1914
Western Front
- The Aisne: A day of comparative calm.
- Düsseldorf: Airsheds raided by British airmen.
Eastern Front
- South Africa: General Botha assumes command in place of General Beyers.
- SMS Emden bombards Madras.
- SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau bombard Papeete (French Tahiti).
- HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy sunk by submarine SM U-9.
References/notes
Lord Edward Gleichen (1918–1920). Chronology of the War. Volumes I, II & III. Constable & Company, London. (Copyright expired)