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1914Oct, 4

Brendan Gill

Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (d. 1997)
Brendan Gill (October 4, 1914 – December 27, 1997) wrote for The New Yorker for more than 60 years. He also contributed film criticism for Film Comment and wrote a popular book about his time at the New Yorker magazine.

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Events on 1914

  • 28Jun

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
  • 26Jul

    Bulgaria

    Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
  • 5Aug

    Traffic light

    In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  • 15Aug

    Frank Lloyd Wright

    A servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home, Taliesin.
  • 1Sep

    Petrograd

    St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.