Historical Events Happened In October - 14

1987 On this day in history in Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well Share it »

1987 On this day in history rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86 Share it »

1988 On this day in history mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment Share it »

1988 On this day in history mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies Share it »

1989 Michael Carmine, actor (Batteries Not Included), dies at 30 on this day in history. Share it »

1990 On this day in history leonard Bernstein, composer, dies of heart attack at 72 Share it »

1992 On this day in history john Hancock, actor (LA Law, Love & War), dies of heart attack at 51 Share it »

1993 On this day in history bertie Clarke, cricketer (6 wkts for WI in 1939), dies Share it »

1994 Gioconda de Vito, violinist, dies at 87 on this day in history. Share it »

1995 Edith Pargeter, author (Brother Cadfael), dies of a stroke at 82 on this day in history. Share it »

1996 Laura La Plante, screen actress (Show Boat, Scandal), dies at 91 on this day in history. Share it »

1997 Harold Robbins, salacious novelist, dies at 81 on this day in history. Share it »

2012 On this day in history 20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria Share it »

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 this day in history. Share it »

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1257 King Przemysl II of Poland (d. 1296) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1404 On this day in history birth of marie of Anjou, queen of France (d. 1463) Share it »

1493 On this day in history birth of shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568) Share it »

1499 On this day in history birth of claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1524) Share it »

1542 Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1606 On this day in history birth of johan Maetsuyker, Dutch governor-general of Ceylon (1653-78) Share it »

1630 On this day in history birth of sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony (d. 1714) Share it »

1633 On this day in history birth of james II Stuart, king of England/Scotland (James VII) (1685-88) Share it »

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

1092 Death of Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated on this day in history. Share it »

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

1318 On this day in history death of edward Bruce, High King of Ireland Share it »

1536 On this day in history garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle Share it »

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

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

1568 On this day in history death of jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer Share it »