Events on Oct 14
- 0530[Discorus] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1066Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England
- 1529Sultan Suleiman II ceases Vienna
- 1586Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth
- 1700Rabbi Judah Hasid and Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem
- 1745French help convoy reaches Montrose Scotland
- 1758Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
- 17741st American colonial declaration of rights with sinking of Peggy Stewart
- 17741st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights (Philadelphia)
- 1806Battle of Auerstadt-French beat Prussians
- 18341st black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter
- 1834George Eastman patented paper-strip photographic film
- 1862Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting HR
- 1862Excelsiors defeat Unions of Morrisania 13-9
- 1863Battle at Bristoe Station Virginia (about 2000 casualties)
- 186715th and last Tokugawa Shogun resigns in Japan
- 1884George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film
- 1893George Edwardes "Gaiety Girl" premieres in London
- 1893Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret
- 1899Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa
- 1905New York Giants beats Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series
- 1906All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series
- 1908Baseball Writers Association of America, forms
- 1908Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch
- 1908Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers
- 1909Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series
- 1912Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee
- 1913Explosion in coal mine at Cardiff kills 439
- 1914German troops occupy Brug
- 1920Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland
Born on Oct 14
- 1542Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din: 3rd Mogol Emperor of India (1556-1605)
- 1606Johan Maetsuyker: Dutch Governor-General of Ceylon (1653-78)
- 1633James II Stuart: King of England / Scotland (James VII) (1685-88)
- 1639Simon van der Stel: Dutch Governor of Cape colony (1679-99)
- 1687Robert Simson: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Mathematician
- 1712George Grenville: British Prime Minister (1763-65)
- 1730Jean Joseph Rodolphe: Composer
- 1734Francis Lightfoot Lee: US farmer / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1738Giovanni Calisto Andrea Zanotti: Composer
- 1740Joannes Siberg: Dutch Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1801-05)
- 1753Franz Anton Dimmler: Composer
- 1764Charles-Henri Plantade: Composer
- 1774Hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck: Dutch politician
- 1784Ferdinand VII MF: King of Spain
- 1789Constant van Crombrugghe: Flemish monastery founder
- 1796Adolf Ganz: Composer
- 1801Joseph AF Plateau: Belgium -- Physicist
- 1827James Sidney Robinson: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
- 1827William GGVV Harcourt: English lawyer / Minister of Finance
- 1837Ellison Capers: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1908
- 1853Ciprian Porumbescu: Composer
- 1855George Edwardes: British composer (Gaiety Girl)
- 1857Elwood Haynes: Auto pioneer, built one of 1st US autos
- 1859Camille Chevillard: Composer
- 1861Bjarni Thorsteinsson: Composer
- 1864Maurice de Plessys: French poet (Palace Occidental)
- 1867Masaoka Shiki: Japan -- Haiku and tanka poet / diarist (Salt Water Ballads)
- 1869Joseph Duveen: England, United Kingdom -- Art connoisseur (Elgin marbles)
- 1871Alexander von Zemlinsky: Vienna, Austria -- Composer (Schneeman)
- 1873Jose Serrano Simeon: Composer
Died on Oct 14
- 0530Dioscurus: Anti-Pope (530)
- 1066Harold II: King of England (1066)
- 1092Aboe Ali Hasan ibn Nizam al-Moelk: Writer (Sijasetname), assassinated
- 1536Garcilaso de la Vega: Spanish Poet / diplomat, dies in battle
- 1570Floris van Montmorency: Baron of Montigny, dies at 43
- 1660Francesco Albana: Italian Painter (Hemelopneming of Maria), dies at 72
- 1669Antonio Cesti: Composer, dies at 46
- 1719Arnold Houbraken: Painter / writer), dies at 59
- 1771Franz Xaver Brixi: Composer, dies at 39
- 1775Johann Jacob Rowalt: Composer, dies at 57
- 1790William Hooper: US attorney / signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 48
- 1847William Michael Rooke: Composer, dies at 53
- 1857Ignacy Marceli Komorowski: Composer, dies at 33
- 1872Albrecht FH: Prince of Prussia, dies at 63
- 1877Antoine-Amable-Elie Elwart: Composer, dies at 68
- 1880Victorio: Apache chief / murderer, killed by Mexican army
- 1893Conradus Leemans: Dutch archaeologist, dies at 84
- 1900Albert de Vriendt: Flemish historical Painter / etcher
- 1900Sandor Erkel: Composer, dies at 54
- 1909Johann Gottfred Matthison-Hansen: Composer, dies at 76
- 1919Wilhelm von Siemens: German industrial / Son of Werner
- 1923George Elbridge Whiting: Composer, dies at 83
- 1923Marcellus Emants: Writer / Poet (Refrained from Confession)
- 1930Sam[uel] van Houten: Lib minister (Child labor laws)
- 1944Erwin Rommel: German Field Marshal (WWII-Africa), suicide at 52
- 1957Carl Natanael Berg: Composer, dies at 78
- 1958Jean Poveigh: Composer, dies at 82
- 1959Errol Flynn: US actor (Captain Blood), dies of heart attack at 50
- 1960Abram F Joffe: Russian physicist (crystal)
- 1966Arcady Dubensky: Composer, dies at 75
Historical events on October 15
- 1520King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
- 1581Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine, " is staged in Paris
