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October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 14, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 78 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the forces of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxon army and kill King Harold II of England. The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England; it is also the administrative centre for the Borough of the same name William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Harold Godwinson, (c 1022 &ndash 14 October 1066 also known as Harold II, is widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon King of England before the
• 1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. For the play see Edward II (play. For the film see Edward II (film. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Battle of Old Byland (also known as the Battle of Byland Moor) was a significant encounter between Scots and English troops in Yorkshire in October 1322
• 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1586 - Mary I of Scotland goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England.
• 1656 - Massachusetts enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The marriage of church-and-state in Puritanism makes them regard the ritual-free Quakers as spiritually apostate and politically subversive. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine,
• 1758 - Austria defeats Prussia at the Battle of Hochkirk
• 1773 - The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in Poland. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Battle of Hochkirch was a battle fought on October 14, 1758 during the Seven Years' War between a Prussian army of 31000 commanded by Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Commission of National Education (Komisja Edukacji Narodowej abbreviated KEN) was the central educational authority in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, created Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1773 - American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom's East India Company tea ships' cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County.
• 1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day legal holiday to express Gratitude for the things one has
• 1805 - Battle of Elchingen, France defeats Austria
• 1806 - Battle of Jena-Auerstädt France defeats Prussia
• 1812 - Work on London's Regent's Canal starts. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Battle of Elchingen ( October 14, 1805) saw French forces under Marshal Michel Ney block Feldmarschall-Leutenant (FML or Major-General This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (older name Auerstädt were fought on October 14, 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Regent's Canal is a Canal across an area just to the north of central London, England.
• 1834 - In Philadelphia, Whigs and Democrats stage a gun, stone and brick battle for control of a Moyamensing Township election, resulting in one death, several injuries, and the burning down of a block of buildings. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
• 1840 - Maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Maronites ( الموارنة,, Syriac: ܡܪܘܢܝܐ, Latin: Ecclesia Maronitarum) are members of one of the Syriac Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• 1843 - The British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Daniel O'Connell ( 6 August 1775 &ndash 15 May 1847) ( Dónal Ó Conaill) known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Bristoe Station - Confederate General Robert E. Lee forces fail to drive the Union Army out of Virginia. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• 1867 - The 15th and last Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate resigns in Japan. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1882 - University of the Punjab is founded in present day Pakistan. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The University of the Punjab (abbreviated as PU) ( Urdu: جامعه پنجاب) colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Eastman ( July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented Roll film, helping to
• 1888 - Louis Le Prince films first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (born 28 August 1842 vanished 16 September 1890 was an inventor who is considered by many film historians as the true father of motion pictures who Roundhay Garden Scene is an 1888 Short film directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince.
• 1910 - English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his Farman biplane on Executive Avenue (now Pennsylvania Avenue) near the White House. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Claude Grahame White (August 21 1879 – August 19, 1959) was an English pioneer of Aviation, and the first to make a night flight during the Daily Farman Aviation Works was an aeronautic enterprise founded and run by the brothers Henry and Maurice Farman. Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington DC joining the White House and the United States Capitol. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1912 - While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot by saloonkeeper John Schrank. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T John Flammang Schrank (1876 - September 16 1943 was a saloon-keeper from New York, best known for his attempt to assassinate former U With a fresh flesh wound and the bullet still in him, Roosevelt still delivers his scheduled speech.
• 1913 - Senghenydd Colliery Disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, which claimed 439 lives. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Senghennydd Colliery Disaster, also known as the Senghenydd Explosion, occurred in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, South Wales
• 1916 - Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against a black person. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson ( April 9, 1898 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American Actor, athlete Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington Virginia, USA
• 1916 - The Perm State University was founded in Russia. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Perm State University (Пермский государственный университет им Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1920 - Part of Petsamo province is ceded by Soviet Union to Finland. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• 1925 - Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee)
• 1926 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is first published. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional Bear created by A Alan Alexander Milne (ˈmɪln (18 January 1882 &ndash 31 January 1956 was an English Author, best known for his Books about the Teddy bear
• 1933 - Nazi Germany withdraws from The League of Nations. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920
• 1939 - German U-Boat U-47 sinks British battleship HMS Royal Oak. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Construction The Revenge class to which Royal Oak belonged was ordered in the 1913&ndash14 Estimates
• 1940 Balham tube disaster during the Blitz. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Balham station consists of two adjacent stations (a London Underground station and a National Rail station located in the Balham area of south London The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II.
