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The following events occurred in February 1914: ==February 1, 1914 (Sunday)== *The Japanese Imperial Navy set up a commission to investigate allegations of the Vice Admiral and other receiving illicit commissions on foreign contracts. *The Tanganyika Railway reached Kigoma, Tanzania. *The Aero Club of America announced plans to sponsor an around-the-world airplane race.〔Daniel, Clifton, ed., ''Chronicle of the 20th Century'', Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 180.〕 *Canadian Arctic Expedition – Alistair Mackay, the expedition's medical doctor, along with three other members of the expedition crew, wrote and signed a letter dated February 1 for ''Karluk'' captain Robert Bartlett stating their desire to leave "Shipwreck Camp" - the temporary site the crew made shortly before the polar exploration ship sank in January: "We, the undersigned, in consideration of the present critical situation, desire to make an attempt to reach the land." The letter requested appropriate supplies, and concluded by emphasizing that the journey was on their own initiative and absolving Bartlett from all responsibilities. *The 1913-1914 World Baseball Tour - The tour reached Cairo, Egypt where the New York Giants and White Sox played to a tie of 3-3 after 10 innings when the game was called on account of darkness. *The Argentinian association football Club Atlético Patronato was formed in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=2015 Club Atletico Patronato )〕 *Born: George Nissen, American gymnast and inventor of the trampoline, in Blairstown, Iowa (d. 2010); Avdo Humo, second president of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Mostar, Austria-Hungary, now Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1983); A. K. Hangal, Indian freedom fighter 1929-1947 and character actor in Hindi language films 1966-2005, in Sialkot, India (d. 2012) *Died: James Grant Wilson, Scottish-American publisher and author, president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (b. 1832) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「February 1914」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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