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Scroll down to see top 10 events, birthdays and deaths on this day.
Events
October 14, 2025: A coup d'état successfully overthrows Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.
October 14, 2023: Australians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
October 14, 2021: About 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
October 14, 2017: An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated a massive truck bomb at the Zobe junction in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing 587 people, injuring 316 others, and leaving more than 500 missing.
October 14, 2015: A suicide bomb attack in Tonsa, Pakistan kills at least seven people and injures 13 others.
October 14, 2014: A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
October 14, 2014: The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
October 14, 2012: Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
October 14, 2004: MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
October 14, 2004: Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
October 14, 2023: Australians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
October 14, 2021: About 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
October 14, 2017: An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated a massive truck bomb at the Zobe junction in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing 587 people, injuring 316 others, and leaving more than 500 missing.
October 14, 2015: A suicide bomb attack in Tonsa, Pakistan kills at least seven people and injures 13 others.
October 14, 2014: A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
October 14, 2014: The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
October 14, 2012: Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
October 14, 2004: MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
October 14, 2004: Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
Birthdays
October 14, 2001: Rowan Blanchard, American actress
October 14, 1999: Quinn Hughes, American ice hockey player
October 14, 1998: Ariela Barer, American actress
October 14, 1994: Joe Burgess, English rugby league player
October 14, 1994: Jaelen Feeney, Australian rugby league player
October 14, 1994: Jared Goff, American football player
October 14, 1993: Ashton Agar, Australian cricketer
October 14, 1993: Charlie Kirk, American media personality and political activist (died 2025)
October 14, 1992: Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer
October 14, 1990: Jordan Clark, English cricketer
October 14, 1999: Quinn Hughes, American ice hockey player
October 14, 1998: Ariela Barer, American actress
October 14, 1994: Joe Burgess, English rugby league player
October 14, 1994: Jaelen Feeney, Australian rugby league player
October 14, 1994: Jared Goff, American football player
October 14, 1993: Ashton Agar, Australian cricketer
October 14, 1993: Charlie Kirk, American media personality and political activist (died 2025)
October 14, 1992: Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer
October 14, 1990: Jordan Clark, English cricketer
Deaths
October 14, 2024: Thomas J. Donohue, American business executive (born 1938)
October 14, 2024: Tina Kaidanow, American diplomat and government official (born 1965)
October 14, 2024: Janet Nelson, British historian (born 1942)
October 14, 2024: Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist and academic (born 1933)
October 14, 2022: Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, comedian and writer (born 1950)
October 14, 2021: Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea
October 14, 2019: Harold Bloom, American literary critic (born 1930)
October 14, 2019: Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and model (born 1994)
October 14, 2016: Helen Kelly, New Zealand trade union leader (born 1964)
October 14, 2015: Nurlan Balgimbayev, Kazakh politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (born 1947)
October 14, 2024: Tina Kaidanow, American diplomat and government official (born 1965)
October 14, 2024: Janet Nelson, British historian (born 1942)
October 14, 2024: Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist and academic (born 1933)
October 14, 2022: Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, comedian and writer (born 1950)
October 14, 2021: Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea
October 14, 2019: Harold Bloom, American literary critic (born 1930)
October 14, 2019: Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and model (born 1994)
October 14, 2016: Helen Kelly, New Zealand trade union leader (born 1964)
October 14, 2015: Nurlan Balgimbayev, Kazakh politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (born 1947)
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