About the day » Wednesday November 4, 1914Calender converter

• Aaltje Franken, Hierden
• Albertus Bruins († 1984)
• Albina Nürnberg, Nova Veneza, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Adriana Francina Oostdijk, Terneuzen († 2005)
• Raes, Bornem († 1914)
• Aart Ligt, Apeldoorn († 1999)
• Albert Gerard (Ab) Koenderink, Almelo († 1999)
• Adrianus Joannes Wilhelmus van Drunen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1917)
• Adrianus Straathof, Alphen aan de Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aize Annes Kramer, Nieuwehorne († 1969)

• Antje Munnik (75), Koudekerk
• Berendina Hannink (65), Venray
• Albert Klaas Koster (94), Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands(Huizen)
• Carolina Antonia Wilhelmina Peeters (25), 's-Gravenhage
• Adriana ter Hoeven (36), Arnhem
• Bastiaan van Krimpen (21), Op zee
• Asseliene Dijsselhof (57), Oldenzaal,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Maria Meyer (35)
• Bernardus Willem Nitrauw (58), Heerde (Akte 115)
• Alida Groenevelt (74), Amsterdam

• 1912 » Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter († 1969)
• 1912 » Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer († 1983)
• 1912 » Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer († 1978)
• 1913 » Gig Young, American actor († 1978)
• 1914 » Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957) († 1957)
• 1915 » Ismail Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician († 1973)
• 1915 » Marguerite Patten, English economist and author († 2015)
• 1916 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1945)
• 1916 » Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie († 2002)
• 1916 » Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer († 2009)

• 1893 » Pierre Tirard, Swiss-French engineer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of France (b. 1827)
• 1895 » Eugene Field, American journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
• 1906 » John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (b. 1832)
• 1918 » Wilfred Owen, English lieutenant and poet (b. 1893)
• 1921 » Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
• 1924 » Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1845)
• 1924 » Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1930 » Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (b. 1859)
• 1930 » Buddy Bolden, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1877)
• 1931 » Luigi Galleani, Italian theorist and activist (b. 1861)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
• April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
• July 28 » In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.
• November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
• November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.
• November 23 » Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.

The temperature on November 4, 1914 was between 3.2 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.