October 14th, 1947

Born on October 14th, 1947

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What happened on October 14th, 1947?

October 14th, 1947

Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on October 14th, 1947

76

Rikky von Opel

Racecar driver

*October 14th, 1947, New York City

76

Hartmut König

German politician and journalist

*October 14th, 1947, Berlin

76

Pen Densham

British-Canadian film and television producer, writer, and director

*October 14th, 1947, Ruislip

76

Al Atkins

British heavy metal singer

*October 14th, 1947, West Bromwich

76

Charlie Joiner

American football player and coach

*October 14th, 1947, Many

76

Suzana Petersen

Brazilian tennis player

*October 14th, 1947, Rio Grande do Sul

76

Bruno Masure

French journalist and presenter

*October 14th, 1947, Roubaix

76

Bernard Ginoux

French priest

*October 14th, 1947, Avignon

76

Sébastien Balibar

French physicist

*October 14th, 1947, Tours

76

Lukas Resetarits

Austrian actor

*October 14th, 1947, Stinatz

76

Miguel Buen

Spanish politician

*October 14th, 1947, Ardisa

39

Norman Harris

American musician

*October 14th, 1947, Danville †March 20th, 1987, Philadelphia

73

Juan del Río Martín

Spanish archbishop

*October 14th, 1947, Ayamonte †January 28th, 2021, Madrid

70

Nikolai Volkoff

American professional wrestler

*October 14th, 1947, Split †July 29th, 2018, Glen Arm

68

Tomás de Mattos

Uruguayan writer

*October 14th, 1947, Montevideo †March 21st, 2016, Tacuarembó

68

Herman Suradiradja

Indonesian chess player (1947-2016)

*October 14th, 1947, Sukabumi City †June 6th, 2016

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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

25

Victor Nelsson

Danish association football player

*October 14th, 1998, Hornbæk

65

Harry Anderson

American actor and magician (1952–2018)

*October 14th, 1952, Newport †April 16th, 2018, Asheville

78

Dwight D. Eisenhower

President of the United States from 1953 to 1961

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

66

Kenny Neal

American blues guitarist and singer

*October 14th, 1957, Erwinville

22

Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi

Indonesian badminton player

*October 14th, 2001, Sukoharjo

66

Catherine Johnson

British playwright

*October 14th, 1957, Suffolk

71

Paul Arndt

German classical archaeologist

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

45

Usher

American R&B singer (born 1978)

*October 14th, 1978, Dallas

83

Cliff Richard

British singer

*October 14th, 1940, Lucknow

65

Tom Silverio

Dominican Republic baseball player

*October 14th, 1945, Santiago de los Caballeros †April 2nd, 2011, Santiago de los Caballeros

52

Alexandra Lamy

French actress

*October 14th, 1971, Alès

91

Jacqueline Beer

French actress

*October 14th, 1932, Paris

77

Joey de Leon

Filipino actor and comedian

*October 14th, 1946, Manila

77

Craig Venter

American biotechnologist and businessman

*October 14th, 1946, Salt Lake City

69

Hannah Arendt

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

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

59

Ludo Dierckxsens

Road bicycle racer

*October 14th, 1964, Geel

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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