October 14
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Angadrisma, Fortunatus of Todi, Joseph Schereschewsky(Episcopal Church (USA)), Pope Callixtus I, October 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Intercession of the Theotokos
A day in the Christian liturgical calendar honoring several saints and commemorations, including Angadrisma, Fortunatus of Todi, Joseph Schereschewsky, and Pope Callixtus I.
Day of theCathedral of the Living Pillar(Georgian Orthodox Church)
An annual observance in the Georgian Orthodox Church honoring the Cathedral of the Living Pillar and its spiritual legacy.
Mother's Day (Belarus)
Mother's Day in Belarus celebrates and honors the role of mothers and maternal figures across the country.
National Education Day (Poland), formerly Teachers' Day
A day in Poland celebrating the founding of the world's first Ministry of Education and honoring educators.
Nyerere Day(Tanzania)
A national holiday in Tanzania honoring Julius Nyerere, the country's first president and founder of independence.
Second Revolution Day(Yemen)
A day commemorating the 1962 revolution in North Yemen that led to the establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic.
World Standards Day(International)
An international observance highlighting the importance of global standards for safety, quality, and trade.
Angadrisma
Feast day honoring Saint Angadrisma, a 7th-century Frankish abbess revered for her piety and miraculous healings.
Fortunatus of Todi
Commemoration of Saint Fortunatus of Todi, a 6th-century Italian bishop, hymn writer, and defender of orthodoxy.
Events
The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
The Battle of Hastings marks the start of William the Conqueror's Norman conquest of England in 1066.
Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
At the Battle of Old Byland, Robert the Bruce secures a decisive victory over King Edward II, vital to Scotland's fight for independence.
Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Mary, Queen of Scots stands trial in 1586 accused of plotting against her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony passes its first punitive laws targeting Quakers in 1656.
Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
Frederick the Great endures a surprising defeat by Austrian forces at the Battle of Hochkirch in 1758.
The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth establishes the first ministry of education in Europe with the Commission of National Education in 1773.
American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions.
The First Continental Congress condemns the British Intolerable Acts and demands concessions from Parliament in 1774.
The revolutionary group the United Irishmen is formed in Belfast, Ireland leading to the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
The United Irishmen, a revolutionary society advocating Irish independence, is founded in Belfast in 1791.
War of the Third Coalition: A French corps defeats an Austrian attempt to escape encirclement at Ulm.
During the War of the Third Coalition in 1805, Napoleon's forces trap and defeat Austrian troops at Ulm.
Births
Przemysł II was King of Poland from 1290 to 1296, known for his efforts to reunify the fragmented Piast realms and restore the royal crown.
Queen consort of France as the wife of King Charles VII, whose marriage helped strengthen the Valois claim during the Hundred Years' War.
Alesso Baldovinetti
Italian Early Renaissance painter celebrated for his innovative techniques in fresco and oil painting, whose works influenced later Florentine artists.
Konrad Peutinger
German Renaissance humanist and antiquarian best known for preserving the Tabula Peutingeriana, a medieval copy of a Roman map of the world.
Shimazu Tadayoshi
16th head of the Shimazu clan and daimyō of Satsuma Domain, recognized for his administrative reforms and military campaigns in southern Kyushu.
Philip IV
Count of Nassau-Weilburg who governed his territories in the Holy Roman Empire during the late 16th century and implemented regional reforms.
Jodocus Hondius
Flemish engraver and cartographer who revitalized mapmaking in the Dutch Golden Age and co-founded the renowned Hondius Atlas.
Giambattista Marino
Influential Italian Baroque poet best known for pioneering the extravagant 'Marinism' style and his epic poem 'L'Adone'.
Ernest Günther
Duke who founded the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg line and governed his duchy in the 17th century.
Deaths
Antipope Dioscorus was a 6th-century cleric who claimed the papacy in opposition to the recognized pope.
Shi Yuanzhong
Shi Yuanzhong was a Tang dynasty official who served as a regional governor in China.
Pang Xun
Pang Xun was a rebel leader during the late Tang Dynasty who led a major uprising in 868–869.
Gerloc
Gerloc was a 10th-century Frankish noblewoman, daughter of Rollo, the first Duke of Normandy.
Al-Aziz Billah
Al-Aziz Billah was the fifth Fatimid caliph who presided over a prosperous era in Egypt and North Africa.
Battle of Hastings: Harold Godwinson
Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 alongside his brothers Leofwine and Gyrth.
Andronikos Doukas
Andronikos Doukas was a Byzantine courtier and member of the influential Doukas family in the 11th century.
Nizam al-Mulk
Nizam al-Mulk was a Persian scholar-statesman who served as the powerful vizier of the Seljuk Empire and authored the influential Siyasatnama.
Yusuf I
Yusuf I was an Almohad caliph who ruled over a vast North African and Iberian empire during the 12th century.