Famous Birthdays In October - 14

1857  On October - 14 birth of elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos   

1859  Camille Chevillard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1861  On October - 14 birth of bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer   

1861  On October - 14 birth of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944)   

1864  Maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental) was born on October - 14.   

1867  On October - 14 birth of masaoka Shiki, Japan, haiku & tanka poet/diarist (Salt Water Ballads)   

1869  On October - 14 birth of joseph Duveen, England, art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)   

1871  On October - 14 birth of alexander von Zemlinsky, Vienna Austria, composer (Schneeman)   

1873  On October - 14 birth of jose Serrano Simeon, composer   

1873  On October - 14 birth of ray Ewry, Lafayette Ind, jumper (Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08)   

1873  On this day in history birth of jules Rimet, president of FIFA (d. 1954)   

1874  On this day in history birth of margarete Susman, writer   

1880  On October - 14 birth of otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Sak och sken)   

1882  Charlie Parker, cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA, but 2-32 in only Test) was born on October - 14.   

1882  On October - 14 birth of eamon DeValera, NY, Pres of Ireland (1937-48, 51-54, 57-59)   

1882  Eamon de Valera, Irish politician and patriot (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On October - 14 birth of adrianus PHA de Kleyn, throat/nose/otologist (ear doctor)   

1884  On this day in history birth of jimmy Conlin, Camden NJ, actor (Sin of Harold Diddlebock)   

1888  Ernest Pingoud, composer was born on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history birth of kathrin Mansfield, NZ writer (Aloe, Garden Party)   

1889  Jean Canneel, Flemish sculptor was born on October - 14.   

1890  Dwight D Eisenhower, Denison Tx, (R) 34th Pres (1953-1961)/Gen (WW 2) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On October - 14 birth of frank Conroy, Derby England, actor (Call of the Wild)   

1891  Paul de Keyser, Flemish story teller/philologist/folklorist was born on October - 14.   

1892  On this day in history birth of sumner Welles, US undersecretary/diplomat (Good neighbor policy)   

1893  On this day in history birth of lillian Gish, American actress (d. 1993)   

1894  On this day in history birth of sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, founder (Indonesian Communist)   

1894  e. e. cummings, Cambridge Mass, poet (Tulips & Chimneys) was born on October - 14.   

1896  On October - 14 birth of lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation)   

1898  Cruys Voorbergh, Dutch actor/director (Flying Dutchman) was born on October - 14.   

1899  Alan Washbond, US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932) was born on this day in history.   

1900  Edwin McLeod, cricketer (played in NZ's 2nd-ever Test 1930) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Willem A Wagenaar, journalist/writer (Shanghai) was born on October - 14.   

1902  On this day in history birth of stanley Coen, cricketer (South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28)   

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0530  On October - 14 dioscurus, anti-Pope (530), dies   

1066  On October - 14 harold II, King of England (1066), dies   

1092  On this day in history death of aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated   

1256  Death of Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239) on this day in history.   

1318  On October - 14 death of edward Bruce, High King of Ireland   

1536  On October - 14 garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle   

1552  On this day in history death of oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. 1488)   

1565  On October - 14 death of thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521)