• 1942 - A German U-boat sinks the ferry SS Caribou, killing 137. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers See also Newfoundland Railway Marine Atlantic CN Marine
• 1943 - Prisoners at the Sobibor death camp in Poland revolt, resulting in the death of 11 SS. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. About half of the camp's 600 prisoners escape; about 50 survive the war.
• 1943 - U. S. 8th Air Force loses 60 B-17 Flying Fortresses during an assault on Schweinfurt. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Second raid on Schweinfurt (also called Mission 115 took place during World War II on October 14 1943, when 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses Schweinfurt ( German for Swine ford) is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right
• 1944 - Allied troops land in Corfu. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Corfu (Κέρκυρα Kérkyra, ˈkʲe̞ɾkʲiɾa Κέρκυρα or Κόρκυρα Corcyra Corfù is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea
• 1947 - Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound, the first man to do so in level flight. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13 1923 is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted Test pilot. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Sound is a vibration that travels through an elastic medium as a Wave.
• 1949 - Eleven leaders of the U. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Communist Party are convicted, after a nine-month trial, of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the U. A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of S. government.
• 1949 - Chinese Red Army occupies Canton (Guangzhou). The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city
• 1957 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian monarch to open the Parliament of Canada with the Speech from the Throne. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II TalkCommonewalth realm.-->The monarchy of The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.
• 1958 - The U. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. conducts an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site. The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km northwest of the City of
• 1958 - The District of Columbia Bar Association votes to accept black Americans as members. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U-2 flight over Cuba takes photos of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1964 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes general secretary of the CPSU and leader of the Soviet Union, ousting Nikita Khrushchev. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following
• 1964 - American civil rights movement leader Dr. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Martin Luther King, Jr becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor
• 1966 - The city of Montreal inaugurates the Montreal Metro. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Montreal Metro is a Rubber-tired metro system and the main form of Public transportation in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 1967 - Vietnam War: Folk singer Joan Baez is arrested in a blockade of the military induction center in Oakland, California. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U
• 1968 - Vietnam War: 27 soldiers are arrested at the Presidio in San Francisco for their peaceful protest of stockade conditions and the Vietnam War. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Presidio of San Francisco (originally El Presidio Real de San Francisco or Royal Presidio of San Francisco) is a park on the northern tip of the San The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
• 1968 - Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the United States Army and United States Marines will be sending about 24,000 troops back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1968 - First live telecast from a manned U. S. spacecraft Apollo 7.
• 1968 - A 6. 8 earthquake wrecked the Australian town of Meckering, and also ruptured all major roads and railways nearby. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Meckering is a town 130 km east of Perth Western Australia along the Great Eastern Highway.
• 1968 - Jim Hines of the USA becomes the first man ever to break the ten second barrier in the 100 metres Olympic final at Mexico City with a time of 9. James ("Jim" Ray Hines (born September 10, 1946) is an American athlete who held the 100 m world record for 15 years The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico 95 sec. He would be the only man to do so until 1983. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
• 1968 - The rebuilt Euston station in London is opened.
• 1969 - The United Kingdom introduces the 50p (fifty-pence) coin, replacing the ten-shilling note, in anticipation of the decimalisation of the currency in 1971. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In the management of currencies, decimalisation (or decimalization) is the process of converting from traditional denominations to a " Decimal " Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
• 1973 - Thailand's University Students protest for a democratic government; 77 are killed and 857 injured. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• 1979 - The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C. demands "an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people," draws 200,000 people. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• 1981 - Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges the U. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner. Richard Marshall may refer to Richard Marshal 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1191&ndash1234 Richard Marshall (American general (1895&ndash1973 The American Indian Movement ( AIM) is an Indian Activist organization in the United States.
