October 14th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
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What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
For Those With Birthdays 14th October or looking for specific year these years are Included on this date 1928, 1935, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1983,1991, 1994, 2006, Born This Day,
Australia
1991 Australia Ozone Layer
14th October, 1991 : Scientists from the International Atmospheric Authority in Australia have said that the earths protective Ozone layer has shrunk 4% in the the last ten years compared with 2% in the preceding 10 years
1991 Australia Ozone Layer
14th October, 1991 : Scientists from the International Atmospheric Authority in Australia have said that the earths protective Ozone layer has shrunk 4% in the the last ten years compared with 2% in the preceding 10 years
Wales
1913 Wales Coal Mine Explosion
14th October, 1913 : A tremendous explosion ripped through the Sengenhydd coal mine near Cardiff in one of the worst mining disasters in Great Britain and over 400 minors are killed
1913 Wales Coal Mine Explosion
14th October, 1913 : A tremendous explosion ripped through the Sengenhydd coal mine near Cardiff in one of the worst mining disasters in Great Britain and over 400 minors are killed
U.S.
1928 U.S.A. Graf Zeppelin
14th October, 1928: The small town of Lakehurst NJ is preparing for the arrival tomorrow of the largest dirigible ever made the "Graf Zeppelin" which will complete it's transatlantic flight from Europe to America, this airship will change travel across the Atlantic with it's massive size of 770 ft and it's cruising speed of 60 MPH , this ship is owned by the German People .
1928 U.S.A. Graf Zeppelin
14th October, 1928: The small town of Lakehurst NJ is preparing for the arrival tomorrow of the largest dirigible ever made the "Graf Zeppelin" which will complete it's transatlantic flight from Europe to America, this airship will change travel across the Atlantic with it's massive size of 770 ft and it's cruising speed of 60 MPH , this ship is owned by the German People .
Switzerland
1935 Switzerland Sanctions on Italy
14th October, 1935: The League of Nations approved the placing of financial sanctions on Italy .
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1935 Switzerland Sanctions on Italy
14th October, 1935: The League of Nations approved the placing of financial sanctions on Italy .
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Germany
1938 Germany Nazi's Attacks Clergy
14th October, 1938: Adolf Hitler's deputy has attacked the catholic clergy during a massive Nazi rally in Austria telling the cheering crowd of 100,000 that the clergy are seeking to instigate people against the state. Hitler or Christ is not the question, Hitler has never taken a stand against the Church and there is only one Fuhrer and his name is Adolf Hitler, and the clergy should not take orders from Rome but from the Fuhrer.
1938 Germany Nazi's Attacks Clergy
14th October, 1938: Adolf Hitler's deputy has attacked the catholic clergy during a massive Nazi rally in Austria telling the cheering crowd of 100,000 that the clergy are seeking to instigate people against the state. Hitler or Christ is not the question, Hitler has never taken a stand against the Church and there is only one Fuhrer and his name is Adolf Hitler, and the clergy should not take orders from Rome but from the Fuhrer.
Russia
1941 World War II Russia
14th October, 1941 : As Panzer divisions approach closer to Moscow, Nazis are telling women and children to leave the city and run for their lives, Although Germany is close to Moscow it is still a long way from the Caspian oil fields which are one of the main objectives in this war. Russia in the meantime has asked England to strike German soil to create a diversion which would mean Hitler would have to move some of the Panzer divisions back to Germany giving the Russian Red Army time to regroup.
1941 World War II Russia
14th October, 1941 : As Panzer divisions approach closer to Moscow, Nazis are telling women and children to leave the city and run for their lives, Although Germany is close to Moscow it is still a long way from the Caspian oil fields which are one of the main objectives in this war. Russia in the meantime has asked England to strike German soil to create a diversion which would mean Hitler would have to move some of the Panzer divisions back to Germany giving the Russian Red Army time to regroup.
Germany
1944 World War II Desert Fox
14th October, 1944 : German General Erwin Rommel or "the Desert Fox," is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, or taking cyanide. He chooses suicide by cyanide .
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1944 World War II Desert Fox
14th October, 1944 : German General Erwin Rommel or "the Desert Fox," is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, or taking cyanide. He chooses suicide by cyanide .
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U.S.
1947 U.S.A. Chuck Yeager
14th October, 1947 : Chuck Yeager a World War II fighter pilot ace becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound breaking the elusive "Sound Barrier", His X-1 rocket plane was built by the Bell Aircraft Company , the X-1 was taken to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 bomber and released through the bomb bay to achieve a speed greater than the speed of sound.
