Historical Events
- Dr. Harry Plotz isolates the bacteria that causes Typhus Fever (Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City)
Historic Invention
US head of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Stacy G. Carkhuff patents non-skid tire pattern
Famous Deaths
- Hubert Bland, English co-founder of the Fabian Society (b. 1855)
- Paul Ehrenreich, German ethnologist and mythologist, dies at 58
1914 Highlights
About April 14, 1914
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 108 years, 9 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries
