Historical Events
Event of Interest
Booker Prize awarded jointly to Margaret Atwood for "The Testaments" and Bernardine Evaristo for "Girl, Woman, Other", Evaristo 1st black woman to win
Event of Interest
British Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Pakistan to begin a 5-day royal tour
- Hundreds of forest fires break out in western Lebanon, killing three and prompting calls for international help
- Nobel prize for Economics awarded to Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer for research on ways to fight poverty
Important Vote
Spain's Supreme Court jails nine Catalan separatist leaders for sedition for 2017 independence referendum, prompting violent clashes in Barcelona
Famous Deaths
- Harold Bloom, American literary critic, 'the most notorious literary critic in America' dies at 89
- Sulli [Choi Jin-ri], South Korean K-pop singer (f(x)) and actress (Fashion King), takes her own life at 25
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About October 14, 2019
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 6 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Libra
Holidays: Columbus Day (United States), Thanksgiving (Canada)
Music Charts
#1 Song: HIGHEST IN THE ROOM - Travis Scott
#1 Song: Dance Monkey - Tones and I
