What happens in August 1914?
1 August: The German Empire declares war on Russia. France also mobilises its army.
2 August: Germany occupies Luxembourg, in accordance with the Schlieffen Plan.
3 August: The German Empire declares war on France.
4 August: German troops invade neutral Belgium.
5 August: Great Britain declares war on Germany. All major European powers, with the exception of Italy, are now at war.
6 August: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia, and Serbia declares war on Germany.
13 August: France declares war on Austria-Hungary.
15 August: Opening of the Panama Canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
22 August: Franz Matsch's 'Anker Clock', considered a masterpiece of the Jugendstil, is erected in Vienna.
23 August: Japan declares war on Germany.
26-31 August: Battle of Tannenberg between German and Russian troops.