- 1582Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days
- 1598Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine
- 1641Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal
- 1654Prince Willem III appointed Viceroy of Overijssel
- 1655Jews of Lublin are massacred
- 1660Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam
- 1705English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona
- 1724Cornelis Steenoven is 1st Archbishop of Old-Catholic church
- 1756Saxon army surrenders to Prussia
- 17891st presidental tour-George Washington in New England
- 1815Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St. Helena
- 1842Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung
- 1846Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether
- 186011-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard
- 1863Cliff House opens in SF (1st of many on site)
- 1864Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri
- 1866Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses
- 1874Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force
- 187745th Congress (1877-79) convenes
- 1878Edison Electric Light Company incorporated
- 18811st American fishing magazine, American Angler published
- 1883Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional
- 1885Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of season
- 1889Amsterdam Central Station officially opens
- 1890Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham
- 1894Captain Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage
- 1897Aaron / Samuel Bloch carry 1st Mail Pouch
- 1897King Leopold II takes Belgian crown
Born on October 15
- 1542Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar: Emperor of India (1556-1605)
- 1550Henry: Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg / Brother of William of Orange
- 1674Robert Herrick: Massachusetts, United States -- British poet (Together)
- 1761Peter Gronland: Composer
- 1762Samuel Adams Holyoke: Composer
- 1775Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Composer
- 1784Thomas Hastings: Composer
- 1785Jose Miguel Carrera: President of Chile (1811-14)
- 1795Frederik Willem IV: King of Prussia (1840-61) / Germany (1849-61)
- 1799August Ferdinand Haeser: Composer
- 1816Amiel Weeks Whipple: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
- 1818Irvin McDowell: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885
- 1819Marinus FAG Campbell: Bibliography / literary
- 1822Alfred Meissner: Austrian Physician / writer
- 1829Asaph Hall: Discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos and Deimos)
- 1831Helen Maria Hunt Jackson: Author (Ramona)
- 1832Henry Harrison Walker: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
- 1836Thomas Lafayette Rosser: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
- 1851George F Moore: US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)
- 1852Wilhelm Posse: Composer
- 1856R G Nivelle: French military man
- 1858Frank Valentine Van der Stucken: Composer
- 1858John L Sullivan: Massachusetts, United States -- Heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92)
- 1859Jaime de Magalhes Lima: Portuguese author / poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro)
- 1865Walther Amelung: German archaeologist
- 1874Otallo Morales: Composer
- 1878Paul Reynaud: Premier France (May-June 1940)
- 1879Jane Darwell [Patti Woodward]: Palmyra, Missouri -- Actress (Huckleberry Finn)
- 1879Sara Allgood: Dublin, Ireland -- Actress (Blackmail, Storm in a Teacup)
- 1881P G Wodehouse: British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves)
Died on October 15
- 0892Al-Mutamid: Kalief of Abbasiden
- 1080Rudolf von Schwaben: German anti-King
- 1268Dirk II: Mister of Valkenburg
- 1271Hostiensis [Henricus the Segusia]: Cardinal / Bishop of Ostia
- 1389Urbanus VI [Bartolomeo Prignano]: Italian Pope (1378-89)
- 1512Antoon Keldermans: Flem builder (Middelburg town hall), dies at 72
- 1524Joachim Patinir: Flemish landscape painter, dies at about 45
- 1539Reynier Brunt: Procureur-General of Court of Holland
- 1595Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi: Persian-Dutch E indies poet, dies at 48
- 1605Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din: Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63
- 1682John Ferrabosco: Composer, dies at 56
- 1817Tadeusz AB Kosciusko: Polish Lieutenant General / freedom fighter
- 1819F Louise W: Daughter of Viceroy Willem V, dies at 48
- 1883Francesco Schira: Composer, dies at 74
- 1900Zdenek Fibich: Composer, dies at 49
- 1910Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel: HW boxing champ, shot and killed
- 1914Aleksander Rozycki: Composer, dies at 69
- 1917Mata Hari: Dutch dancer / German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris
- 1937James Marcus: Actor (Clockwork Orange), dies at 60
- 1942Dirk Bannink: Nurse / local counciller Deventer, executed
- 1944Philip Mechanicus: Journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau
- 1945Pierre Laval: Former Premier of Vichy France, executed at 62
- 1946Hermann Goering: Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison
- 1955Fumio Hayasaka: Composer, dies at 41
- 1958John C Poortenaar: Painter / etcher / cartoonist, dies at 72
- 1958John Hamilton: Actor (Perry White-Superman), dies at 61
- 1960Clara Kimball Young: Actress (Return of Chandu), dies of a stroke at 70
- 1960Henny Porten: Silent screen actress (Mother Love), dies at 70
- 1960Maude Eburne: Actress (Ladies They Talk About, Guardsman), dies at 84
