle at Helgoland: British fleet beats German, 1100 killed
Aug 28th - John French evacuate Amiens
Aug 29th - 4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught
Aug 29th - Arizonian is 1st vessel to arrive in SF via Panama Canal
Aug 29th - Battle at St Quentin: French counter attack under General Lanrezac
Aug 30th - 1st German plane bombs above Paris, 2 killed
Aug 30th - Battle at Tannenberg ends in destruction of Russian 2nd Narev army
Aug 31st - 24.8 cm rainfall at Bloomingdale, Michigan (state record)
Aug 31st - General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris
Aug 31st - German troops reconquer Soldau/Neidenburg East-Prussia
Aug 31st - Germany defeats Russia (battle at Tannenberg/30,000 Russians die)
Aug 31st - Ecuador becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Sep 1st - 34th US Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8)
Sep 1st - Lord Kitchener arrives in Paris
Sep 1st - St Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd
Sep 1st - Von Glucks army meets up with British expeditionary army
Sep 1st - The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
Sep 2nd - -3] Gen von Hausen & countess of France regime flees to Bordeaux
Sep 3rd - British expeditionary army/general Lanrezacs army attacks the Marne
Sep 3rd - Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV
Sep 3rd - French troops vacate Reims
Sep 3rd - Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania
Sep 4th - British, French & Russian govt sign Pact of London, against Germany
Sep 4th - General von Moltke ceases German advance in France
Sep 5th - Battle of Marne (WW I) begins: Germans chase out Russians
Sep 5th - French headquarters move to Chatillon-sur-Seine
Sep 5th - Gr Britain/France/Belgium/Russia sign pact of London
Sep 5th - Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins
Sep 6th - Battle of Marne; Germans prevented from occupying Paris
Sep 7th - NY Post Office Building opens to public
Sep 8th - British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland
Sep 8th - World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
Sep 9th - -12] Belgian offensive from Antwerp
Sep 9th - Battle of Marne (German advance stalls, Paris saved)
Sep 9th - Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Phila Phillies, 7-0
Sep 9th - World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army.
Sep 11th - William Christopher Handy publishes "St Louis Blues"
Sep 11th - Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent there.
Sep 12th - Yankee shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, 23, becomes youngest manager
Sep 14th - German staff-chief von Moltke replaces von Falkenhayn
Sep 14th - German troops withdraw from Aisne/invent trenches
Sep 15th - Battle of Aisne begins between Germans & French during WW I
Sep 15th - US Marines march out of Vera Cruz, Mexico
Sep 17th - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
Sep 18th - Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I