• 1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected President of Egypt one week after Anwar Sadat was assassinated. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1982 - U. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs. The War on Drugs is a prohibition campaign undertaken by the United States government with the assistance of participating countries intended to reduce the Illegal
• 1994 - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor
• 1998 - Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Eric Robert Rudolph (born September 19, 1966) also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, is an American radical described by the FBI as a Terrorist The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer

Births

• 1257 - King Przemysl II of Poland (d. Premislas II (also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus, Przemysł or less properly pl Przemysław) (14 October 1257 – 8 February 1296)
• 1404 - Marie of Anjou, queen of France (d. Marie of Anjou ( October 14 1404 &ndash1463 was the daughter of Louis II of Anjou, King of Naples titular King of Sicily and Yolande of Aragon 1463)
• 1493 - Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. Shimazu Tadayoshi (島津忠良 October 14, 1493 - December 31, 1568) was a Daimyo (feudal lord of Satsuma Province during 1568)
• 1499 - Claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (d. Louis XII ( June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) called "the Father of the People" (Le Père du Peuple was the thirty-fifth king 1524)
• 1630 - Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony (d. Electress Sophia of Hanover (born Sophia Countess Palatine of Simmern; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the youngest daughter 1714)
• 1633 - James II of England and VII of Scotland (d. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James 1701)
• 1643 - Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor of India (d. Muazzam Bahadur Shah ( Persian: fa بهادر شاه Bahādur Shāh; his name Bahādur means "brave" October 14 The Mughal Empire was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent between the mid-16th century and the end of the 17th century 1712)
• 1644 - William Penn, English founder of Pennsylvania (d. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap William Penn ( October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, 1718)
• 1687 - Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (d. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See also Robert Simpson Robert Simson ( 14 October 1687 &ndash 1 October 1768) was a British mathematician 1768)
• 1712 - George Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap George Grenville (14 October 1712 &ndash 13 November 1770 was a British Whig statesman who served in government The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1770)
• 1726 - Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (d. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham ( October 14, 1726 &ndash June 17, 1813) was a British naval officer and politician 1813)
• 1733 - François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix Count of Clerfayt, ( 14 October 1733 &ndash 21 July 1798) Austrian field marshal was 1798)
• 1784 - King Ferdinand VII of Spain (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Early life In his youth he occupied the painful position of an heir apparent who was jealously excluded from all share in government by his parents and the royal favorite 1833)
• 1801 - Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau ( October 14, 1801 &ndash September 15, 1883) was a Belgian Physicist. 1883)
• 1806 - Preston King, U. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Preston King ( October 14, 1806 &ndash November 12, 1865) was a United States Representative and Senator from S. Senator from New York (d. 1865)
• 1842 - Joe Start, American baseball player (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Start ( October 14 1842 &ndash March 27 1927) nicknamed "Old Reliable" was one of the biggest stars of Baseball 1927)
• 1861 - Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Artur Gavazzi ( October 14, 1861 &ndash March 12, 1944) was an ethnic Italian Geographer. 1944)
• 1869 - Joseph Duveen, British art dealer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Duveen 1st Baron Duveen ( October 14, 1869 Hull – May 25, 1939 London) was one of the most influential Art 1939)
• 1873 - Ray Ewry, American athlete (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry ( October 14, 1873 &ndash September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete 1937)
• 1873 - Jules Rimet, president of FIFA (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jules Rimet (14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956 was president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1945 and of FIFA from 1921 to 1954 1954)
• 1882 - Eamon de Valera, Irish politician and patriot (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century 1975)
• 1882 - Charlie Parker, English cricketer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Warrington Leonard "Charlie" Parker ( October 14, 1882 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire – July 11, 1959 1959)
• 1887 - Bernard Montgomery, British General. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn (d. 1976)
• 1888 - Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Kathleen Mansfield Murry ( 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a prominent New Zealand modernist writer of short fiction who wrote under the 1923)
• 1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, U. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general S. general and 34th President of the United States (d. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1969)
• 1892 - Sumner Welles, American diplomat (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Benjamin Sumner Welles ( October 14, 1892 &ndash September 24, 1961) was an American government official and diplomat 1961)
• 1893 - Lillian Gish, American actress (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lillian Diana Gish ( October 14 1893 – February 27 1993) was an American stage screen and television actress whose 1993)