- 1964Cole Porter: Composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73
Events on Oct 16
- 1311Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens
- 1502Storm ravages Friese coast
- 1551English Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset re-arrested
- 1600Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines
- 1710British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia
- 1757Austrian troops occupy Berlin
- 1775Portland, Maine burned by British
- 1781Washington takes Yorktown
- 1813Battle at Leipzig (Napoleon vs. Prussia, Austria and Russia)
- 1829Tremont Hotel, 1st US modern hotel opens (Boston)
- 1834London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn
- 1846Dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether
- 18481st US homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania
- 1849Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
- 1849British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras
- 1852Dutch Government recognize Catholics right to organize
- 1861Confederacy starts selling postage stamps
- 1863Grant is given command of Union forces in West
- 1867Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses international date line
- 1869Hotel in Boston becomes 1st to have indoor plumbing
- 18751st Quebec vs. Ontario football game, Ontario wins
- 1876Race riot at Cainhoy SC (5 whites & 1 black killed)
- 1900Queen Wilhelmina leaves Duke Heinrich "Henry" von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 1903Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia
- 1904Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur
- 1907Belasco Theater opens at 111 W 44th St, New York City
- 1908Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as Esquimoux
- 1909Jack Johnson KOs Stanley Ketchel in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1909Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series
- 1912Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series
Born on Oct 16
- 1605Charles C Dassoucy: French writer / singer
- 1679Jan Dismas Zelenka: Composer
- 1708Albrecht von Haller: Switzerland -- Experimental physiology (Academy of Science)
- 1723Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini: Composer
- 1729Pierre van Maldere: Composer
- 1765Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy: Composer
- 1806William Pitt Fessenden: Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869
- 1811Gaetano Capocci: Composer
- 1816William Preston: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
- 1821Albert Franz Doppler: Composer
- 1825Thomas Turpin Crittenden: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
- 1826Piotr Studzinski: Composer
- 1830Ferdinand van der Haeghen: Flemish librarian / bibliography
- 1832George Crockett Strong: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
- 1832Vicente Riva Palacio: Mexico -- Writer / diplomat
- 1837John Francis Barnett: Composer
- 1849Arnold Krug: Composer
- 1849Charles Harford Lloyd: Composer
- 1849Geoirge Washington Williams: Famous African
- 1851James Ten Eyck: Champion rower / coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)
- 1854Karl J Kautsky: Austrian marxist / socialist
- 1855Camille Looten: Belgian priest / literature historian
- 1863Austen Chamberlain: British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925)
- 1866Pieter J Kromsigt: Theologist / publicist (Troffel & Sword)
- 1868Franz X Ritter von Epp: German General (China)
- 1870Helge Rode: Danish poet / essayist
- 1878Carlos Pedrell: Composer
- 1885Dorando di Desiderio Pietri: Italian marathoner (1908 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 1886Armin T Wegner: Writer
- 1886David Ben-Gurion: Plonsk, Poland -- 1st Prime Minister of Israel (1948-53, 55)
Died on Oct 16
- 0775Mansur: Kalief of Abbasiden
- 1323Amadeus V the Great: Count of Flanders / Savoy, dies at 74
- 1333Nicolaas V [Pietro Rainalducci]: Italian anti-Pope (1328-30)
- 1473Reinoud II van Brederode: Viscount of Utrecht
- 1553Lucas Cranach, Sr.: German painter, dies at 81
- 1555Hugh Latimer: Royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80
- 1570Baron van Montigny: Dutch Earl of Horne, murdered
- 1594William Allen: English Cardinal / founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62
- 1621Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Organist / composer, dies at about 59
- 1649Isaac van Ostade: Painter, buried
- 1688Philips Koninck: Painter / etcher, buried at 68
- 1690Margaretha M Alacoque: French mystic / saint, dies at 43
- 1694Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf: German lawyer, dies at 62
- 1726Giovanni Maria Capelli: Composer, dies at 77
- 1750Silvius Leopold Weiss: Composer, dies at 64
- 1774Robert Fergusson: Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems)
- 1791Grigorij A Potemkin: Monarch of Tauris
- 1793Marie Antoinette: Queen of France, beheaded in France
- 1799Antoine-Frederic Gresnick: Composer, dies at 44
- 1814Juan Jose Landaeta: Composer, dies at 34
- 1817Manuel C Piar: Curacaos / Venezulian freedom writer
- 1836Friedrich Theodor Frohlich: Composer, dies at 33
- 1862George Burgwyn Anderson: US Confederate Brigadier General, dies at 31
- 1867Salomon J Rappoport: Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem)
- 1877John Zwijsen: Archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83
- 1880Edward Wolff: Composer, dies at 64
- 1891Sarah Winnemucca: Indian scout
- 1893Carlo Pedrotti: Composer, dies at 75
- 1918Felix Arndt: Composer, dies at 29
- 1919Charles Harford Lloyd: Composer, dies on 70th birthday