On this day: 14 October

Selected events and births on 14 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1888 – French inventor Louis Le Prince filmed Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest surviving motion picture, in Leeds, England. Read more: Louis Le Prince Roundhay Garden Scene Leeds
• 1926 – The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was published. Read more: Winnie-the-Pooh (book) A. A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh
• 1943 – The Second Philippine Republic, a Japanese puppet state, was established with Jose P. Laurel as its first president. Read more: Second Philippine Republic Puppet state Jose P. Laurel
• 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. Read more: Chuck Yeager Sound barrier Mach number
• 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. Read more: Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders Communist Party USA Smith Act
• 1956 – The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens. Read more: Queen Elizabeth Way Dual carriageway
• 1956 – B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of India's "Untouchable" caste, publicly converted to Buddhism and became the leader of the Dalit Buddhist movement. Read more: B. R. Ambedkar Dalit Buddhism
• 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. Read more: Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• 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. Read more: 6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
• 2011 – Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial misconduct, escalating the corporate scandal into one of the largest in Japanese business history. Read more: Michael Woodford (executive) Olympus Corporation Olympus scandal
• 2012 – Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power. Read more: Felix Baumgartner Red Bull Stratos Stratosphere
• 2021 – Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States. Read more: John Deere 2021 John Deere strike

Born on this day

• 1938 – John Dean, American lawyer and author, 13th White House Counsel Read more: John Dean White House Counsel
• 1943 – Mohammad Khatami, Iranian scholar and politician, 5th President of Iran Read more: Mohammad Khatami President of Iran
• 1946 – François Bozizé, Gabonese general and politician, President of the Central African Republic Read more: François Bozizé List of heads of state of the Central African Republic
• 1957 – Gen Nakatani, Japanese lawyer and politician, 13th Japanese Minister of Defense Read more: Gen Nakatani Minister of Defense (Japan)
• 1993 – Ashton Agar, Australian cricketer Read more: Ashton Agar
• 1994 – Joe Burgess, English rugby league player Read more: Joe Burgess
• 1994 – Jaelen Feeney, Australian rugby league player Read more: Jaelen Feeney
• 1994 – Jared Goff, American football player Read more: Jared Goff
• 1998 – Ariela Barer, American actress Read more: Ariela Barer
• 1999 – Quinn Hughes, American ice hockey player Read more: Quinn Hughes
• 2001 – Rowan Blanchard, American actress Read more: Rowan Blanchard
• 2003 – Tate Sandell, American college football player Read more: Tate Sandell

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