14th Oct: Today In History

Today is Wednesday, October 14, the 287 day of 2015. There are 78 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Birthdays:
  1633 King James II, Youngest son of Charles I
  1644 William Penn, English Quaker who gave his name to Pennsylvania
  1890 Dwight.D Eisenhower, Wartime General and 34th US President



  1894 E.E Cummings, American poet
  1928 Roger Moore, Actor of stage and films (James Bond films)
  1940 Cliff Richard, Popular singer, whose first hit was 'Move it'
  1946 Justin Hayward, Of the Pop group the 'Moody Blues'
  1960 Steve Cram, Record breaking athlete

Events:
  1066 The Battle of Hastings took place on Senlac Hill, near Pevensey
  1912 An assassin shot Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee. A thick coat and documents he was carrying saved his life
  1947 Chuck Yeager made the first 'Supersonic' flight over Edwards Air Force Base California
  1964 At the Tokyo Olympics, Mary Rand won a gold medal for the long jump
  1968 In London, the new Euston railway station was opened
  1969 The first 50 pence coin was issued in Britain
  1991 Religious riots break out in Kaduna leading to the burning of houses and the loss of lives. The President returns abruptly from the Commonwealth Heads of government Summit holding in Harare, Zimbabwe.
  1999 14 people die and no fewer than 50 children reported missing in stampede after a crusade organized by Rev. Reinhart Bonke in Benin