What Happened on June 15, 1914

Famous Birthdays

  • Cees Bantzinger, Dutch cartoonist and illustrator, born in Gouda, Netherlands (d. 1985)
  • Hilda Terry, American Cartoonist (d. 2006)
  • Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist and illustrator (The New Yorker), born in Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău County, Romania (d. 1999)

Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1982-84) and KGB Chief (1967-82), born in Nagutskaya, Stavropol Region, Russian Empire


Famous Deaths

  • A G Steel, cricketer (13 Tests, 29 wkts, Eng captain 1886), dies
Died in 1914 1914 Highlights

About June 15, 1914

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 109 years, 10 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Gemini