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| Birthday October 14, 1633 James II, king of England (1685-88) |
| Birthday October 14, 1712 George Grenville, British prime minister (1763-65) |
| Birthday October 14, 1857 Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of the 1st US autos |
| Birthday October 14, 1857 Elwood Haynes, Grandsire of Gasoline Cars, is born |
| Birthday October 14, 1874 Raymond Ewry, of U.S., won 10 Olympic gold medals for jumping |
| Birthday October 14, 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower is born |
| Birthday October 14, 1890 Dwight D Eisenhower, (R), 34th Pres (1953-1961) |
| Birthday October 14, 1894 E. E. Cummings, poet |
| Birthday October 14, 1896 Lillian Gish, silent film & stage Actress (Birth of a Nation) |
| Birthday October 14, 1926 Roger Moore, the 'saintly' James Bond |
| Birthday October 14, 1938 John Dean III, former White House counsel |
| Birthday October 14, 1939 Ralph Lauren, designer of popular western-style clothing, is born in New York |
| Birthday October 14, 1947 Charlie Joiner, NFL wide receiver (Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego) |
| Birthday October 14, 1950 Sheila Young Ochowitz, US Olympic speed skater |
| Birthday October 14, 1952 Nikolai Adrianov, Soviet Olympic gymnast |
| History October 14, 1066 Battle of Hastings in which William the Conqueror wins England |
| History October 14, 1066 The Battle of Hastings |
| History October 14, 1586 Mary Qn of Scots conspiracy trial against Qn Elizabeth I begins |
| History October 14, 1774 1st declaration of colonial rights in America |
| History October 14, 1780 Patriots sting Loyalists at Shallow Ford, North Carolina |
| History October 14, 1822 Victor Hugo marries Adele Foucher |
| History October 14, 1843 British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy. |
| History October 14, 1863 Battle of Bristoe Station |
| History October 14, 1884 George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film |
| History October 14, 1905 Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight world series shutout |
| History October 14, 1912 Theodore Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee |
| History October 14, 1912 Theodore Roosevelt is shot in the chest in Milwaukee while campaigning for President with the Bull Moose Party. |
| History October 14, 1913 Coal miners die in Wales |
| History October 14, 1918 Adolf Hitler wounded in British gas attack |
| History October 14, 1922 1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in NYC |
| History October 14, 1944 The Desert Fox commits suicide |
| History October 14, 1944 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel commits suicide rather than face trial for his part in an attempt to overthrow Hitler. |
| History October 14, 1945 Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak beat Bears. |
| History October 14, 1947 Chuck Yeager 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015 at 12 800 m). |
| History October 14, 1949 14 US Communist Party leaders convicted of sedition. |
| History October 14, 1957 Wake Up Little Susie becomes the Everly Brothers' first #1 hit |
| History October 14, 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis begins |
| History October 14, 1964 Khrushchev ousted as premier of Soviet Union |
| History October 14, 1964 King wins Nobel Peace Prize |
| History October 14, 1965 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km. |
| History October 14, 1968 U.S. servicemen sent to Vietnam for second tours |
| History October 14, 1975 Trial begins in Amityville murders |
| History October 14, 1976 Chris Chambliss' 9th inning lead off homers gives Yanks pennant #30 |
| History October 14, 1976 Soyuz 23 launched to Salyut 6 but return without docking |
| History October 14, 1977 Bing Crosby dies in Madrid Spain. |
| History October 14, 1978 1st TV movie from a TV series - Rescue from Gilligan's Island |
| History October 14, 1978 Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick - 22-2-1 |
| History October 14, 1982 Islanders assessed 108 penality minutes Penguins 125 (233 total) |
| History October 14, 1994 Pulp Fiction debuts |
| History October 14, 2003 Steve Bartman catches ball |
| History October 14, 2012 Skydiver breaks sound barrier with 24-mile jump |