• 1894 - E. E. Cummings, American poet (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14 1894 &ndash September 3 1962 popularly known as E 1962)
• 1900 - Agustín Lara, Mexican composer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino ( October 30, 1900 &ndash November 6, 1970)
• 1902 - Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Learco Guerra ( October 14, 1902 - February 7, 1963) was an Italian professional Road racing cyclist. 1963)
• 1904 - Christian Pineau, French World War II resistance fighter (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Christian Pineau (14 October 1904 - 5 April 1995 was a noted French Resistance fighter 1995)
• 1906 - Hannah Arendt, German political theorist and writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1975)
• 1906 - Imam Hassan al Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hassan al-Banna ( October 14, 1906 – February 12, 1949, Arabic:حسن البنا was an Egyptian social and 1949)
• 1908 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ruth Hale ( October 14 1908 &ndash April 20 2003) was an American Playwright and actress. 2003)
• 1908 - Allan Jones, American actor and singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Allan Jones is the name of Allan Arthur Jones (born 1947 English cricket umpire and former cricketer Allan Jones (actor (1907–1992 1992)
• 1909 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German racecar driver (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bernd Rosemeyer ( October 14, 1909 in Lingen, Lower Saxony, Germany – January 28, 1938 on the Frankfurt 1938)
• 1909 - Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Kingsley ( October 14, 1909 – September 26, 1997) was an American screenwriter whose career started in writing material for the 1996)
• 1910 - John Wooden, American basketball player and coach
• 1911 - Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Robert Wooden (born October 14 1910) is a retired American Basketball coach Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lê Ðức Thọ ( ( October 14, 1911  &ndash October 13, 1990) was a Vietnamese Revolutionary, General The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1990)
• 1914 - Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Raymond Davis Jr ( October 14, 1914 &ndash May 31, 2006) was an American Chemist, Physicist, and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2006)
• 1914 - Dick Durrance, American skier (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard "Dick" Henry Durrance Jr ( October 14, 1914 &ndash June 13, 2004) was a 17-time national championship skier and 2004)
• 1914 - Harry Brecheen, American baseball player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Harry David Brecheen ( October 14 1914 &ndash January 17 2004) nicknamed "The Cat" was an American left-handed Pitcher 2004)
• 1916 - C. Everett Koop, United States Surgeon General
• 1918 - Marcel Chaput, French Canadian politician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Vice Admiral Charles Everett Koop (born October 14 1916) is an American Physician who gained recognition as a pediatric surgeon at the Children's Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marcel Chaput ( October 14 1918 - January 19 1991) was a scientist and a political activist in Quebec, Canada. 1991)
• 1926 - Bill Justis, American saxophonist and composer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William E "Bill" Justis Jr ( October 14, 1926 – July 15, 1982) was an American pioneer Rock and Roll 1982)
• 1927 - Roger Moore, English actor
• 1928 - Frank E. Resnik, American business executive (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frankie E Resnik ( October 14, 1928 - April 17, 1995) was CEO (1984-1989 and Chairman (1989-1991 of Phillip Morris USA. 1995)
• 1929 - Yvon Durelle, Canadian boxer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yvon Durelle ( October 14 1929 &ndash January 6 2007) born in Baie-Ste-Anne, New Brunswick 2007)
• 1930 - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu wa Za Banga ( October 14, 1930 September 7, 1997) known commonly as Mobutu, or Mobutu 1997)
• 1931 - Nikhil Banerjee, Indian classical musician (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pandit Nikhil Banerjee ( 14 October 1931 – 27 January 1986) was one of India's most prominent Sitar masters of the 20th Century 1986)
• 1932 - Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Anatoly Ivanovich Larkin (Анатолий Иванович Ларкин October 14, 1932 - August 4, 2005) was a Russian born theoretical 2005)
• 1932 - Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Enrico di Giuseppe (born on October 14, 1932; died on December 31, 2005, in Voorhees New Jersey was a celebrated American operatic Tenor 2005)
• 1935 - La Monte Young, American composer
• 1938 - John W. Dean III, Watergate figure
• 1938 - Empress Farah Diba of Iran
• 1938 - Ron Lancaster, American-born Canadian football player and coach
• 1939 - Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer
• 1939 - Rocky Thompson, American golfer
• 1940 - Perrie Mans, South African snooker player
• 1940 - Cliff Richard, English singer
• 1940 - Christopher Timothy, British actor
• 1941 - Art Shamsky, American baseball player
• 1942 - Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer, and civil servant (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14 1935) is an American Composer and musician Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) was White House Counsel to U The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Ronald "Ron" Lancaster ( October 14, 1938 &ndash September 18, 2008) was one of the pre-eminent quarterbacks of the Canadian Football Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the company see Polo Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifshitz on October 14, 1939) is an American Rocky Thompson (born October 14, 1939) is an American Professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre "Perrie" Mans (born 14 October[[ 940]] is a retired professional Snooker player from South Africa, who first won the South African professional Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Christopher Timothy (born 14 October 1940) is a Welsh Actor, Television director and Writer. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Louis Shamsky (born October 14, 1941, in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evelio Bellaflor Javier ( October 14, 1942 - February 11, 1986) was a Filipino lawyer civil servant politician and an oppositionist 1986)