1947 U.S.A. Chuck Yeager
14th October, 1947 : Chuck Yeager a World War II fighter pilot ace becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound breaking the elusive "Sound Barrier", His X-1 rocket plane was built by the Bell Aircraft Company , the X-1 was taken to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 bomber and released through the bomb bay to achieve a speed greater than the speed of sound.
U.S.
1947 U.S.A. Flying Boat
14th October, 1947 : An old flying boat attempting to carry the largest number of passengers on a transatlantic flight ( 63 passengers ) in a heavier than air aircraft has failed in it's attempt and is stranded 800 miles from the Newfoundland coast in heavy seas and 25ft - 75ft waves .
1947 U.S.A. Flying Boat
14th October, 1947 : An old flying boat attempting to carry the largest number of passengers on a transatlantic flight ( 63 passengers ) in a heavier than air aircraft has failed in it's attempt and is stranded 800 miles from the Newfoundland coast in heavy seas and 25ft - 75ft waves .
U.S.
1952 U.S.A. Radar Traps
14th October, 1952 : As the number of radar speed traps is increased complaints that small towns adjoining main highways are using the traps to provide additional revenue by targeting motorists could become even worse as they install the latest radar traps which take photographs of the cars number plate meaning the local Police do not even need to witness the offence for the town to issue a speeding ticket. A test case is currently underway in New York on the legality of these new radar traps.
1952 U.S.A. Radar Traps
14th October, 1952 : As the number of radar speed traps is increased complaints that small towns adjoining main highways are using the traps to provide additional revenue by targeting motorists could become even worse as they install the latest radar traps which take photographs of the cars number plate meaning the local Police do not even need to witness the offence for the town to issue a speeding ticket. A test case is currently underway in New York on the legality of these new radar traps.
U.S.
1954 U.S.A. Hurricane Hazel
14th October, 1954 : Hurricane Hazel makes landfall at Haiti leaving three towns totally destroyed and more than 1,000 dead in it's wake. From there it moves on to make landfall in North Carolina on October 15 as a Category 4 hurricane ( 19 dead ) and then to Toronto, Ontario ( 81 dead ). It is considered one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. This was the third hurricane to hit the United States in 1954 and by far the worst.
1954 U.S.A. Hurricane Hazel
14th October, 1954 : Hurricane Hazel makes landfall at Haiti leaving three towns totally destroyed and more than 1,000 dead in it's wake. From there it moves on to make landfall in North Carolina on October 15 as a Category 4 hurricane ( 19 dead ) and then to Toronto, Ontario ( 81 dead ). It is considered one of the worst hurricanes of the 20th century. This was the third hurricane to hit the United States in 1954 and by far the worst.
Cuba
1962 Cuba U2 Spy Plane
14th October, 1962 : Photographs taken by a high-altitude U 2 spy plane show Soviet made medium range missiles in Cuba capable of carrying nuclear warheads just 90 miles from the American coastline. This news would bring the United States and the Soviet Union to the closest point to nuclear war in history .
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1962 Cuba U2 Spy Plane
14th October, 1962 : Photographs taken by a high-altitude U 2 spy plane show Soviet made medium range missiles in Cuba capable of carrying nuclear warheads just 90 miles from the American coastline. This news would bring the United States and the Soviet Union to the closest point to nuclear war in history .
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U.S.
1964 U.S.A. Martin Luther King, Jr
14th October, 1964 : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America .
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1964 U.S.A. Martin Luther King, Jr
14th October, 1964 : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America .
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Russia
1964 Soviet Union Khrushchev
14th October, 1964 : Nikita Khrushchev is ousted from power by Leonid Brezhnev after 10 years.
1964 Soviet Union Khrushchev
14th October, 1964 : Nikita Khrushchev is ousted from power by Leonid Brezhnev after 10 years.
Netherlands
1966 Holland Cabinet Resigns
14th October, 1966 : The Dutch premier and all his cabinet were forced to resign when his own party members put a censure motion on his financial policy which passed through the 150 member lower house of parliament .
1966 Holland Cabinet Resigns
14th October, 1966 : The Dutch premier and all his cabinet were forced to resign when his own party members put a censure motion on his financial policy which passed through the 150 member lower house of parliament .
Canada
1966 Canada Montreal Metro
14th October, 1966 : The Montreal Metro a mass transportation system is inaugurated in Montreal consisting of 26 stations on three separate lines serving the north, east, and centre of the Island of Montreal. The Montreal Metro was the first completely rubber-tyred metro system which uses exclusively rubber tires instead of steel wheels. ( Parts of Paris Metro were rubber tyred )
1966 Canada Montreal Metro
14th October, 1966 : The Montreal Metro a mass transportation system is inaugurated in Montreal consisting of 26 stations on three separate lines serving the north, east, and centre of the Island of Montreal. The Montreal Metro was the first completely rubber-tyred metro system which uses exclusively rubber tires instead of steel wheels. ( Parts of Paris Metro were rubber tyred )
U.S.
