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What Happened In November 1914 In History

Historical Events for November, 1914

  • 1st » World War I: the first United Kingdom British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope 1901 6 and HMS Monmouth 1901 6.
  • 2nd » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
  • 5th » World War I: French Third Republic called France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
  • 5th » Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity founded at Syracuse University.
  • 7th » The first issue of 'The New Republic' magazine is published.
  • 7th » The German Empire German colony of Jiaozhou Bay Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Qingdao Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.
  • 9th » Ship SMS Emden 1908 6 is sunk by HMAS Sydney 1912 6 in the Battle of Cocos.
  • 13th » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
  • 15th » Harry Turner (American football) e.g Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
  • 16th » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
  • 23rd » Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from United States occupation of Veracruz known as Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.
  • 28th » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for Bond (finance) or bond trading.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1914

  • 1st » Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar) named Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi (d. 2006)
  • 2nd » Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (d. 1997)
  • 2nd » Ray Walston, American actor and singer (d. 2001)
  • 5th » Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (d. 2005)
  • 6th » Jonathan Harris, American actor (d. 2002)
  • 7th » Archie Campbell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
  • 7th » R. A. Lafferty, American soldier, engineer, and author (d. 2002)
  • 9th » Thomas Berry, American priest, historian, and theologian (d. 2009)
  • 9th » Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and producer (d. 2000)
  • 11th » James Gilbert Baker, American astronomer, optician, and academic (d. 2005)
  • 11th » Taslim Olawale Elias, Nigerian academic and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1991)
  • 11th » Howard Fast, American author and screenwriter (d. 2003)
  • 11th » Henry Wade, American soldier and lawyer (d. 2001)
  • 13th » Alberto Lattuada, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
  • 16th » Eddie Chapman, English spy (d. 1997)
  • 18th » Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Makuuchi Yokozuna named Yokozuna (d. 1969)
  • 20th » Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer and politician (d. 1992)
  • 21st » Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher (d. 1995)
  • 22nd » Peter Townsend (RAF officer) known as Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (d. 1995)
  • 23rd » Roger Avon, English actor (d. 1998)
  • 23rd » Donald Nixon, American businessman (d. 1987)
  • 23rd » Wilson Tucker, American projectionist and author (d. 2006)
  • 25th » Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (d. 1999)
  • 25th » Léon Zitrone, Russian-French journalist (d. 1995)
  • 26th » Charles Breijer, Dutch photographer (d. 2011)

Famous Deaths for November 1914

  • 3rd » Georg Trakl, Austrian-Polish pharmacist and poet (b. 1887)
  • 14th » Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Indian lawyer and journalist (b. 1861)

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