Historical Events on October 14.

1. World Standards Day

2. 1882, 14th October: Punjab University started in India (now West Pakistan).

3. 1912, 14th October: Former US President Theodore Roosevelt was attempted to assassinate a man named John Crank.

4. 1920, 14th October: Oxford University admitted women to degree courses.

5. 1026, 14th October: A. A. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh was published for children.

6. 1947, 14th October: Pilot Charles Yager made the first successful flight from the X-1 at a speed faster than sound.

7. 1956, 14th October: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, along with about 380,000 followers, converted to Buddhism at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.

8. 1964, 14th October: On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded at the age of 35 for running a non-violent movement against apartheid in American society. Born in the US state of Georgia, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

9. 1981, 14th October: Vice President Hosni Mubarak was elected President of Egypt.

10. 1982, 14th October: US President Ronald Reagan declared war on drugs.

11. 1998, 14th October: Renowned economist Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize.

12. 1999, 14th October: Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) was rejected in the US Senate.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on October 14.

1. 1633: James II of England.

2. 1784: King Ferdinand VII of Spain.

3. 1882: Eamon de Valera, the first President of the Republic of Ireland.

4. 1884: Har Dayal, Indian revolutionary.

5. 1890: Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States.

6. 1924: Virendra Kumar Bhattacharya, an Indian writer.

7. 1927: Roger Moore, an English actor, best known for his role as James Bond.

8. 1931: Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee, an Indian classical sitarist of the Maihar Gharana.

9. 1939: Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer-founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation.

10. 1940: Cliff Richard, an Indian singer-songwriter and actor.

11. 1958: Shahid Shahid Pervez, an Indian sitar player from the Etawah Gharana.

12. 1981: Gautam Gambhir, Indian cricketer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on October 14.

1. 1066: Harold Godwinson, the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England.

2. 1919: Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, a German businessman.

3. 1944: Erwin Rommel, German general.

4. 1993: Lalchand Hirachand Doshi, President of Walchand Industries Group.

5. 1997: Harold Robbins, American novelist.

6. 1999: Julius Nyerere, Tanzania’s first president.

7. 2013: Mohan Dharia, Indian Union Minister and social activist.

8. 2015: Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, Indian Admiral.

14-October-1884

Lala Har Dayal, revolutionary, nationalist and freedom fighter, was born at Delhi.

14-October-1885

Mukandi Lal, famous Hindi writer, was born in Chamoli at U.P.

14-October-1910

Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.

14-October-1919

Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.

14-October-1930

The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.

14-October-1940

Cliff Richards [Harry Webb], rock vocalist, was born in Lucknow, India.

14-October-1947

Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died.

14-October-1953

Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.

14-October-1955

Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .

14-October-1956

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.

14-October-1980

S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died.

14-October-1985

Assam Ganparishad established.

14-October-1989

Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.

14-October-1991

Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.

14-October-1992

10 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.

14-October-1994

Setu Madhavrao Pagdi, researcher and historian, died.

14-October-1996

Sukh Ram granted bail.

14-October-1997

The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.

14-October-1997

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.

14-October-1998

Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.

14-October-1998

Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics. He became the sixth Indian, by birth or citizenship, to win a Nobel.

14-October-1999

Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.