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February
7th |
Charlie Chaplin appeared as 'The Tramp' for the very first time in the silent film, Kid Auto Races at Venice. |
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March
20th |
The first ever international figure skating championship took place in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. |
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April
20th |
In Ludlow, Colorado, (USA) during the course of a long standing strike by coal mine workers the Colorado national guard attacked one of the strikers camps, the result was that 17 people died. This event sparked what has been known as the Colorado Coalfield War which spread to many towns and mining communities with an eventual death toll of over 70 people. |
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May
8th |
One of the worlds largest movie studios, Paramount Pictures, was formed. |
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May
13th |
American boxer, Joe Louis, was born in Alabama, USA. He was the world heavyweight champion in boxing for almost 12 straight years. |
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May
29th |
The Ocean liner 'RMS Empress' sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after a collision with a Norwegian coal freighter. 1,024 people died as a result. |
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June
15th |
Soviet politician, Yuri Andropov, was born in Stavropol, Russia. He was the general secretary of the communist party of the Soviet Union between from 1982 until his sudden death in 1984. |
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June
28th |
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophia were assassinated in the city of Sarajevo. It is considered the starting point of World war I. |
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July
11th |
The legendary baseball player, Babe Ruth, played his first Major league baseball game. |
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August
1st |
During the course of World War I, Germany declared war on Russia. |
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August
3rd |
During the course of World War I, Germany declared war on France. |
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August
4th |
Nazi Germany invaded Belgium and England declared war on Germany. |
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August
12th |
Irish inventor, John Philip Holland, died at the age of 73. He was the engineer who invented and constructed the first submarine. |
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August
15th |
The Panama Canal opened to ship traffic. The first vessel to ever cross the canal was the cargo ship Ancon. |
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August
30th |
The Battle of Tannenberg took place. It was one of the most decisive battles of the First World War, which was fought between Germany and Russia. The battle resulted in one of the worst defeats in Russian history. |
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September
1st |
The city of St. Petersburg, Russia had its name changed to Petrograd. The name change was done under the direction of Tsar Nikolas the 2nd in the shadow of the First World War, because the name was seen as sounding too German. It was changed again in 1924 to Leningrad and kept that name up until 1991, when it was again changed to St. Petersburg. The city was originally founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and had served as the capital of the Russian empire up until 1917. |
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September
12th |
British actor, Desmond Llewelyn, was born in Newport. Wales. He was famous for playing the fictional character of Q in the James Bond series of films. |
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October
16th |
King of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was the last king of Afghanistan whose 40 years of ruling the country had been considered by many as the darkest chapter in the history of the country. Zahir Shah lived in exile in Italy for twenty-nine years. |
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October
17th |
American cartoonist, Jerry Siegel, was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the co-creator of Superman. |
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November
2nd |
Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire. |
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November
16th |
The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opened. |
