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1914 - Serbia and Turkey sign peace treaty.

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1915 - Birth of Alexander Brott composer.

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1915 - Birth of Carlos Surinach Barcelona Spain, composer (Monte Carlo).

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1915 - Birth of Kenneth Rowntree painter.

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1915 - German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile.

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1916 - Battle of Verdun: German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun.

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1917 - Birth of Macha Louis Rosenthal critic/poet.

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1918 - First concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, San Francisco.

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1918 - Birth of Dennis Patrick Philadelphia Pennsylvania; actor (Dear Dead Delilah, Dallas, Rituals).

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1919 - Birth of Luther Henderson Jr Kansas City Missouri, orchestra leader (Polly Bergen Show).

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