• 1944 - Udo Kier, German actor
• 1945 - Colin Hodgkinson, English musician (Whitesnake)
• 1946 - Justin Hayward, English musician (Moody Blues)
• 1946 - James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, American football coach
• 1946 - Craig Venter, American biologist
• 1946 - Al Oliver, American baseball player
• 1946 - Dan McCafferty, Scottish musician (Nazareth)
• 1947 - Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist
• 1948 - Harry Anderson, American actor
• 1948 - David Ruprecht, American game show host
• 1948 - Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Udo Kier (born October 14 1944, as Udo Kierspe) is a German Actor. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) is a British rock, Jazz and Blues Whitesnake are an English Hard rock band founded in 1977 by David Coverdale (formerly of Deep Purple) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Justin Hayward (born 14 October 1946, in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English Musician, best known as a The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. This article is about a film for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. J Craig Venter (born John Craig Venter October 14, 1946, Salt Lake City Utah) is an American Biologist, and businessman Albert Oliver Jr (born October 14 1946 in Portsmouth Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player Dan McCafferty (born William Daniel McCafferty, 14 October 1946, Dunfermline, Scotland) is the lead Singer for the Nazareth are a Scottish rock band that had several Hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant -penned Ballad Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lukas Resetarits (born October 14 1947 in Stinatz) is an Austrian Cabaret artist and Actor, best known for playing police Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ---- Harry Anderson (born October 14 1952 is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor and magician. David Martin Ruprecht (born October 14, 1948) is an American Actor / Writer known for his work as host of the Lifetime Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Engin Arık ( October 14, 1948 &ndash November 30, 2007) was a renowned Turkish Nuclear physicist. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Nuclear physics is the field of Physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of Atomic nuclei. 2007)
• 1949 - Katy Manning, English/Australian actress
• 1949 - Katha Pollitt, American writer
• 1952 - Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet gymnast
• 1953 - Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer, singer
• 1954 - Carole Malone, English newspaper columnist
• 1957 - Michel Després, Quebec politician
• 1958 - Thomas Dolby, English musician
• 1960 - Steve Cram, English athlete
• 1961 - Isaac Mizrahi American fashion designer
• 1962 - Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian chess player
• 1963 - Yim Jae-beom, South Korean singer
• 1963 - Lori Petty, American actress
• 1964 - Olu Oguibe, American artist
• 1964 - Joe Girardi, American baseball player
• 1964 - Jim Rome, American sport talk show host
• 1965 - Jüri Jaanson, Estonian rower
• 1965 - Constantine Koukias, Australian composer
• 1965 - Steve Coogan, English actor
• 1965 - Karyn White, American singer
• 1966 - Savanna Samson, American porn star
• 1967 - Pat Kelly, American baseball player
• 1967 - Sylvain Lefebvre, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Stephen A. Smith, American sports journalist
• 1968 - Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer
• 1968 - Johnny Goudie, American musician
• 1969 - David Strickland, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katy Manning (born 14 October, 1949 in Guildford, Surrey) is a British actress best known for her part as the companion Katha Pollitt (born October 14, 1949 in New York City) is an American Feminist poet essayist and critic Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolai Ost Yefimovich Andrianov (Никола́й Ефи́мович Андриа́нов (b Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shelley Ackerman (born October 14, 1953 in Manhattan) is an American astrologer writer actress and singer Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Carole Malone (born 14 October[[ 954]] in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English newspaper columnist who is most famous for her outspoken views when writing Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Michel Després (born October 14, 1957 in Quebec City, Quebec) is an administrator, Consultant and a former Quebec Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English Musician, producer and inventor Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen "Steve" Cram MBE (born October 14 1960, in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England) is a retired Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American Fashion designer Biography Mizrahi was born in Brooklyn New York Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962 at Tallinn in Estonia) is a Chess player Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yim Jae-beom (임재범 also spelled Yim Jae-bum born October 14, 1963) is a South Korean rock singer Lori Lee Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American movie actress. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Olu Oguibe is an artist and public intellectual Professor of Art and African-American Studies and Associate Director of the Institute for African American Studies Joseph Elliot Girardi (born October 14, 1964 in Peoria Illinois) is the manager of the New York Yankees, and a former Major Jim Rome (born James Phillip Rome October 14, 1953) is an Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jüri Jaanson (born October 14, 1965 in Tartu) is the most successful Estonian rower of all time and the winner of five medals Constantine Koukias (born 1965 is a Greek - Australian Composer. Stephen John "Steve" Coogan (born 14 October 1965 is an English Comedian, actor writer producer and director. Karyn White (born Karyn Layvonne White on October 14, 1965) is a Grammy Award -nominated Pop / R&B singer who became popular during Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Savanna Samson (real name Natalie Oliveros on October 14 1967 in Rochester New York) is an American Pornographic actress. