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
- Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment
- WTEN TV channel 10 in Albany, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Greg Evigan, American actor (BJ-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 (coup 1982), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2015)
- Roland Butcher, Barbados born English cricketer (1st cricketer of Caribbean descent to play for England 1981), 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? 69 years, 11 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Look At That Girl - Guy Mitchell
