October 14 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | October 14 Calendar
October 14th Daily Holidays include:
- Be Bald and Be Free Day
- National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
- National Dessert Day
- National FRUMP Day
- National lowercase Day
- Spider-Man Day
- World Standards Day
October 14: Famous Birthdays
- Oct. 14, 1644 – William Penn, English businessman who founded Pennsylvania (d. 1718)
- Oct. 14, 1890 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician who became the 34th President of the United States (d. 1969)
- Oct. 14, 1927 – Roger Moore, English actor and producer (Acted in 7 James Bond Films) (d. 2017)
- Oct. 14, 1939 – Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer who founded the Ralph Lauren Corporation
October 14: Historical Events
- Oct. 14, 1066 – The Battle of Hastings is the start of the Norman conquest of England
- Oct. 14, 1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Oct. 14, 1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. patent for his new paper strip photographic film
- Oct. 14, 1912 – Former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot by John Flammang Schrank. With the bullet still in his chest, he goes on to deliver his scheduled speech
- Oct. 14, 1913 – The Senghenydd colliery disaster is the UK’s worst coal mining accident that kills 439 miners
- Oct. 14, 1933 – Germany withdraws from the League of Nations and World Disarmament Conference
- Oct. 14, 1939 – During World War II, the German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in Scotland
- Oct. 14, 1943 – During World War II, the American Eight Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during their Second Raid on Schweinfurt in Germany
- Oct. 14, 1947 – Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound
- Oct. 14, 1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis begins after an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba
- Oct. 14, 1964 – The Nobel Peace Prize is given to Martin Luther King Jr., for combating racial inequality through nonviolence
- Oct. 14, 1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs
- Oct. 14, 2017 – A truck bombing in Somalia kills 358 people and injures more than 400 others
October 14: Music Events
- Oct. 14, 1972 – Ben, by Michael Jackson hits #1 in the U.S.
- Oct. 14, 1977 – Linda Ronstadt sings the National Anthem at the World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, L.A.
- Oct. 14, 2007 – Running Down a Dream, a documentary fil about Tom Petty debuts at the New York Film Festival
- Oct. 14, 2018 – Steppenwolf play their last show, fifty years after they first stated touring
- More October 14 Music Events
October 14: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for October 14 is Libra.
October Birthstone:
What is the October Birthstone? Pink Tourmaline and Opal
October’s birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal. Tourmaline, the primary birthstone, is rare because it is one of the few gems that can be found in almost every color. Some pink tourmalines have clarity as transparent as diamonds! Opals, on the other hand, are in a class by themselves.
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