January 1, 1914 1st scheduled airline flight, St. Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot) January 1, 1914 Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam) January 1, 1914 Northern & Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria January 2, 1914 Philips installs research dept in Eindhoven January 3, 1914 Jean Louvel, Flemish pianist/conductor/composer January 3, 1914 Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer, dies at 62 January 4, 1914 Jane Wyman, St. Joseph Mo, 1st Mrs. Ron Reagan, (Magnificent Obsession) January 4, 1914 Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) January 4, 1914 Redjaizade M Ekrem, Turkish poet/writer, dies at about 66 January 4, 1914 Silas Weir Mitchell, U.S. physician/author (Free Quaker), dies at 84 January 5, 1914 Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day January 5, 1914 George Reeves, [George Lescher Bessolo], actor (Superman) January 6, 1914 Arnold Richardson, composer January 6, 1914 Danny Thomas, Deerfield Mich, comedian (Danny Thomas Show) January 6, 1914 David Bruce, Kankakee Ill, actor (Harry-Beulah) January 6, 1914 Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch founded January 7, 1914 1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal January 8, 1914 Charles Borromeo Mills, composer January 9, 1914 Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1968) January 9, 1914 Gypsy Rose Lee, [Rose Hovick], Seattle, burlesque actress (Gypsy)