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July 3, 1914Born on Saturday July 4, 1914
- Adriana Jozina Koster, Ritthem († 1996)
- Andreas Peter Johannes Beckers, Maasniel
- Adriaan Wassenburg († 1996)
- * Mathilda Peeters, Grashoek († 1985)
- Alice Lucretia Bright, Downey, Bannock, Idaho († 1988)
- Adriana Maas, Etten-Leur, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1997)
- Adrianus Johannes Meijne, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertha Drost, Dedemsvaart († 1914)
- Alberdina Geertruida Walther, 's-Gravenhage († 1960)
- Adriaantje Bakker, Rotterdam
Died on Saturday July 4, 1914
- Adriana van Duin (69), Rotterdam
- Aagtje Hopman (72), Noord-Scharwoude, Nederland
- Berend van der Sluis (64), Zwollerkerspel, Nederland
- Abraham van de Velde (63), Dreischor
- Albert DRUART (61), Houdeng-Aimeries,7110,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Anna Catharina Elisabeth Disse (62), Bussum
- Anna Ida Jongen (52), Tilburg, Nederland
- Anthonie Landzaat (17), Utrecht
- Ann Elizabeth Thompson (58), George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Benjamin Maddock (73)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 4, 1914 at Delpher
Born on July 4
- 1910 » Gloria Stuart, American actress († 2010)
- 1910 » Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and scholar († 2003)
- 1911 » Bruce Hamilton, Australian public servant († 1989)
- 1911 » Mitch Miller, American singer and producer († 2010)
- 1914 » Nuccio Bertone, Italian automobile designer († 1997)
- 1915 » Timmie Rogers, American actor and singer-songwriter († 2006)
- 1916 » Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American typist and broadcaster († 2006)
- 1918 » Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host († 2002)
- 1918 » Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver († 1984)
- 1918 » King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, († 2006)
Died on July 4
- 1891 » Hannibal Hamlin, American lawyer and politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (b. 1809)
- 1901 » Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (b. 1843)
- 1902 » Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (b. 1863)
- 1905 » Élisée Reclus, French geographer and author (b. 1830)
- 1910 » Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (b. 1835)
- 1910 » Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1833)
- 1916 » Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (b. 1888)
- 1922 » Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1894)
- 1926 » Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (b. 1901)
- 1934 » Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- 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.
- January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
- January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
- April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
- April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
- May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
- August 23 » World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
The weather on Saturday July 4, 1914
The temperature on July 4, 1914 was between 13.4 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI