Date: August 26, 1914
World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. Date: December 16, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army Begin Great Retreat…
World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot…
The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Date: June 27, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I: Australian and New Zealand…
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg. Date: August 30, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Battle of Charleroi: German Attack on River Sambre, August 21,…
The Second Period of Russification: The teaching of the Russian language and Russian history in Finnish schools is ordered to be considerably increased as part of the forced Russification program in Finland run by Tsar Nicholas II. Date: September 11, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on…
French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. Date: September 3, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Curragh Incident: British Army Officers Threaten Resignation Over Ulster Volunteers, March 20,…