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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 1914.
The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was H. H. Asquith (Liberal), Pope Benedict XV was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 1914: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1914?

Events

  • 03 Oct 1914 World War I: 33,000 Canadian troops depart for Europe, the largest force to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean at the time.
  • 04 Oct 1914 Dardanellen (French and English) fleet bombs Turkish forts
  • 05 Oct 1914 World War I: first aerial combat resulting in a kill.
  • 07 Oct 1914 Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. marries Rose Fitzgerald in Boston.
  • 09 Oct 1914 World War I: Siege of Antwerp : Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.
  • 10 Oct 1914 German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I).
  • 11 Oct 1914 German troops occupy Gent
  • 12 Oct 1914 1st battle at Ypres, begins
  • 13 Oct 1914 Belgian regime forms at St. Adresse at Le Havre
  • 14 Oct 1914 German troops occupy Bruges.
  • 15 Oct 1914 Battle of Warsaw, begins
  • 18 Oct 1914 The Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement is founded in Germany.
  • 19 Oct 1914 US post office 1st used an automobile to collect and deliver mail
  • 21 Oct 1914 Battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat
  • 27 Oct 1914 British battleship Audacious sunk by mine
  • 28 Oct 1914 German battle cruiser Goeben enters Black Sea
  • 29 Oct 1914 Turkish warships storm Black Sea
  • 30 Oct 1914 Allied offensive at Ypres (Belgium) begins
  • 31 Oct 1914 Great Britain and France declare war on Turkey
  • 05 Oct 1914 World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in October 1914?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - That's a-Plenty
  2. - California and You
  3. - Rock of Ages
  4. - Just for To-Night
  5. - Mary, You're a Little Bit Old-Fashioned

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?