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Patrick Franklin Kelly (born October 14, 1967 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder Sylvain Lefebvre (born October 14, 1967 in Richmond, Quebec) is a retired NHL defenceman who played on five different teams from 1989 to Stephen Anthony Smith (born October 14 1967) sometimes referred to as Stephen A Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Paul "Matt" Le Tissier (born 14 October 1968 is a retired footballer who played for Southampton and England. John Charles "Johnny" Goudie (born October 14, 1968 in Miami Florida, U Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Gordon Strickland Jr ( October 14, 1969 – March 22, 1999) was an American Actor, best known for his role 1999)
• 1969 - P. J. Brown, American basketball player
• 1970 - Jim Jackson, American basketball player
• 1970 - Daniela Peštová, Czech supermodel
• 1970 - Jon Seda, Puerto Rican actor
• 1970 - Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player
• 1971 - Jorge Costa, Portuguese footballer
• 1974 - Natalie Maines, American musician (Dixie Chicks)
• 1974 - Jessica Drake, American porn star
• 1974 - Joseph Utsler, American musician
• 1975 - Floyd Landis, American cyclist
• 1975 - Shaznay Lewis, English singer (All Saints)
• 1976 - Nataša Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer
• 1976 - Henry Mateo, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 - Ben Pridmore, World Memory Champion
• 1977 - Kelly Schumacher, Canadian basketball player
• 1977 - Bianca Beauchamp, adult model
• 1977 - Jonathan Kerrigan, English actor
• 1977 - Tina Dico, Danish singer-songwriter
• 1978 - Justin Brannan, American musician, writer
• 1978 - Ryan Church, American baseball player
• 1978 - Paul Hunter, English snooker player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Arthur ( Jim or Jimmy) Jackson (born October 14 1970 in Toledo Ohio) is an American professional Daniela Peštová (born October 14, 1970) is a Czech model. She was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, and was discovered Jonathan Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Seda's parents moved from Puerto Rico Pär Zetterberg (born October 14, 1970) is a former Swedish football player Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida (born 14 October 1971 in Porto) is a former Portuguese professional footballer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar (born October 14 1974 is an American Singer-songwriter who achieved success as the Lead vocalist for the female The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Jessica Drake (born October 14 1974 in Dallas Texas Drake attended a community college in El Paso and then attended the University of Texas-El Paso and majored Joseph William "Joey" Utsler (born October 14, 1974) better known as Shaggy 2 Dope is one half of the Insane Clown Posse, along with Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Floyd Landis (born October 14 1975 is an American cyclist, currently suspended from competition who was stripped of overall victory in the 2006 Tour de France Shaznay Tricia Lewis (born October 14, 1975 in Islington, London) is an English Female Singer / Songwriter For the British girl group see All Saints (band. All Saints' Day (also called All Hallows or Hallowmas) often Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nataša Kejžar is an olympic swimmer, born October 14, 1976 in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Henry Antonio Mateo (born October 14, 1976 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) is a Shortstop who is currently a Free agent Ben Pridmore, born October 14, 1976 in Boston, England, was the World Memory Champion in 2004. The World Memory Championships is an organized competition of mental sports in which competitors memorize as much information as possible within a given period Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977 in Cincinnati Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player in the WNBA Bianca Beauchamp (born October 14, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian fetish and adult model Jonathan Kerrigan (born 14 October 1972 in Lincolnshire) is an English actor well known for his portrayal of gay nurse Sam Colloby in the BBC medical dramas Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Singer and songwriter inspired by artists such Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Justin Lee Brannan (Born October 24 1978 is a musician Voice actor, writer Blogger, and lyricist from Brooklyn New York For the concept artist see Ryan Church (concept artist Ryan Matthew Church (born October 14, 1978 in Santa Barbara Paul Alan Hunter ( 14 October 1978 – 9 October 2006) was an English professional Snooker player Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long 2006)
• 1978 - Steven Thompson, Scottish footballer
• 1978 - Usher, American singer and actor
• 1978 - Javon Walker, American football player
• 1979 - Stacy Keibler, American actress / ex-professional wrestler
• 1980 - Terrence McGee, American football player
• 1980 - Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1980 - Daniela Peštová , Czech model
• 1980 - Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer
• 1981 - Boof Bonser, American baseball player
• 1983 - Vanessa Lane, American porn star
• 1983 - Lin Dan, Chinese badminton player
• 1984 - LaRon Landry, American football player
• 1985 - Digão, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 - Daniel Clark, Canadian actor
• 1985 - Sherlyn González, Mexican actress
• 1985 - Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian racing driver
• 1986 - Tom Craddock, English footballer
• 1986 - Skyler Shaye, American actress
