This is our day guide for Saturday October 14th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
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General Information for October 14th 2017 | |
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There are 4 public holidays today. | |
Day 287 of 2017 | |
78 days left in 2017 | |
Week 41 of the year | |
On this Day in History | |
1962 – The Cuban missile crisis begins: A U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance plane and its pilot fly over the island of Cuba and take photographs of Soviet missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads being installed and erected in Cuba. | |
1944 - Athens, Greece, is liberated by British Army troops entering the city as the Wehrmacht pulls out during World War II. This clears the way for the Greek government-in-exile to return to its historic capital city, with George Papandreou, Sr., as the head of government. | |
1926 – The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published. | |
1773 - Just before the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, several of the British East India Company's tea ships are set ablaze at the old seaport of Annapolis, Maryland. |