What Happened In February 1914 In History

Historical Events for February, 1914

• 6th » The Peasant armament support march or Bondetåget, a peasant uprising in support of the monarchy, takes place in Sweden
• 12th » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
• 13th » Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP named American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
• 26th » Ship HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
• 28th » The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus is proclaimed in Gjirokastër, by the Greeks living in southern Albania.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1914

• 2nd » Eric Kierans, Canadian economist and politician (d. 2004)
• 4th » Alfred Andersch, German author (d. 1980)
• 5th » William S. Burroughs, American author (d. 1997)
• 5th » Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
• 6th » Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)
• 7th » Ramón Mercader, Spanish assassin of Leon Trotsky (d. 1978)
• 8th » Bill Finger, American screenwriter and author (d. 1974)
• 9th » Bill Justice, American animator (d. 2011)
• 9th » Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)
• 9th » Bill Veeck, American businessman (d. 1986)
• 10th » Larry Adler, American harmonica player, composer, and actor (d. 2001)
• 11th » Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002)
• 12th » Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (d. 2000)
• 12th » Arvid Pardo, Italian-Maltese diplomat (d. 1999)
• 13th » Henri Caillavet, French politician (d. 2013)
• 14th » Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (d. 2007)
• 15th » Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)
• 15th » Kevin McCarthy (actor) called Kevin McCarthy, American actor (d. 2010)
• 17th » Arthur Kennedy (actor) known as Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990)
• 17th » Wayne Morris (American actor) known as Wayne Morris, American actor (d. 1959)
• 18th » Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
• 19th » Jacques Dufilho, French actor (d. 2005)
• 20th » John Charles Daly, South African–American journalist and game show host (d. 1991)
• 21st » Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot (d. 1999)
• 21st » Zachary Scott, American actor (d. 1965)
• 21st » Park Su-geun, South Korean painter (d. 1965)
• 22nd » Renato Dulbecco, Italian virologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2012)
• 22nd » Henry Reed (poet) named Henry Reed, English poet (d. 1986)
• 23rd » Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
• 24th » Ralph Erskine (architect) known as Ralph Erskine, English architect, designed The Ark, London known as The Ark and Byker Wall (d. 2005)
• 24th » Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist (d. 1955)
• 25th » John Arlott, English journalist and author (d. 1991)
• 26th » Robert Alda, American actor (d. 1986)

Famous Deaths for February 1914

• 22nd » Thillaiaadi Valliammai, South African activist (b. 1898)
• 24th » Eugène Balme, French target shooter (b. 1874)
• 24th » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
• 25th » John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)

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