• 1988 - MacKenzie Mauzy, American actress
• 1988 - Max Thieriot, American actor
• 1992 - Tawnia Jones, daughter of Darla Jones and Ben Newsom

Deaths

• 1066 - Harold Godwinson, King of England
• 1092 - Nizam al-Mulk, Persian vizier (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Thompson (born October 14, 1978 in Paisley Scotland) is a professional football player who currently plays for Burnley. Usher Raymond IV (born October 14 1978 known simply by his first name Usher, is an American R&B and pop Singer - Songwriter Javon Lataff Walker (born October 14, 1978 in Galveston Texas) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Stacy Keibler (born October 14 1979 is an American actress and former professional wrestler and valet for World Championship Wrestling Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Terrence Dewayne McGee (born October 14, 1980 in Smith County Texas) is an American football Cornerback and kick returner Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Daniela Peštová (born October 14, 1970) is a Czech model. She was born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia, and was discovered Niels Lodberg (born October 14 1980) is a Danish Football (soccer player in the forward or Midfielder position Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Vanessa Lane (born October 14, 1983 Athletic throughout her life Lane participated in many sports including track and field cross country running gymnastics Lin Dan ( (born October 14 1983 is a men's singles Badminton player of Hakka ancestry from Fujian, the People's Republic of China Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) LaRon Louis "Dirty Thirty" Landry (born October 14, 1984 in Ama, Louisiana) is an American football safety for Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rodrigo Izecson dos Santos Leite, known simply as Digão, (born 14 October 1985 in Brasília) is a Brazilian football Daniel Clark may refer to Daniel Clark (actor (born 1985 American actor Daniel Clark (Canadian politician and actor (born 1976 Sherlyn (born 14 October 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican Actress. Alexandre Sarnes Negrão (born October 14, 1985) nicknamed Xandinho, is a Brazilian Race car driver. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Thomas "Tom" Craddock (born 14 October 1986) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Middlesbrough Skyler Shaye (born October 14, 1986) is an American Actress. She is best known for playing Cloe in the 2007 film Bratz The Movie Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) MacKenzie Mauzy (born October 14, 1988 in Greensboro North Carolina) is an American Actress. Maximillion Drake Thieriot (born October 14, 1988) is an American Actor. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Harold Godwinson, (c 1022 &ndash 14 October 1066 also known as Harold II, is widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon King of England before the The Kings of Wessex, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825 became increasingly dominant over the other kingdoms of England during For info about rulers of Hyderabad state, see the page Nizam state of Hyderabad. 1018)
• 1256 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. Kujō Yoritsugu (九条頼嗣 December 17, 1239 &ndash October 14, 1256, r 1239)
• 1318 - Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland
• 1552 - Oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. Edward Bruce ( medieval Gaelic: Edubard a Briuis; Modern Scottish Gaelic: Eideard Bruis / Iomhair Bruis) (c Oswald Myconius (1488 &ndash 14 October, 1552) was a follower of Huldrych Zwingli. 1488)
• 1565 - Thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. Sir Thomas Chaloner ( 1521 - 14 October 1565) was an English Statesman and Poet. 1521)
• 1568 - Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer
• 1610 - Amago Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. Jacques Arcadelt (also Jacob Arcadelt) (1504 or 1505 &ndash October 14, 1568) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the middle to late Renaissance was a Japanese warlord He was the eldest son of Haruhisa. After his father's sudden death on 1560 he became the head of the clan to continue the fight against the 1540)
• 1619 - Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. Samuel Daniel (1562 &ndash October 14, 1619) was an English poet and historian. 1562)
• 1637 - Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (b. Gabriello Chiabrera ( June 18, 1552 – October 14, 1638) was an Italian Poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar 1552)
• 1660 - Thomas Harrison, English Puritan soldier (b. Thomas Harrison (1606&ndash October 13, 1660) was a Puritan soldier and later a leader of the Fifth Monarchists. 1606)
• 1669 - Antonio Cesti, Italian composer (b. Antonio Cesti (bap August 5, 1623 &ndash October 14, 1669) known today primarily as an Italian composer of the Baroque 1623)
• 1703 - Thomas Hansen Kingo, Danish poet (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas Hansen Kingo ( December 15, 1634 &ndash October 14, 1703 Odense) was a Danish bishop poet and hymn-writer 1634)
• 1711 - Tewoflos, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Tewoflos or Theophilus ( Ge'ez ቴዎፍሎስ throne name Walda Ambasa, Ge'ez ወልደ አምበሳ "son of the lion" was The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary 1708)
• 1758 - Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Francis Edward Keith ( June 11, 1696 &ndash October 14, 1758) was a Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal. 1696)
• 1831 - Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Jean-Louis Pons ( December 24, 1761 &ndash October 14, 1831) was a French Astronomer. 1761)
• 1911 - John Marshall Harlan, U. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This is about the pre-World-War-I US Supreme Court justice for his grandson the mid-20th century holder of the same position see John Marshall Harlan II. S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1833)
• 1944 - Erwin Rommel, German field marshall (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs 1891)
• 1958 - Douglas Mawson, Australian Antarctic explorer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1882)