Famous Birthdays

Results 201 - 300 of 563

Apr 28th - Skuli Halldorsson, composer
Apr 29th - Ewan Roberts, Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pvt Benjamin)
Apr 30th - Sid Weiss, bassist
May 2nd - Dennis Dyer, cricketer (opened batting for S Africa v England 1947)
May 4th - Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq (1958-63)
May 4th - Emmanuel Robles, Algerian-Fren journalist/playwright (Lesson Hauteurs)
May 7th - Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
May 8th - Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords)
May 8th - Romain Gary, Polish writer (d. 1980)
May 9th - Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
May 9th - Frank Chacksfield, arranger/orch leader
May 9th - Hank Snow, Nova Scotia Canada, country singer (I Went to Your Wedding)
May 9th - Josef Muller-Brockmann, graphic designer/writer
May 9th - Theodore Kheel, labor negotiator (Fair Employment Practices)
May 10th - Charles McGraw, NYC, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family)
May 10th - Lord Smith, British surgeon
May 11th - Haroun Tazieff, French volcanologist (d. 1998)
May 12th - Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer
May 12th - Dan Daniel, (Rep-D-VA, 1969- )
May 12th - Howard K Smith, LA, TV newsman (ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate)
May 13th - Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49)
May 13th - Joe Louis, American boxer (d. 1981)
May 15th - Jack Pepys, immunologist
May 15th - Pierre Froidebise, composer
May 15th - Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
May 16th - Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author
May 17th - Guido Masanetz, composer
May 18th - Anthony Fell, British MP
May 18th - Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Boris Godunov)
May 18th - Pierre A Balmain, France, fashion designer (1940's "New Look")
May 19th - Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 2002)
May 19th - Go Seigen, Japanese Go player
May 19th - Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
May 20th - Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995)
May 20th - Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)
May 22nd - Vance Packard, Granville Summit Pa, author (Hidden Persuaders)
May 22nd - Sun Ra, American musician (d. 1993)
May 23rd - Alec Dickson, founder (VSO)
May 23rd - Barbara Ward, economist/writer (Only One Earth)
May 23rd - Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine)
May 23rd - Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher
May 24th - Clifford Irving, Chairman (Isle of Man Govt)
May 24th - George Tabori, writer
May 24th - Lilli Palmer, [Peiser], Germany, actress (Gentle Sex, Lotte in Weimar)
May 26th - Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes)
May 27th - Hugh Le Caine, composer
May 27th - Lord Erroll of Hale, British minister
May 27th - Rose Stainton, CEO (British Airways)
May 28th - W G G Duncan-Smith, fighter pilot
May 29th - Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
May 30th - Bobby Sherwood, Indianapolis Ind, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)
May 31st - Akira Ifukube, composer
Jun 3rd - Eugene Fuller, polymath/linguist
Jun 3rd - Ronald George Woodman, pilot
Jun 4th - Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist
Jun 5th - Beatrice de Cardi, archaeoligist
Jun 5th - Rose Hill, singer/actress (Nicholas Nickleby, Shot in the Dark)
Jun 5th - Stan Jones, Douglas Az, actor (Sheriff of Cochise)
Jun 8th - Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948)
Jun 8th - KuBa, writer
Jun 9th - Barbara Mullen, Boston MA, actress (Thunder Rock, Innocent Sinners)
Jun 9th - Hermann Haller, composer
Jun 10th - Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist
Jun 10th - Saul Bellow, Lachine Quebec, author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976)
Jun 11th - Gerald Mohr, NYC, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue)
Jun 11th - Hendrik Berkhof, Dutch theologist (Church & Emperor)
Jun 11th - Jack Mann, pilot/hostage
Jun 12th - Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist
Jun 12th - William Lundigan, Syracuse NY, actor (Climax)
Jun 14th - Pauline Moore, American actress (d. 2001)
Jun 15th - Cees [Cornelis A B] Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist/illustrator
Jun 15th - Saul Steinberg, Romania, cartoonist/illustrator (New Yorker)
Jun 15th - Yuri Andropov, Russian KGB chief/1st secretary
Jun 15th - Hilda Terry, American Cartoonist (d. 2006)
Jun 16th - Stewart Cathie "Billy" Griffith, cricketer (140 for England, 1948)
Jun 16th - Stewart Griffith, secretary (MCC)
Jun 17th - John R Hersey, author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall)
Jun 18th - Billy Wade, cricket wicket-keeper (S African in 11 Tests 1938-50)
Jun 19th - Alan Cranston, (Sen-D-CA, 1969- )
Jun 19th - Harry Lauter, White Plains NY, actor (Waterfront)
Jun 19th - Lester Flatt, Earl Scrugg's partner (Beverly Hillbillies theme)
Jun 19th - Morgan Morgan-Giles, Brits Lt admiral/MP
Jun 19th - Anthony Bloom, Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church (d. 2003)
Jun 20th - Friedrich Zipp, composer
Jun 21st - Jan Decadt, composer
Jun 21st - William Vickrey, economist
Jun 22nd - Lilo Hardel, writer
Jun 24th - Pearl Witherington CBE, British WW II secret agent (d. 2008)
Jun 26th - John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor
Jun 26th - Laurie Lee, male poet/author (I Can't Stay Long)
Jun 26th - Richard Maltby, orch leader (Vaughn Monroe Show)
Jun 26th - Wolfgang Windgassen, Annemasse Germany, tenor (Stuttgart Opera)
Jun 26th - Laurie Lee, British writer (d. 1997)
Jun 27th - Alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], Dutch actor/writer (Farce Major)
Jun 27th - Giorgio Almirante, Italy, fascist (member of parliament (1948-87))
Jun 27th - Robert Aickman, English author (d. 1981)
Jun 28th - Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player
Jun 28th - Lester Raymond Flatt, TN, bluegrass (Earl-Ballad of Jed Clampett)
Jun 28th - Aribert Heim, Austrian physician
Jun 29th - Rafael Kubelik, Bychory Czechoslovakia, conductor (Cornelia Farooli)

Famous Deaths

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