October 14th, 1762

Born on October 14th, 1762

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 95,000 days old!

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What happened on October 14th?

October 14th, 2021

Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.

October 14th, 2014

A snowstorm and series of avalanches occurred on and around the Himalayan peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people.

October 14th, 2012

Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.

October 14th, 1980

The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party concluded, having anointed North Korean president Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.

October 14th, 1964

Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.

October 14th, 1957

After three days of heavy rain, the Turia overflowed and flooded the city of Valencia, Spain, causing at least 81 deaths.

October 14th, 1956

B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of India's "Untouchable" caste, publicly converted to Buddhism and became the leader of the Dalit Buddhist movement.

October 14th, 1953

Israeli military commander Ariel Sharon and his Unit 101 special forces attacked the village of Qibya on the West Bank, destroying 45 buildings, killing 42 villagers, and wounding 15 others.

October 14th, 1949

The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United States found guilty of violating the Smith Act.

October 14th, 1947

American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.06 on board the Bell X-1, an experimental rocket-powered aircraft.

October 14th, 1943

The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president.

October 14th, 1940

Second World War: During the Blitz, a semi-armour-piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above Balham station in London, which was being used as an air raid shelter, killing at least 64 people.

October 14th, 1939

Second World War: The German submarine U-47 torpedoed and sank the Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak while the latter was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland.

October 14th, 1926

The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published.

October 14th, 1912

Former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt was shot in an assassination attempt, but delivered a speech before receiving treatment from preeminent surgeon John Benjamin Murphy.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 14th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 14th?

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

89

Roger Moore

English actor (1927–2017)

*October 14th, 1927, Stockwell †May 23rd, 2017, Crans-Montana

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

40

Lin Dan

Chinese badminton player

*October 14th, 1983, Longyan

78

Dwight D. Eisenhower

President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

*October 14th, 1890, Denison †March 28th, 1969, Washington, D.C.

71

Paul Arndt

German classical archaeologist

*October 14th, 1865, Dresden †July 17th, 1937, Munich

25

Victor Nelsson

Danish association football player

*October 14th, 1998, Hornbæk

22

Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi

Indonesian badminton player

*October 14th, 2001, Sukoharjo

69

Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)

*October 14th, 1906, Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover †December 4th, 1975, Upper West Side

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

45

Usher

American R&B singer (born 1978)

*October 14th, 1978, Dallas

68

Friedrich Münter

Danish bishop (1761-1830)

*October 14th, 1761, Gotha †April 9th, 1830, Copenhagen

76

Rikky von Opel

Racecar driver

*October 14th, 1947, New York City

52

Alexandra Lamy

French actress

*October 14th, 1971, Alès

69

Sophie Dorothee of Württemberg (Maria Feodorovna)

Russian dowager empress, wife of Paul I (1759-1828)

*October 14th, 1759, Szczecin †November 5th, 1828, Winter Palace

25

Ariela Barer

American actor and singer

*October 14th, 1998, United States of America

91

Jacqueline Beer

French actress

*October 14th, 1932, Paris

66

Kenny Neal

American blues guitarist and singer

*October 14th, 1957, Erwinville

35

MacKenzie Mauzy

American actress and model

*October 14th, 1988, Greensboro

48

Ferdinand VII of Spain

King of Spain (1784–1833) (r. 1808; 1813–1833)

*October 14th, 1784, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †September 29th, 1833, Madrid

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51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin

80

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

78

Karl Stülpner

German soldier

*September 30th, 1762, Scharfenstein †September 24th, 1841, Scharfenstein

67

George IV of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1820 to 1830

*August 12th, 1762, St James's Palace †June 26th, 1830, Windsor Castle

65

Cécile Stanislas Xavier de Girardin

French politician and general (1762-1827)

*January 19th, 1762, Lunéville †February 26th, 1827, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

47

Johann Baptist Wessely

Czech violinist and composer

*June 24th, 1762, Hluboká nad Vltavou †June 1st, 1810, Ballenstedt

82

Edmund Ignatius Rice

Founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

*June 1st, 1762, Callan †August 29th, 1844, Waterford

33

Stephen Storace

British composer

*April 4th, 1762, London †March 19th, 1796, London

74

Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland

German physician

*August 12th, 1762, Bad Langensalza †August 25th, 1836, Berlin

84

Johann Melchior Mohr

Swiss politician and priest (1762-1846)

*April 28th, 1762, Lucerne †May 25th, 1846, Lucerne

63

Walter Leake

American politician (1762-1825)

*May 25th, 1762, Albemarle County †November 17th, 1825, Mississippi

80

Giuseppe Nicolini

Italian composer (1762-1842)

*January 29th, 1762, Piacenza †December 18th, 1842, Piacenza

73

George Colman the Younger

English dramatist and writer (1762-1836)

*October 21st, 1762, London †October 17th, 1836, London

51

Alexey Bobrinsky

(1762-1813)

*April 11th, 1762, Saint Petersburg †June 20th, 1813, Bogoroditsk

71

Giovanni Aldini

Physicist

*April 10th, 1762, Bologna †January 17th, 1834, Milan

44

Traugott Karl August Vogt

German physician

*December 2nd, 1762, Gorsleben †July 21st, 1807, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

49

Spencer Perceval

19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812)

*November 1st, 1762, Mayfair †May 11th, 1812, Westminster

68

William Branch Giles

American politician (1762-1830)

*August 12th, 1762, Amelia County †December 4th, 1830, Amelia County

31

André Chénier

French poet

*October 30th, 1762, Istanbul †July 25th, 1794, Paris

80

Samuel Morey

American engineer

*October 23rd, 1762, Hebron †April 17th, 1843

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1762 is a normal year and no leap year.

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