Historical Events
- 1st 3 Dutch female police officers go into service
- Belgian Convair crashes at Frankfurt, 44 die
- Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr
- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Emu Field, Australia
Event of Interest
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower promises to fire any federal worker taking 5th amendment with regard to communist party affiliation
- WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Greg Evigan, American actor (BJ & the Bear: Melrose Place), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
- Kazumi Watanabe, Japanese jazz and jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Marcel Zeeuw, Surinamese soldier (participant in the Sergeant Coup, 1982), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2015)
- Roland Butcher, English cricket batsman (3 Tests; 1st cricketer of Caribbean descent to play for England; Middlesex CCC, Barbados, Tasmania, Suffolk CCC), born in Saint Philip Parish, Barbados
- Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
About October 14, 1953
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 70 years, 6 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Look At That Girl - Guy Mitchell
