This Day in History October 14: Notable Historical Events on October 14

Domestic events taking place on October 14

October 14, 1930:The first conference of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam held in Hong Kong (China) passed a resolution on the establishment of the Indochina General Farmers' Association (the first name of the present-day Vietnam Farmers' Association).

October 14, 1967:"Hoang Truong old militia platoon" (Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province), with 18 members (the youngest is 49 and the oldest is 69 years old), equipped with several infantry guns and 3 12.7mm machine guns, achieved the feat of shooting down an American F-4H aircraft with only 92 bullets.

International events taking place on October 14

October 14, 1758:Austrian Field Marshal Leopold Joseph von Daun defeated the Prussian army of King Frederick II the Great at the Battle of Hochkirch.

October 14, 1890:The birthday of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States. Eisenhower became famous for his role as military commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II.

October 14, 1939:During World War II, the German submarine U-47 sank the British Royal Navy battleship HMS Royal Oak while the British ship was docked at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland.

October 14, 1947:US Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person in the world to fly an aircraft beyond the sound barrier. He flew the Bell X-1 experimental aircraft to a speed of Mach 1.05 (equivalent to 1,296.54 km/h) at an altitude of 13,716 m above the Mojave Desert (California, USA).

October 14, 1964:African-American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King received the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless efforts to fight racial segregation in America. At 35, the Georgia-born pastor was the youngest person ever to receive the award.