Germany Declares War on France; Romania Neutral in World War I, August 3, 1914
Date: August 3, 1914
Date: August 3, 1914
World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war. Date: September 8, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1914 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Second Russification in Finnish Schools Intensifies…
World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost. Date: August 25, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1914 π On…
The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSΒ Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. Date: May 30, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1914 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I. Date: September 18, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1914 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Battle of StallupΓΆnen: German Victory Over Russia,…
The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft. Date: January 1, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1914 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Battle of Lorraine Begins, French Offensive Fails…
A gas explosion at Mitsubishi HΕjΕ coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687. Date: December 15, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1914 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Battle of StallupΓΆnen: German Victory Over Russia, August 17,…