1967 U.S.A. Joan Baez arrested
14th October, 1967 : Folk singer Joan Baez is arrested in Oakland, California with at least 40 other anti-war protesters for taking part in a sit-in at thr military induction centre. She was given a ten day sentence, one of many sentences she recieved during her years of protest at the Vietnam War.
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1967 U.S.A. Joan Baez arrested
14th October, 1967 : Folk singer Joan Baez is arrested in Oakland, California with at least 40 other anti-war protesters for taking part in a sit-in at thr military induction centre. She was given a ten day sentence, one of many sentences she recieved during her years of protest at the Vietnam War.
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Space
1968 Space First Live Telecast From Space
14th October, 1968 : The first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft using a Black and white camera is transmitted from Apollo 7 back to earth.
1968 Space First Live Telecast From Space
14th October, 1968 : The first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft using a Black and white camera is transmitted from Apollo 7 back to earth.
UK
1969 England New 50 Pence Coin
14th October, 1969 : The new 50-pence seven sided coin comes into circulation to replace the old 10 shilling note .
1969 England New 50 Pence Coin
14th October, 1969 : The new 50-pence seven sided coin comes into circulation to replace the old 10 shilling note .
Thailand
1973 Thailand Student Protests
14th October, 1973 : Clashes between troops and 100,000 protesters protesting for a democratic government in Thailand with protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs, police and troops using live rounds. Bangkok is placed under a state of emergency and by the end of the unrest 77 are killed and 857 are injured.
1973 Thailand Student Protests
14th October, 1973 : Clashes between troops and 100,000 protesters protesting for a democratic government in Thailand with protesters throwing stones and petrol bombs, police and troops using live rounds. Bangkok is placed under a state of emergency and by the end of the unrest 77 are killed and 857 are injured.
U.S.
1979 U.S.A. Gay Rights March
14th October, 1973 : The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C., demands "an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people," draws 200,000 people.
1979 U.S.A. Gay Rights March
14th October, 1973 : The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C., demands "an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people," draws 200,000 people.
Egypt
1981 Egypt Hosni Mubarak
14th October, 1981 : Hosni Mubarak who was the vice president of Egypt when President Anwar Al Sadat was assasinated on 6th October is elected as the President of the Republic of Egypt ( currently still the President October 2008 ).
1981 Egypt Hosni Mubarak
14th October, 1981 : Hosni Mubarak who was the vice president of Egypt when President Anwar Al Sadat was assasinated on 6th October is elected as the President of the Republic of Egypt ( currently still the President October 2008 ).
South Korea
1983 Korea North / South Korea Tensions
14th October, 1983 : Following the bombing and murder of 21 officials at a ceremony in Burma earlier this week tensions between North and South Korea are getting worse with accusations on both sides concerning South Korea entering the DMZ and firing 500 rounds of ammunition into North Korea.
1983 Korea North / South Korea Tensions
14th October, 1983 : Following the bombing and murder of 21 officials at a ceremony in Burma earlier this week tensions between North and South Korea are getting worse with accusations on both sides concerning South Korea entering the DMZ and firing 500 rounds of ammunition into North Korea.
Iraq
1991 Iraq Kurds
14th October, 1991 : Kurdish leaders have admitted today to shooting and killing 60 Iraq prisoners of war at point blank range in retaliation to Iraq soldiers killing Kurdish prisoners of war earlier in the week .
1991 Iraq Kurds
14th October, 1991 : Kurdish leaders have admitted today to shooting and killing 60 Iraq prisoners of war at point blank range in retaliation to Iraq soldiers killing Kurdish prisoners of war earlier in the week .
Palestine
1994 Middle East Nobel peace prize
14th October, 1994 : Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis, the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, have been named the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize.
1994 Middle East Nobel peace prize
14th October, 1994 : Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis, the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, have been named the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize.
U.S.
2006 U.S.A. Alzheimer's
14th October, 2006 : A new study by scientists in the US analysed the health and eating pattern of 2,258 study participants and found a link between a Mediterranean diet and a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia.
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2006 U.S.A. Alzheimer's
14th October, 2006 : A new study by scientists in the US analysed the health and eating pattern of 2,258 study participants and found a link between a Mediterranean diet and a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia.
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