1914

• World War I errupts in Europe.
  • June 28 - Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, and his wife, the Archduchess Sophie.
  • July 28 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
  • July 31 - Russia mobilizes its army along the border with Austria-Hungary.
  • August 1 - Germany declares war on Russia.
  • August 3 - Germany declares war on France.
  • August 4 - Germany invades Belgium. Britain delcares war on Germany.

These people were born in 1914:

• Mexican poet Octavio Paz.
• British actor Alec Guinness.
• Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl.
• American baseball legend Joe DiMaggio.

These people died in 1914:

• Pope Pius X.
• American naturalist John Muir.

1913 - 1914 - 1915

20th century

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