A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on October 14 throughout history.
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Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II, who is killed in the battle
Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies (Georgia did not attend) held from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia at...
George Eastman patents paper strip photographic film
The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's musical "Girl Crazy," starring Ginger Rogers and featuring the debut of Ethel Merman, opens at the Alvin Theatre in NYC and runs for 272 performances
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" featuring Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian premieres on the E! cable network in the US
NY Rangers right wing Mike Gartner becomes 1st NHL player to score his 500th goal, 500th assist, and 1000th point all in the same season
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.
Athlete Jim Thorpe (25) weds Margaret Iva Miller at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
German "All Quiet on the Western Front" author Erich Maria Remarque (25) weds German actress Ilse Jutta Zambona; divorce in 1930, remarry in 1938, re-divorce in 1957
Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce & annulment
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Davis made her acting debut in the satirical...
Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent...
Discorus short reign as Catholic antipope ends with his death
Visigoth ruler of Hispania, King Wamba is tricked into giving his throne to Erwig, believing he is on the point of death, by being temporarily poisoned by esparto grass [1]
Christopher Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion (Bahamas)
Rabbi Judah Hasid & Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem
French help convoy reaches Montrose Scotland
Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
The Battle of Elchingen, fought on 14 October 1805, saw French forces under Michel Ney rout an Austrian corps led by Johann Sigismund Riesch.
Battle of Auerstadt-French beat Prussians
Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Paddington Basin...
First African-American granted a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter
Maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta
British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell in Clontarh, near Dublin, charging him with conspiracy, later cleared by appeal to the House of Lords
Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18
The Battle of Kelly's Ford, also known as the Battle of Kellysville or Kelleysville, took place on March 17, 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the cavalry operations along the...
Cheyennes & Arapahos sign "peace treaty" then chased out Colorado
SS Lac La Belle, a luxury ferry and freighter, is lost in Lake Michigan during a sudden storm, 8 die when their lifeboat capsizes; wreck not discovered for 150 years [1]
University of the Punjab is founded in Lahore in present-day Pakistan
George Edwarde's "Gaiety Girl" premieres in London
Justin Huntly McCarthy's "If I were King" premieres in NYC
Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)
The Progressive Party, popularly nicknamed the Bull Moose Party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination...
A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals or metals.
German troops occupy Brug
Perm State University (now Perm State National Research University; Russian: Пермский университет, Пермский государственный университет, Пермский государственный национальный исследовательский...
Petsamo Province (Finnish: Petsamon lääni, Swedish: Petsamo län) was a Finnish panhandle. It was a separate province from 1921 to 1922, when it was merged into the Province of Oulu.
The first Thom McAn shoe store opens on Third Avenue, New York City
Arnold Schoeberg's opera "Die Gluckliche Hand" premieres in Vienna
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world.
Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark
First broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later...
Nazis plan Jewish ghettos for all major cities
BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed
1st mass deportation of Kowno, Lodz, Minsk & Riga
Dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution
The history of Poland from 1939 to 1945 encompasses primarily the period from the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to the end of World War II.
Corfu ( kor-FOO, -FEW, US also KOR-foo, -few) or Kerkyra is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, and the northernmost island on Greece's west coast except for its satellite Diapontian...
The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St.
Netherland & Indonesia sign cease fire
Batavia lt-governor-general van Mook dismissed
The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders were a series of trials held from 1949 to 1958 in which leaders of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) were accused of violating the Smith...
Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison
NFL Detroit Lions Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs Los Angeles Rams
1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service
Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
"Wake Up Little Susie" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. The song is best known as a recording by the Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as...
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( BEE-ən; Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish...
WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
Belgian senator Victor Leemans reveals huge gas field in Groningen
Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs NY Titans 56-17
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
American swimmer Cathy Ferguson sets world record 1:07.7 to beat Kiki Caron of France by 0.2s and win the women's 100m backstroke gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Martin Walser's play "Der Schwarze Schwan" premieres in Stuttgart, Germany
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
USAF test pilot Joe Engle in the X-15 reaches an altitude of 50.5 miles (81.3 km) and a top speed of 3,554 mph (5,720 km/h) (Mach 5.08)
US airplanes bomb North Vietnam
6.8 earthquake wrecks Australian town of Meckering, rupturing all nearby major roads and railways
Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known simply as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1970.
2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on "Dick Cavett Show"
North Irish Loyalist paramilitaries raid Headquarters of the 10 Ulster Defence Regiment in Belfast and stole rifles and ammunition
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
American rock band Kiss release their 2nd live album "Alive II"
Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 NY Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1
,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy
Phils rally from 4-0 deficit to beat the Royals, 7-6 to take WS opener
Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner
The Unification Church, officially the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU; 세계평화통일가정연합) is an Abrahamic monotheistic new religious movement, whose members are called...
