What Happened on October 14, 1996

• Braves blow out St Louis, 14-0 in an NLCS game
• Dow Jones closes over 6,000 for 1st time (6,010)
• Packer Chris Jacke kicks longest field goal to end overtime (53 yds)

• Lourdes Leon, American actress, director and Madonna's daughter, born in Los Angeles, California

• Laura La Plante, American actress (Show Boat, Scandal) known for her work in the silent film era, dies at 91
• William John Raff Hooper, British cartoonist (Percy Prune), dies at 80

Holidays: Columbus Day (United States), Thanksgiving (Canada)

• #1 Song: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
• #1 Song: Words - Boyzone