EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 14
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Day 286 of 2026 | Week 42 | 73 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
A coup d'Γ©tat successfully overthrows Malagasy president Andry Rajoelina.
Australians vote to reject a constitutional amendment that would have established an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
About 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
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.
A suicide bomb attack in Tonsa, Pakistan kills at least seven people and injures 13 others.
A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
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.
Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American football tight end (Pro Bowl 1998
Portuguese soccer defender (50 caps; FC Porto) and manager (Braga
American basketball guard (UPI College Player of the Year 1992 Ohio State; Dallas Mavericks)
cross country skier (Olympics 1994)
Swedish soccer midfielder (30 caps; RSC Anderlecht 283 games)
Cuban American singer-songwriter and musician
English footballer
Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (37 Tests
American WNBA forward (Houston Comets)
American actress (Days of Our Lives - "Calliope Jones"; America's Funniest Videos
American sports broadcaster & journalist (ESPN
Canadian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
Tasmanian composer and opera director
Estonian rower (World Championship
American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Superwoman"; "Romantic")
π― yow.com Connection
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