Historical Events In October - 14
Sunday, 08 September 2024
1986 On October - 14 [Francis XA] Keenan Wynn, US actor (Dr Strangelove), dies at 70
1987 On this day in history in Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well
1987 Rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1988 On October - 14 mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment
1988 On this day in history mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies
1989 Michael Carmine, actor (Batteries Not Included), dies at 30 on this day in history.
1990 Leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72 on this day in history.
1992 On October - 14 john Hancock, actor (LA Law, Love & War), dies of heart attack at 51
1993 On this day in history bertie Clarke, cricketer (6 wkts for WI in 1939), dies
1994 On October - 14 gioconda de Vito, violinist, dies at 87
1995 Edith Pargeter, author (Brother Cadfael), dies of a stroke at 82 on October - 14.
1996 On this day in history laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91
1997 On this day in history harold Robbins, salacious novelist, dies at 81
2012 On this day in history 20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria
2012 Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier without any machine assistance during a record space dive out of the Red Bull Stratos helium-filled balloon from 24 miles (39 kilometers) over Roswell, New Mexico in the United States on October - 14.
2014 Richard Flanagan's novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North wins the 2014 Man Booker Prize on October - 14.
2017 Terrorist bomb attack in a truck in Mogadishu, Somalia leaves at more than 300 dead and hundreds injured on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history producer Harvey Weinstein is expelled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after historical revelations of sexual harassment and rape
2017 Spanish government says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia after the region voted for independence in a referendum on October - 14.
2017 A massive blast caused by a truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills at least 512 people and injures 316 others on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai becomes only the 6th player in cricket history (3rd in T20) to hit 6-sixes in an over; scores 62 in 17 balls in Kabul Zwanan loss v Balkh Legends in Afghanistan Premier League
2018 Flash floods in Aude region, France kill at least 10 people on October - 14.
2019 On October - 14 booker Prize awarded jointly to Margaret Atwood for "The Testaments" and Bernardine Evaristo for "Girl, Woman, Other", Evaristo 1st black woman to win
2019 Spain's Supreme Court jails nine Catalan separatist leaders for sedition for 2017 independence referendum, prompting violent clashes in Barcelona on October - 14.
2019 On October - 14 trial of Catalonia independence leaders: The Supreme Court of Spain sentences nine Catalan independence movement leaders to 9 to 13 years of prison for sedition and misuse of public funds. Three others are disqualified for 1 year and 8 months for disobedience. Violent protests erupt across Catalonia.
2019 A New York Times investigation reveals that Russian planes have bombed at least 50 hospitals and clinics in opposition-held Idlib, Syria on October - 14.
2020 French president Emmanuel Macron announces a public health emergency and a curfew of 9 pm for nine cities due to surge in COVID-19 cases on this day in history.
2020 On October - 14 a copy of William Shakespeare 's First Folio sells for a record $9.98 million at auction in New York
2023 Madonna opens her Celebration World Tour in London at the O2 Arena, after a three-month delay due to a life-threatening infection [1] on this day in history.
2023 On October - 14 australian Indigenous Voice referendum: A majority of Australians vote against establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the constitution.
2023 New Zealand general election: The National Party wins a plurality of seats under leader Christopher Luxon, while the Labour Party suffers the worst result for an incumbent ruling party in modern New Zealand history on this day in history.