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