Grenada Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard launches a leftist coup within the revolutionary government and takes power for 3 days
NFL Cleveland Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yds, in 24-20 loss to visiting NY Jets
IOC decides to stagger Winter & Summer Olympic schedule
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel, for his efforts to ensure the Holocaust was remembered
In Midland, TX, 1½-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22 feet (7 meters) down a well and is rescued 58 hours later
Crude oil prices jump in anticipation of possible production accord at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting set for October 16
Texas A&I University running back Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
The 1993 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 17th season of Major League Baseball.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" among the planets of the Solar System for its orbit being the closest to Earth's, both being terrestrial...
Yasser Arafat (August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader.
Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
Braves blow out St Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game
The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus.
German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher wins his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 58 points from David Coulthard; takes out Japanese GP at Suzuka for 9th win of the season
Fan Steve Bartman deflects the ball away from Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. Cubs give up eight runs in the inning and lose to the Marlins 8-3, and the Bartman incident is seen as the turning point in the series
20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria
Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, and Robert Shiller win the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on asset prices
Richard Miller Flanagan is an Australian writer, who won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North and the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Question 7, making him the...
Anita Sarkeesian ( sar-KEE-zee-ən; born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic.
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
British Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Pakistan to begin a 5-day royal tour
Record price for a Banksy artwork is paid of 18.5 million pounds ($25.4 million) for "Love is in the Bin," which was famously shredded on purchase in 2018 [1]
Coal mine explosion in Amasra, northern Turkey, kills 41 and injures 11 [1]
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by some media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the contiguous United States from the Pacific to...
Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses 43,000 points for 1st time, closing at 43,065.22 [1]
The army in Madagascar seizes power after President Andry Rajoelina is impeached for abandoning his office after several weeks of massive anti-government protests [1]
George Grenville is born
Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer and executive, known for american fashion designer and executive, was born on 1940-10-14.
Roger Moore, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1927-10-14. Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor.
Usher is born
Rowan Blanchard is born
Cliff Richard, New Zealand musician, known for british singer and actor, was born on 1941-10-14. Sir Cliff Richard is a British singer and actor.
Natalie Maines, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1975-10-14. Natalie Louise Maines is an American musician.
Beth Daniel is born
Discorus short reign as Catholic antipope ends with his death
Visigoth ruler of Hispania, King Wamba is tricked into giving his throne to Erwig, believing he is on the point of death, by being temporarily poisoned by esparto grass [1]
Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II, who is killed in the battle
Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence
Christopher Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion (Bahamas)
Rabbi Judah Hasid & Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem
George Grenville is born
French help convoy reaches Montrose Scotland
Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies (Georgia did not attend) held from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia at...
The Battle of Elchingen, fought on 14 October 1805, saw French forces under Michel Ney rout an Austrian corps led by Johann Sigismund Riesch.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language.
Battle of Auerstadt-French beat Prussians
Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Paddington Basin...
First African-American granted a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter
Maronite leader Bashir II surrenders to the British forces and goes into exile in Malta
British arrest Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell in Clontarh, near Dublin, charging him with conspiracy, later cleared by appeal to the House of Lords
Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR, dies 10/18
The Battle of Kelly's Ford, also known as the Battle of Kellysville or Kelleysville, took place on March 17, 1863, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the cavalry operations along the...
Cheyennes & Arapahos sign "peace treaty" then chased out Colorado
SS Lac La Belle, a luxury ferry and freighter, is lost in Lake Michigan during a sudden storm, 8 die when their lifeboat capsizes; wreck not discovered for 150 years [1]
University of the Punjab is founded in Lahore in present-day Pakistan
George Eastman patents paper strip photographic film
George Edwarde's "Gaiety Girl" premieres in London
Justin Huntly McCarthy's "If I were King" premieres in NYC
Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)
The Progressive Party, popularly nicknamed the Bull Moose Party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination...
Athlete Jim Thorpe (25) weds Margaret Iva Miller at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals or metals.
German troops occupy Brug
Perm State University (now Perm State National Research University; Russian: Пермский университет, Пермский государственный университет, Пермский государственный национальный исследовательский...
Petsamo Province (Finnish: Petsamon lääni, Swedish: Petsamo län) was a Finnish panhandle. It was a separate province from 1921 to 1922, when it was merged into the Province of Oulu.
The first Thom McAn shoe store opens on Third Avenue, New York City
German "All Quiet on the Western Front" author Erich Maria Remarque (25) weds German actress Ilse Jutta Zambona; divorce in 1930, remarry in 1938, re-divorce in 1957
Arnold Schoeberg's opera "Die Gluckliche Hand" premieres in Vienna
Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is the oldest capital city in the world.
Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark
Roger Moore, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1927-10-14. Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor.
George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's musical "Girl Crazy," starring Ginger Rogers and featuring the debut of Ethel Merman, opens at the Alvin Theatre in NYC and runs for 272 performances
First broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University
The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
Lux Radio Theatre, sometimes spelled Lux Radio Theater, a classic radio anthology series, was broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–35) (owned by the National Broadcasting Company, later...
