1217
Science
Death and burial at Christ Church, Canterbury
Isabella of Gloucester died on 14 October 1217, likely near Keynsham Abbey, and was buried at Christ Church, Canterbury.
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33 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1793
Science
Trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal begins
Marie Antoinette's trial for high treason began before the Revolutionary Tribunal in Paris, a major public event of the Terror.
View details1793
Politics
Start of Revolutionary Tribunal trial
Trial began on charges of treason and conspiring against the state.
View details1797
Exploration
Birth of Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Ida Pfeiffer was born on October 14, 1797, in Vienna, Austria.
View details1852
Science
Birth of Katharine Foot in Geneva, New York
Katharine Foot was born on October 14, 1852, in Geneva, New York, later becoming a pioneering zoologist and cytologist.
View details1888
Literature
Birth of Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was born on October 14, 1888, in Wellington, New Zealand.
View details1893
Literature
Birth of Lois Lenski
Lois Lenski was born on October 14, 1893, in Springfield, Ohio.
View details1897
Arts
Birth of Dorothy Wright Liebes
Dorothy Wright Liebes was born in New York City, later becoming one of the most influential American textile designers of the 20th century.
View details1905
Science
Third shutout of the 1905 World Series
Mathewson completed his third shutout of the 1905 World Series, pitching 3 wins and 27 scoreless innings over six days.
View details1905
Science
Publication of The House of Mirth
Wharton's novel The House of Mirth was published, becoming a bestseller and cementing her literary reputation.
View details1906
Science
Birth of Hannah Arendt
Johanna 'Hannah' Cohn Arendt was born in Linden, near Hanover, Germany, into a secular German-Jewish family.
View details1914
Law
First woman Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California
On 14 October 1914, Annette Abbott Adams became Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, a pioneering female federal prosecutor.
View details1928
Science
Birth of Mary Tsingou
Mary Tsingou was born on October 14, 1928, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
View details1944
Aviation
First woman to fly a jet aircraft (Bell YP‑59A)
Flies the Bell YP‑59A Airacomet at Wright Field, becoming the first woman and first American woman to pilot a jet‑powered aircraft.
View details1944
Aviation
Jet evaluation flight in Bell YP‑59A at Wright Field
Carries out a formal evaluation flight in the Bell YP‑59A Airacomet at Wright Field as Assistant Operations Officer in the Fighter Section.
View details1952
Science
Newark German Hospital renamed Clara Maass Memorial Hospital
On October 14, 1952, Newark German Hospital was renamed Clara Maass Memorial Hospital, becoming the first U.S. hospital named after a nurse.
View details1957
Arts
Premiere of Decoy — first American police series with a female lead
Decoy premiered in syndication, making Beverly Garland's Patricia "Casey" Jones TV's first female police protagonist in an American drama series.
View details1957
Politics
First televised royal Christmas broadcast
Queen Elizabeth II delivered the first televised Christmas broadcast.
View details1961
Literature
Death of Harriet Shaw Weaver
Harriet Shaw Weaver passed away on October 14, 1961.
View details1963
Arts
Performance at Carnegie Hall
Josephine Baker performed at Carnegie Hall, marking a celebrated return to the USA.
View details1963
Science
Patent Filing: Information Transfer Apparatus (US 3,312,945)
Berezin filed another patent in her series on information-transfer technology.
View details1973
Arts
First female solo artist inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Patsy Cline posthumously inducted as the first female solo artist in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
View details1991
Activism
Announcement of Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announces Suu Kyi as the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
View details1995
1997
Literature
First Indian winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction
Arundhati Roy became the first Indian author to win the Booker Prize for Fiction, a historic milestone for Indian literature in English.
View details1997
Literature
Awarded the 1997 Booker Prize for Fiction
Roy's debut novel The God of Small Things won the Booker Prize for Fiction at a ceremony at London's Guildhall.
View details2002
Sports
First World Championship gold medal (45 kg) in Antalya
Mary Kom won her first world title in the 45 kg class by securing gold.
View details2007
Arts
Debut on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
Kylie Jenner appears on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians."
View details2011
Literature
Received Monismanien Prize for Freedom of Expression
Herta Müller received the Monismanien Prize for her freedom of expression advocacy.
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Arts
60th anniversary of Decoy's premiere marked in commentary
Commentary marked the 60th anniversary of Decoy's 1957 premiere, calling it an obscure but highly significant landmark in TV history.
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Science
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences announcement
Awarded Nobel Prize for experimental approach to global poverty.
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Science
Youngest and second woman Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences
Became youngest-ever Nobel Economics laureate at age 46, only second woman.
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Science
First married couple to jointly win Nobel in Economic Sciences
First married couple to jointly win Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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