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October 14th
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October 14th is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 78 days remaining
until the end of the calendar year.  October 14th is World Standards Day.


Births
1644
- William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President
1894 - E. E. Cummings, poet, painter, essayist
1947 - Charlie Joiner, Hall of Fame wide receiver

Deaths
1969
- Arnie Herber, Hall of Fame quarterback

Events
1947
- Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier on this day in 1947 becoming the 1st person to fly faster than
the speed of sound.
1964 - African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1987 - "Baby Jessica", Jessica McClure falls into a well in Midland, Texas where she would be trapped until being rescued on
October 16th, 1987.
2003 - The Steve Bartman incident occurs, where Bartman reaches over the outfield fence to grab a ball from Moises Alou,
making him an accidental icon of Chicago Cubs futility.
Calendar
January
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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