What happened in history on this day: October 14?
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Births on October 14
- 1928 - Birth of Gary Graffman in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Leventritt Award).
- 1940 - Birth of Cliff Richards AKA Harry Webb in England; rocker ("Suddenly").
- 1946 - Birth of Justin Hayward; singer (Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin").
- 1958 - Birth of Thomas Dolby; rocker ("She Blinded Me With Science").
- 1959 - Birth of A.J. Pero in Staten Island, New York, USA; drummer (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It").
- 1961 - Birth of Mike Tramp in Denmark; heavy metal rocker (White Lion - "Mane Attraction").
- 1970 - Birth of Doug Virden; country musician (Sons of the Desert).
- 1974 - Birth of Natalie Maines; country singer (The Dixie Chicks).
- 1975 - Birth of Shaznay Lewis; actress-singer (All Saints).
Deaths on October 14
- 1977 - Death of Bing Crosby AKA Harry Lillis Crosby, of a heart attack while playing golf at a course near Madrid, Spain, at age 73; singer (The Bing Crosby Show, Hollywood Palace).
- 1990 - Death of Leonard Bernstein at age 72 of a heart attack at his home in New York City; composer/conductor (West Side Story, Omnibus, Young People's Concerts).
- 1998 - Death of Frankie Yankovic at his home in New Port Richey, Florida, a week after suffering a fall, at age 83; polka player ("Just Because", "Blue Skirt Waltz").
- 2006 - Death of Freddy Fender of complications from lung cancer at age 69; American singer ("Before the Next Teardrop Falls", "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights").
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