What Happened In May 1914 In History

Historical Events for May, 1914

• 16th » The first ever National Challenge Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1.
• 17th » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus or full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
• 29th » The Ocean liner RMS or Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,024 lives.
• 30th » The new, and then the largest, Cunard Line Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City New York, New York.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1914

• 1st » Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (d. 2010)
• 3rd » Georges-Emmanuel Clancier, French poet
• 4th » Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Makuuchi Yokozuna known as Yokozuna (d. 1971)
• 5th » Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
• 7th » Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat. List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa e.g British Ambassador to South Africa (d. 1996)
• 8th » Geoffrey Gilbert, English flute player (d. 1989)
• 9th » Denham Fouts, American prostitute (d. 1948)
• 9th » Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (d. 2005)
• 9th » Hank Snow, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
• 11th » Haroun Tazieff, French volcanologist and geologist (d. 1998)
• 12th » Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet (d. 1993)
• 12th » James Bacon (author) e.g James Bacon, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
• 12th » Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (d. 2002)
• 13th » Joe Louis, American boxer (d. 1981)
• 13th » Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Johnnie & Jack) (d. 2011)
• 14th » Mir Gul Khan Nasir, Baloch politician, poet, historian and journalist from Pakistan (d. 1983)
• 15th » Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
• 15th » Angus MacLean, Canadian politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (d. 2000)
• 15th » Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1979)
• 16th » Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author (d. 2009)
• 17th » Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian politician (d. 1997)
• 18th » Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer (d. 1982)
• 18th » Boris Christoff, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 1993)
• 18th » Robert J. Wilke, American actor (d. 1989)
• 19th » Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
• 19th » Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 20th » Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)
• 22nd » Maurice Blackburn (composer) named Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1988)
• 22nd » Vance Packard, American journalist and author (d. 1996)
• 22nd » Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, and poet (d. 1993)
• 22nd » Edward Arthur Thompson, Irish historian, author, and educator (d. 1994)
• 23rd » Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (d. 1999)
• 23rd » Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist and journalist (d. 1981)
• 24th » Lilli Palmer, German-American actress and singer (d. 1986)
• 24th » Giuseppe Valdengo, Italian opera singer (d. 2007)
• 26th » Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)
• 28th » W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (d. 1996)
• 29th » Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
• 30th » Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Makuuchi Yokozuna or Yokozuna (d. 1979)
• 31st » Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (d. 2006)

Famous Deaths for May 1914

• 9th » C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (b. 1854)
• 26th » Jacob Riis named Jacob August Riis, Danish-American journalist, photographer, and reformer (b. 1849)

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