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- Libau (Baltic Provinces) taken by German forces (see 30 April).
- Russians fall back to the River Vistock, and retreat in the Carpathians.
- Massacres of Christians in Ottoman Empire.
- British Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey sends a message to the Ottoman Government as to the placing of allied citizens in the danger zone.[note 1]
- Sir Edward Grey gives conditional guarantee to Serbian Minister of eventual cession of Bosnia and Herzegovina with "wide access to the Adriatic" (see 15 and 30 August).
- RMS Lusitania is torpedoed by SM U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland: 1,198 men, women and children drowned, including 124 US citizens (see 6 February).
- Japan presents an ultimatum to China demanding territorial concession [note 2] (see 9 May).
Notes
- ↑ Members of the Ottoman Government would be held personally responsible for the safety of British and French civilians transported from Constantinople to Gallipoli.
- ↑ Japan demanded that China should grant in full her demands as to Shantung, Manchuria and Mongolia: should not alienate coasts and islands and the Han-Yeh-Ping Co.
References
Acknowledgements
Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War:On This Day and associated index. Data has been gleaned from two main sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principal Events 1914-1918 (1922). The information in these works were deemed correct at the time of their respective publication dates, and may not accurately represent present-day histories, spelling of place names, political, and geographical boundaries. Click here for a full list of sources.