Historical Events
Battle of Dinant
Dinant, Belgium, destroyed by German bombs. Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured
International Lawn Tennis Challenge
International Lawn Tennis Challenge, NYC, New York: Norman Brookes beats American Dick Norris Williams 6-1, 6-2, 8-10, 6-3 to give Australasia unassailable 3-1 lead; win 3-2
- Japan joins the side of the allies
- Panama Canal opens (under cost) with the SS Ancon making the 1st official steamship through the canal
Taliesian Massacre
Taliesian Massacre (Spring Green, Wisconsin): Julian Carlton, a disgruntled employee, kills architect Frank Lloyd Wright's mistress Martha Borthwick, her 2 children, and 4 others with a hatchet and burns the architect's home to the ground while Wright is away on business
- The first large public gathering of Boers in South Africa who do not want to support Britain in a war against Germany; British authorities will try to repress this movement, but discontent spreads
US Neutrality
US Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, in a letter to J P Morgan, Jr., declares that loans to any of the belligerents go against US neutrality
Famous Birthdays
- Peter Nicholson Gunn, Australian writer (The Churches of Rome), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)
Famous Deaths
- Anatoly Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59
About August 15, 1914
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 109 years, 8 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Leo
