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The following events occurred in May 1914: ==May 1, 1914 (Friday)== * The 1914 Exposition Internationale (World's Fair) was held in the French city of Lyon.〔(L’exposition internationale de Lyon en 1914 ), jital270, Les Biblioblog-trotters 3 February 2010〕 * P. W. Goldring was elected to the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong in a by-election for the one of the two unofficial seats, beating rival William Leonard Carter by a landslide of 144-33 votes. * The German coast vessel SS ''Dollart'' struck the wreck of SS ''Werner'' in the River Elbe at Glückstadt, Germany and sank with the loss of two crew, but was later recovered and put back into service. * The No. 7 Squadron RAF was formed at Farnborough Airport in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, the last Royal Air Force squadron formed before the outbreak of World War One. * Socialist politician Job Harriman established the Llano del Rio commune in California to demonstrate a working community of cooperative and collective economic activity that would build public support for socialism. The number of residents at the colony grew from five at inception to 150 by next year.〔Paul K. Conkin, ''Two Paths to Utopia: The Hutterites and the Llano Colony.'' Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1964; pg. 107.〕 * The borough West Paterson, New Jersey (now Woodland Park) was incorporated.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 211. Accessed October 25, 2012.〕 * The Stevens Building opened in downtown Portland, Oregon, and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is approximately tall. * The Croatian association football club ŽŠK Victoria was formed in Zagreb. It was renamed in 1945 to NK Lokomotiva at the beginning of a very successful decade for the club, and still operates in present-day Croatia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nklokomotiva.hr/o-klubu )〕 * Born: Max Schachner, Austrian Obersturmführer officer with the Waffen-SS during World War Two, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, in Haag, Austria (d. 1944, killed in action) 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「May 1914」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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