Page 5: Historical Events In October - 14

1925  On this day in history louis Cohen, physicist   

1926  On this day in history alan Alexander Milne's book "Winnie-the-Pooh" released   

1926  On October - 14 bill Justis, rocker   

1928  On October - 14 the birth of Roger Moore, British actor   

1929  Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history ethel Mermans debuts on Broadway in "Girl Crazy"   

1930  Sam[uel] van Houten, lib minister (Child labor laws), dies on October - 14.   

1931  On this day in history 1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University   

1933  Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations on this day in history.   

1934  "Lux Radio Theatre" premieres on October - 14.   

1938  Nazis plan Jewish ghettos for all major cities on October - 14.   

1939  HMS ROYAL OAK sunk at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, north of Scotland by 3 torpedoes from German U-47 on October - 14.   

1939  On this day in history bMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed   

1940  Balham tube disaster during the Blitz on this day in history.   

1941  1st mass deportation of Kowno, Lodz, Minsk & Riga on October - 14.   

1942  On this day in history dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution   

1943  400 Jews escape in uprising at Sobibor extermination Camp in Poland on this day in history.   

1943  On October - 14 jackie Matthews, cricketer (8 Tests 1911-12, 16 wickets), dies   

1944  German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits suicide rather than face trial for his part in an attempt to overthrow Hitler on this day in history.   

1944  Allied troops land in Corfu on October - 14.   

1944  Erwin Rommel, German fieldmarshal (WW II-Africa), suicide at 52 on October - 14.   

1945  On October - 14 chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears   

1946  Netherland & Indonesia sign cease fire on this day in history.   

1947  On October - 14 chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes first supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

1947  Chuck Yeager makes the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California on October - 14.   

1947  On this day in history chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)   

1948  On this day in history batavia lt-governor-general Of Mook dismissed   

1949  14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition on this day in history.   

1950  On October - 14 rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison   

1951  Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs LA Rams on October - 14.   

1952  "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 7 performances on this day in history.   

1953  Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment on this day in history.   

1953  1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service on this day in history.   

1954  Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53 on this day in history.   

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1257  On October - 14 birth of king Przemysl II of Poland (d. 1296)   

1404  On October - 14 birth of marie of Anjou, queen of France (d. 1463)   

1493  Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568) was born on October - 14.   

1499  On October - 14 birth of claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1524)   

1542  On this day in history birth of abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1606  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch governor-general of Ceylon (1653-78) was born on October - 14.   

1630  Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1633  James II Stuart, king of England/Scotland (James VII) (1685-88) was born on this day in history.   

0530  On this day in history dioscurus, anti-Pope (530), dies   

1066  On this day in history harold II, King of England (1066), dies   

1092  On October - 14 death of aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated   

1256  On this day in history death of kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239)   

1318  Death of Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland on October - 14.   

1536  Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle on October - 14.   

1552  On October - 14 death of oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. 1488)   

1565  On this day in history death of thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521)