400 Historic Events for October 14
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbrugge], singer/actor (Riffin in Amsterdam)
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| 1926 |
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Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Bill Justis, rocker
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Roger Moore, London England, actor (Alaskans, Maverick, Saint)
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Gary Graffman, NYC, pianist (Leventritt Award)
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| 1929 |
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Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Alfredo Santos Buenaventura, composer
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| 1929 |
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Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Joseph-Desir‚ Kuku NWZA Mobutu Sese Seko, president Za‹re (1965- )
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| 1930 |
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Ethel Mermans debuts on Broadway in "Girl Crazy"
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| 1930 |
Death |
Sam[uel] van Houten, lib minister (Child labor laws), dies
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| 1930 |
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George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in NYC
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Robert Parker, US saxophonist/soul singer (Barefootin')
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| 1931 |
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Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Rafael Puyana, Bogot Colombia, baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957)
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| 1931 |
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1st broadcast of Dutch Radio Peoples University
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| 1933 |
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Nazi Germany announces withdrawal from League of Nations
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| 1934 |
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"Lux Radio Theatre" premieres
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| 1935 |
Birth |
La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer (Composition in 1990)
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| 1938 |
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Nazis plan Jewish ghettos for all major cities
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| 1938 |
Birth |
John Dean III, former White House counsel (Watergate figure)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Ralph Lauren, fashion designer (Chaps)
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| 1939 |
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BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed
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| 1939 |
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German U-47 sinks British battleship HMS Royal Oak, 833 killed
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| 1939 |
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Sugar rationed in Netherlands
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