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1914 In Iceland
The following lists events in 1914 in Iceland. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian X *Prime Minister – Hannes Hafstein (until 21 July), Sigurður Eggerz (from 21 July) Events *Eimskip was founded. *Fossafélagið Títan was founded. *Statistics Iceland was formed. Births *22 April – Sigurður Sigurðsson, athlete (d. 1982). *16 June – Lúðvík Jósepsson, politician (d. 1994). *2 July – Sveinn Ingvarsson, sprinter (d. 2009). *19 August – Baldur Möller, chess player (d. 1999). *20 September – Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson, politician (d. 2014). *7 October – Hermann Hermannsson, footballer (d. 1975) Deaths *3 June – Jón Bjarnason, Lutheran minister (b. 1845) Full date missing * Þorsteinn Erlingsson, poet (b. 1858). References {{Year in Europe, 1914 Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