Nazis plan Jewish ghettos for all major cities
BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed
Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer and executive, known for american fashion designer and executive, was born on 1940-10-14.
1st mass deportation of Kowno, Lodz, Minsk & Riga
Cliff Richard, New Zealand musician, known for british singer and actor, was born on 1941-10-14. Sir Cliff Richard is a British singer and actor.
Dobbe resistances group overthrows Bonkarten distribution
The history of Poland from 1939 to 1945 encompasses primarily the period from the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to the end of World War II.
Corfu ( kor-FOO, -FEW, US also KOR-foo, -few) or Kerkyra is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, and the northernmost island on Greece's west coast except for its satellite Diapontian...
Erwin Rommel, German field marshal, known for german field marshal, died on 1944-10-14.
The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St.
Netherland & Indonesia sign cease fire
Batavia lt-governor-general van Mook dismissed
The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders were a series of trials held from 1949 to 1958 in which leaders of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) were accused of violating the Smith...
Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison
NFL Detroit Lions Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs Los Angeles Rams
1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service
Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
"Wake Up Little Susie" is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. The song is best known as a recording by the Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as...
Beth Daniel is born
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan (christened Francis Behan) ( BEE-ən; Irish: Breandán Ó Beacháin; 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish...
WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
Belgian senator Victor Leemans reveals huge gas field in Groningen
Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs NY Titans 56-17
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
American swimmer Cathy Ferguson sets world record 1:07.7 to beat Kiki Caron of France by 0.2s and win the women's 100m backstroke gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Martin Walser's play "Der Schwarze Schwan" premieres in Stuttgart, Germany
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
USAF test pilot Joe Engle in the X-15 reaches an altitude of 50.5 miles (81.3 km) and a top speed of 3,554 mph (5,720 km/h) (Mach 5.08)
US airplanes bomb North Vietnam
6.8 earthquake wrecks Australian town of Meckering, rupturing all nearby major roads and railways
Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known simply as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1970.
2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on "Dick Cavett Show"
North Irish Loyalist paramilitaries raid Headquarters of the 10 Ulster Defence Regiment in Belfast and stole rifles and ammunition
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Natalie Maines, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1975-10-14. Natalie Louise Maines is an American musician.
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
American rock band Kiss release their 2nd live album "Alive II"
Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 NY Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1
,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy
Usher is born
Phils rally from 4-0 deficit to beat the Royals, 7-6 to take WS opener
Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989.
The Unification Church, officially the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU; 세계평화통일가정연합) is an Abrahamic monotheistic new religious movement, whose members are called...
Grenada Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard launches a leftist coup within the revolutionary government and takes power for 3 days
NFL Cleveland Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yds, in 24-20 loss to visiting NY Jets
IOC decides to stagger Winter & Summer Olympic schedule
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel, for his efforts to ensure the Holocaust was remembered
In Midland, TX, 1½-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22 feet (7 meters) down a well and is rescued 58 hours later
Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce & annulment
Crude oil prices jump in anticipation of possible production accord at Gulf Cooperation Council meeting set for October 16
Texas A&I University running back Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actor. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Davis made her acting debut in the satirical...
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.
NY Rangers right wing Mike Gartner becomes 1st NHL player to score his 500th goal, 500th assist, and 1000th point all in the same season
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.
The 1993 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 17th season of Major League Baseball.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called Earth's "twin" or "sister" among the planets of the Solar System for its orbit being the closest to Earth's, both being terrestrial...
Yasser Arafat (August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader.
Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds)
Braves blow out St Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game
The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus.
German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher wins his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 58 points from David Coulthard; takes out Japanese GP at Suzuka for 9th win of the season
Rowan Blanchard is born
Fan Steve Bartman deflects the ball away from Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. Cubs give up eight runs in the inning and lose to the Marlins 8-3, and the Bartman incident is seen as the turning point in the series
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" featuring Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian premieres on the E! cable network in the US
20 people are gunned down in a mosque in Dogo Dawa, Nigeria
Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, and Robert Shiller win the 2013 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on asset prices
Richard Miller Flanagan is an Australian writer, who won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North and the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Question 7, making him the...
Anita Sarkeesian ( sar-KEE-zee-ən; born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic.
Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent...
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
British Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Pakistan to begin a 5-day royal tour
Record price for a Banksy artwork is paid of 18.5 million pounds ($25.4 million) for "Love is in the Bin," which was famously shredded on purchase in 2018 [1]
Coal mine explosion in Amasra, northern Turkey, kills 41 and injures 11 [1]
The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by some media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the contiguous United States from the Pacific to...
Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses 43,000 points for 1st time, closing at 43,065.22 [1]
The army in Madagascar seizes power after President Andry Rajoelina is impeached for abandoning his office after several weeks of massive anti-government protests [1]