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1914 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2026. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1914 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1914

• January 9, 1914 – Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., the first historically black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity to be officially recognized at Howard University, is founded.
• January 26, 1914 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• February 6, 1914 – The Bondetåget, a peasant uprising in support of the monarchy, takes place in Sweden
• March 7, 1914 – Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
• May 16, 1914 – The first ever National Challenge Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2–1.
• May 25, 1914 – The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland.
• August 4, 1914 – World War I: Germany invades Belgium. In response, Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
• August 9, 1914 – Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
• November 9, 1914 – SMS Emden is sunk by HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos.
• November 16, 1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

Who Were Born On 1914?

• January 6, 1914 – Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (d. 1989)
• February 6, 1914 – Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer (d. 2005)
• February 9, 1914 – Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (d. 1984)
• February 14, 1914 – Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (d. 2007)
• May 9, 1914 – Hank Snow, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
• May 30, 1914 – Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
• August 9, 1914 – Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (d. 1990)
• October 4, 1914 – Brendan Gill, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
• November 26, 1914 – Charles Breijer, Dutch photographer (d. 2011)
• December 14, 1914 – Nam Phương, Vietnamese wife of Bảo Đại (d. 1963)