• 1959 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most 1909)
• 1960 - Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abram Fedorovich Ioffe (Абра́м Фёдорович Ио́ффе &ndash October 14, 1960) was a prominent Soviet / Russian Physicist 1880)
• 1961 - Paul Ramadier, French politician (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Ramadier ( 17 March 1888, La Rochelle - 14 October 1961) was a prominent French Socialist politician of 1888)
• 1961 - Harriet Shaw Weaver, English political activist (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Harriet Shaw Weaver ( 1 September 1876 &mdash 14 October 1961) was a political activist and a Journal editor 1876)
• 1967 - Marcel Aymé, French novelist and playwright (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Marcel Aymé ( March 29, 1902 - October 14, 1967) was a French Novelist, Children's writer, humour writer and 1902)
• 1973 - Edmund A. Chester, American broadcaster and journalist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Edmund A Chester - ( June 22, 1897 &ndash October 14, 1973) - was a senior Vice President and executive at the CBS Radio 1897)
• 1976 - Dame Edith Evans, English actress (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Edith Mary Evans DBE ( 8 February 1888 &ndash 14 October 1976) was an actress who had a long and distinguished career on the 1888)
• 1977 - Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular 1903)
• 1983 - Willard Price, Canadian author and naturalist
• 1984 - Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Willard DeMille Price ( 28 July 1887 &ndash 14 October 1983) was a Canadian -born American natural historian Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sir Martin Ryle ( September 27, 1918 - October 14, 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1918)
• 1985 - Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс ru-Latn Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis; October 19 1916 – October 1916)
• 1986 - Keenan Wynn, American actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Keenan Wynn ( July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American Character actor and member of a well-known show-business 1916)
• 1989 - Michael Carmine, American actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Michael Carmine ( March 6, 1959, Brooklyn, New York - October 14, 1989, New York, New York) Born 1959)
• 1990 - Leonard Bernstein, American composer and conductor (b. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes 1918)
• 1997 - Harold Robbins, American novelist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author. 1915)
• 1998 - Cleveland Amory, American writer and animal rights activist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Cleveland Amory ( September 2, 1917 &ndash October 14, 1998) was an American Author 1917)
• 1998 - Frankie Yankovic, American musician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frankie Yankovic ( July 15, 1915 Davis West Virginia - October 14, 1998) was a Polka musician 1916)
• 1999 - Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Julius Kambarage Nyerere ( April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika 1922)
• 2002 - Norbert Schultze, American composer and songwriter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze ( January 26, 1911 in Brunswick &ndash October 14, 2002 in Bad Tolz was a prolific German 1911)
• 2003 - Patrick Dalzel-Job, English soldier and inspiration for James Bond (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Dalzel-Job ( June 1 1913 - October 14 2003) was a distinguished British Naval Intelligence Officer and Commando James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story 1913)
• 2004 - Vlassis Bonatsos, Greek singer, actor and entertainer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Vlassis Bonatsos (Greek Βλάσσης Μπονάτσος (b 1949 in Xylokastro, Greece - d 1949)
• 2005 - Jody Dobrowski, English murder victim (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ‎ Jody Dobrowski ( 27 July 1981 - October 14 2005) was a 24-year old assistant bar manager who was murdered on Clapham Common in south 1981)
• 2006 - Jared Anderson, American bassist (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jared Anderson may refer to Jared Anderson (Christian musician Jared Anderson (heavy metal musician 1975)
• 2006 - Freddy Fender, American musician (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddy Fender ( June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, USA was 1937)
• 2006 - Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Grosse ( 6 March 1919 in London, England - 14 October 2006 in London, England) was a 1919)
• 2006 - Nancy Lynn, American aviator (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nancy A Lynn (c 1956October 14 2006 was born in Dayton Ohio and is a graduate of Denison University. 1956)
• 2006 - Gerry Studds, American politician (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerry Eastman Studds ( May 12 1937 – October 14 2006) (ˈɡɛri was an American Democratic Congressman 1937)
• 2007 - Big Moe, American rapper (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Big Moe, Stage name of Kenneth Moore ( August 20 1974 &ndash October 14 2007) was an American Rapper 1974)

Holidays and observances

• RC Saints - Pope Callistus I, Angadrisma
• Teachers' Day, or National Education Day in Poland
• French Republican Calendar - Navet (Turnip) Day, twenty-third day in the Month of Vendémiaire
• Chişinău's (Republic of Moldova's capital) - national holiday (known as "Hramul Oraşului" by locals). Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Angadrisma ( Angadrême Angadresima Angadreme Angradesma Andragasyna) (d In some countries Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of Teachers Some of them are Holidays while others are celebrated during working Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government For similar vegetables also called "turnip" see Turnip (disambiguation. Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar. Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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