Timeline July 1914

Events in July 1914 13

• 1836 – 1914 Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) Died 2 July 1914, aged 77 A British businessman and statesman, Chamberlain served as a reforming mayor of Birmingham before becoming a dominant and divisive figure in national politics, championing tariff reform and imperial unity. He split both the Liberal and Unionist parties over his policies. A stroke in 1906 ended his active career, and he died just before the war his son Austen and grandson would later shape British policy around.
• 1859 – 1914 Jean Jaures (1859-1914) Died 31 July 1914, aged 54 Jaures was France's leading socialist voice and a committed anti-militarist who worked to prevent a European war. He was shot dead in a Paris cafe by a nationalist fanatic days before general mobilization began. His death removed one of the few political figures capable of rallying opposition to the coming war.
• 1914 Wimbledon 1914 Men: Norman Brookes · Women: Dorothea Lambert Chambers Last Wimbledon before World War I. Brookes returned to win his second title.
• 1914 The blank cheque Berlin, Germany Germany promised Austria-Hungary unconditional support against Serbia, whatever the consequences. It removed the last restraint on Vienna.
• 1914 – 2000 Gino Bartali Gino the Pious Legendary climber who famously helped save Jews during WWII by hiding documents in his bike. Winner: 2x Tour de France.
• 1914 The ultimatum to Serbia Belgrade, Serbia Ten demands with a 48-hour deadline, written to be rejected. Serbia accepted nine and Austria declared the reply insufficient.
• 1914 – 1994 Woody Strode (1914-1994) American football player and actor, one of the players who reintegrated the NFL, later a John Ford regular.
• 1914 Woody Strode born in Los Angeles Woody Strode is born in Los Angeles.
• 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia Vienna, Austria-Hungary A local war intended to punish Serbia. The alliance system turned it into a continental one within a week.
• 1914 – 1918 Start of World War I The Great War Triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, leading to global conflict.
• 1914 Separation from Mileva A list of conditions, then a station platform Einstein handed Mileva written terms for continuing the marriage — meals in his room, no expectation of affection. She left Berlin with the boys in July 1914. He wept on the platform after they went.
• 1914 Russia orders general mobilisation Saint Petersburg, Russia The Tsar ordered, cancelled and reordered mobilisation in one day. In German planning, Russian mobilisation was the trigger that started the clock.
• 1914 – 1983 Louis de Funes (1914-1983) Died 27 January 1983, aged 68 Louis de Funes was a French actor renowned for his manic comic performances in films such as The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez and La Grande Vadrouille. He was one of the most popular French film stars of the 1960s and 1970s. His comedies remain widely watched in France today.