Historical Events In October - 14

1986  [Francis XA] Keenan Wynn, US actor (Dr Strangelove), dies at 70 on October - 14.  

1987  In Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well on this day in history.  

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

1988  Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment on October - 14.  

1988  Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies on October - 14.  

1989  Michael Carmine, actor (Batteries Not Included), dies at 30 on October - 14.  

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

1992  John Hancock, actor (LA Law, Love & War), dies of heart attack at 51 on this day in history.  

1993  Bertie Clarke, cricketer (6 wkts for WI in 1939), dies on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history gioconda de Vito, violinist, dies at 87  

1995  On this day in history edith Pargeter, author (Brother Cadfael), dies of a stroke at 82  

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

1997  Harold Robbins, salacious novelist, dies at 81 on October - 14.  

2012  On October - 14 20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria  

2012  On this day in history 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.  

2014  Richard Flanagan's novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North wins the 2014 Man Booker Prize on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history terrorist bomb attack in a truck in Mogadishu, Somalia leaves at more than 300 dead and hundreds injured  

2017  On October - 14 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 this day in history.  

2017  A massive blast caused by a truck bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills at least 512 people and injures 316 others on October - 14.  

2018  On October - 14 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  On October - 14 flash floods in Aude region, France kill at least 10 people  

2019  On this day in history 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 October - 14.  

2020  On this day in history a copy of William Shakespeare 's First Folio sells for a record $9.98 million at auction in New York  

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

1404  Marie of Anjou, queen of France (d. 1463) was born on October - 14.  

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

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

1542  Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, 3rd Mogol emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 14.  

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 October - 14.  

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

0530  Dioscurus, anti-Pope (530), dies on this day in history.  

1066  Harold II, King of England (1066), dies on October - 14.  

1092  Death of Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk, writer (Sijasetname), assassinated on October - 14.  

1256  Death of Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239) on October - 14.  

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

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

1552  Death of Oswald Myconius, Swiss Protestant reformer (b. 1488) on October - 14.  

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