October 14

October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). There are 78 days remaining.

Events:

1066 - Battle of Hastings
1947 - Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound, the first man to do so in level flight.
1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis begins
1948 - Malagasy Republic becomes independent
1964 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes general secretary of the CPSU and leader of the Soviet Union, ousting Nikita Khrushchev
1966 - The city of Montreal inaugurates its metro system.
1981 - Hosni Mubarak becomes president of Egypt

Births:

1630 - Sophia of Hanover
1633 - James II of England and VII of Scotland
1644 - William Penn, English founder of Pennsylvania (+ 1718)
1857 - Elwood Haynes[?], automobile pioneer
1861 - Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer
1882 - Eamon de Valera, Irish politician and patriot (+ 1975)
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, US General of the Army, 34th president of the United States
1893 - Lillian Gish, actress (+ 1993)
1894 - E. E. Cummings, American poet (+ 1962)
1904 - Christian Pineau, French World War II resistance fighter
1906 - Hannah Arendt, intellectual
1910 - John Wooden[?], basketball coach
1911 - Le Duc Tho, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (+ 1990)
1916 - C. Everett Coop[?], United States Surgeon General
1927 - Roger Moore, actor
1930 - Joseph Mobutu, president of Zaire (+ 1997)
1935 - La Monte Young, American composer
1938 - John W. Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure
1938 - Empress Farah[?] of Iran
1939 - Ralph Lauren[?], fashion designer
1940 - Cliff Richard, British rock singer
1941 - Jerry Glanville[?], Amcerican football[?] coach and commentator
1944 - Udo Kier[?], actor
1946 - Craig Venter, American biologist
1946 - Justin Hayward[?], musician ("The Moody Blues")
1958 - Thomas Dolby, rock musician
1978 - Usher Raymond, singer, actor

Deaths:

1066 - Harold Godwinson, king of England
1660 - Thomas Harrison, English soldier
1944 - Erwin Rommel, German Feldmarschall
1959 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor
1976 - Dame Edith Evans, actress
1977 - Bing Crosby, American singer, actor
1990 - Leonard Bernstein, American composer, conductor
1997 - Harold Robbins, American novelist
1998 - Frankie Yankovic, polka musician
1998 - Cleveland Amory[?], writer, animal rights activist

Holidays:

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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		October 14
		October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). There are 78 days remaining. Events: 1066 - Battle of Hastings 1947 - Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound, the first man to do so in level flight. 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis begins 1948 - Malagasy Republic becomes independent 1964 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes general secretary of the CPSU and leader of the Soviet Union, ousting Nikita Khrushchev 1966 - The city of Montreal inaugurates its metro system. 1981 - Hosni Mubarak becomes president of Egypt Births: 1630 - Sophia of Hanover 1633 - James II of England and VII of Scotland 1644 - William Penn, English founder of Pennsylvania (+ 1718) 1857 - Elwood Haynes[?], automobile pioneer 1861 - Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer 1882 - Eamon de Valera, Irish politician and patriot (+ 1975) 1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, US General of the Army, 34th president of the United States 1893 - Lillian Gish, actress (+ 1993) 1894 - E. E. Cummings, American poet (+ 1962) 1904 - Christian Pineau, French World War II resistance fighter 1906 - Hannah Arendt, intellectual 1910 - John Wooden[?], basketball coach 1911 - Le Duc Tho, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (+ 1990) 1916 - C. Everett Coop[?], United States Surgeon General 1927 - Roger Moore, actor 1930 - Joseph Mobutu, president of Zaire (+ 1997) 1935 - La Monte Young, American composer 1938 - John W. Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1938 - Empress Farah[?] of Iran 1939 - Ralph Lauren[?], fashion designer 1940 - Cliff Richard, British rock singer 1941 - Jerry Glanville[?], Amcerican football[?] coach and commentator 1944 - Udo Kier[?], actor 1946 - Craig Venter, American biologist 1946 - Justin Hayward[?], musician ("The Moody Blues") 1958 - Thomas Dolby, rock musician 1978 - Usher Raymond, singer, actor Deaths: 1066 - Harold Godwinson, king of England 1660 - Thomas Harrison, English soldier 1944 - Erwin Rommel, German Feldmarschall 1959 - Errol Flynn, Australian actor 1976 - Dame Edith Evans, actress 1977 - Bing Crosby, American singer, actor 1990 - Leonard Bernstein, American composer, conductor 1997 - Harold Robbins, American novelist 1998 - Frankie Yankovic, polka musician 1998 - Cleveland Amory[?], writer, animal rights activist Holidays: See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December October 13 - October 15 - September 14 - November 14 - more historical anniversaries
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