14 October

October 14 is the 287th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 78 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about October 14^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about October 14^th in history!

Global Celebrations

Be Bald and Free Day
International Top Spinning Day
World Sight Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – October 14

1994: Two Israelis and a Palestinian Share the Nobel Peace Prize

The Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres shared the Nobel Peace Prize, which is annually awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee based in Oslo, with the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat. The Award was given out to the two parties for their efforts and work on the Oslo Accords, a series of agreements between the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel. The Accords created the Palestinian Authority and made it the official governing body to interact with Israel on issues that effect the lives of Palestinians in Israel.

1984: Joseph Kittinger Starts on his Solo Gas Balloon Flight Across the Atlantic

4 days later, on September 18, Kittinger became the first person to traverse the Atlantic in a balloon called the Balloon of Peace. As a member of the US Armed Forces, Kittinger jumped from a height of 102,800 feet on August 16, 1960, becoming the first person in ever to jump from that height.

1947: First Human to Fly Faster than the Speed of Sound

American Air Force test pilot, Chuck Yeager, flew the Bell X-1, an experiment aircraft at Mach 1.07 at an altitude of 45,000 ft. In doing so, he became the first person to break the sound barrier.

1926: Winnie-the-Pooh Makes his Literary Debut

The popular children’s book character was created by British author A.A. Milne and first appeared in a collection of short stories called Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie, a teddy bear, lives in Ashdown Forest, Sussex, England. The book followed his adventures in the forest with his friends Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, and Eeyore.

1913: Senghenydd Colliery Disaster

In what is considered to be one of the worst mine disasters in recorded history, 440 people were killed when an explosion ripped through the Senghenydd coal mine in Wales.

1977: Atari 2600 released