WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1914
Find out what all happened August to October 1914

The First Battle of Ypres begins. (19. October 1914)

William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule. (3. September 1914)

German submarine SM U-9 torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers, HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy on the Broad Fourteens off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men. (22. September 1914)

World War I: Germany invades Belgium. In response, Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality. (4. August 1914)

World War I: the German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days. (26. August 1914)

World War I: the Battle of Haelen a.k.a. (Battle of the Silver Helmets) last cavalry style attack from the German army on the city of Halen, Belgium. (12. August 1914)

World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost. (25. August 1914)

French composer Albéric Magnard killed after shooting at invading German soldiers. (3. September 1914)

World War I: Battle of Cer begins. (16. August 1914)

The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany. (18. October 1914)

World War I: South African troops land in German South West Africa. (18. September 1914)

World War I: Siege of Antwerp – Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops. (9. October 1914)

World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia. (15. August 1914)

In Brazil, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is founded. (26. August 1914)

World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic – two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea. (6. August 1914)

World War I: Germany declares war against France. (3. August 1914)

World War I: The German minelayer Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. (5. August 1914)

Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka. (11. September 1914)

World War I: The beginning of the Battle of Cer. (15. August 1914)

World War I: A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the latter's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground. (15. August 1914)