WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO OCTOBER 1914
Find out what all happened June to October 1914

World War I: in Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war. (22. August 1914)

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

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

The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I. (18. September 1914)

Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship. (26. July 1914)

World War I: German forces occupy Brussels. (20. August 1914)

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

World War I: Battle of Stallupönen – The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. (17. 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)

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

World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. (9. September 1914)

The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo. (4. July 1914)

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

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. (26. 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)

In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. (5. August 1914)

World War I: German troops conquer Namur. (28. August 1914)

World War I: first aerial combat resulting in an intentional fatality. (5. October 1914)

World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station. (13. September 1914)

World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. (13. September 1914)