October 14

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on October 14, include:

• Be Bald and Be Free Day 
• Columbus Day - October 14, 2024 (Second Monday in October)
• Indigenous People's Day - October 14, 2024 (State Holiday in some U.S. States)
• National Chocolate Covered Insects Day 
  
• National Dessert Day 
  
• National FRUMP Day - (FRUMP = Frugal, Responsible, Unpretentious, Mature Persons Day)
• National Kick Butt Day - October 14, 2024 (Second Monday in October)
• National lowercase Day
  
• National Online Banking Day - October 14, 2024 (Second Monday in October)
• Native American Day's (South Dakota) - October 14, 2024 (Second Monday in October)
• Spider-Man Day
  
• World Standards Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include October 14, are:

• Bone and Joint Health Action Week - October 12-20
• Choose to be G.R.E.A.T Week - October 14-18, 2024 (Starts on Second Monday - Friday in October)
• Drink Local Wine Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Second Full Week in October)
• Earth Science Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Second Full Week in October)
• Improve Your Home Office Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Second Full Week of October)
  
• Infection Control Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Third week of October)
• International Credit Union Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Week of International Credit Union Day)
• International Infection Prevention Week - October 13-19, 2024
• Mediation Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Third Week in October)
• Meditation Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Third Week in October)
• National Case Management Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Second Full Week of October)
• National Chestnut Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Second Full Week of October)
• National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week - October 13-19, 2024 
• National Food Bank Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Week that has Oct. 16th in it - World Food Day)
• National Hispanic Heritage Weeks - September 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024 (Starts on September 15 and ends on October 15th each year)
  
• National School Lunch Week - October 14-20, 2024 (Starts on Second Monday in October) 
• National Veterinary Technician Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Third Week of October)
• Pet Peeve Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Second Full Week of October)
• School Lunch Week - October 14-18, 2024 (Second M-F Week of October)
• Take Your Medicine Americans Week - October 10-17
  
• Teen Read Week - October 13-19, 2024 (Week of Columbus Day)
• Youth Protection Week (Kiwanis) - October 7-14, 2024

2024 Monthly Holidays that include October 14, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our October Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of October.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for October 14 is Libra which spans from September 23 to October 23.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month of October is:

• Marigold is a Mediterranean native plant and has been prized for both its beauty and versatility. They come in a range of colors including white, gold, and yellow; however, probably the most popular is bright orange.

This year, I used several flats of marigolds around all my vegetables that I was growing.  I also re-potted a bunch of hanging baskets with succulents and put some yellow marigolds in each one for some color.

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for October are :

• Opal gemstones are truly unique, because each individual gem is adorned with a one-of-a-kind color combination.
• Tourmaline is a favorite gemstone for many because it's available in a rainbow of beautiful colors.

Famous Birthdays

• 1644 - William Penn, English businessman who founded Pennsylvania (d. 1718)
• 1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician who became the 34th President of the United States (d. 1969)
• 1927 - Roger Moore, English actor and producer (Acted in 7 James Bond Films) (d. 2017)
• 1939 - Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer who founded the Ralph Lauren Corporation

Famous Deaths

• 1959 - Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor, singer, and producer (The Adventures of Robin Hood) (b. 1909)
• 1977 - Bing Crosby, American singer, songwriter, and actor (b. 1903)
• 2006 - Freddy Fender, American singer and songwriter (Before the Next Teardrop Falls) (b. 1937)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1914 - Baseball star Babe Ruth marries Helen Woodford
• 1957 - Actor Marlon Brando (The Godfather) marries actress Anna Kashfi
• 1964 - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts marries Shirley Shepherd

Quote of the Day

October 14th is National Chocolate Covered Insects Day!

I think I'll give this one a hard pass!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The month of October is National Dessert Month! October 14th is also National Dessert Day!

There are millions of dessert recipes that are outstanding. Food bloggers are a growing population and gorgeous desserts that cause drooling are everywhere! They can be difficult to eat in moderation. It seems the more you eat them, the more you want them, even crave them.

Sugar has a way of causing you to want more! The average person now consumes almost 130 pounds of added sugar per year and that’s a problem. 

Weight control is a huge problem for 2/3 of you, so Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits site will limit desserts, except lightened ones, and a few of my more caloric favorites that I bake for holidays.

Check out Kerry's Dessert Recipes page on her Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1066 - The Battle of Hastings is the start of the Norman conquest of England
• 1586 - Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England
• 1884 - George Eastman receives a U.S. patent for his new paper strip photographic film
• 1912 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot by John Flammang Schrank. With the bullet still in his chest, he goes on to deliver his scheduled speech
• 1913 - The Senghenydd colliery disaster is the UK's worst coal mining accident that kills 439 miners
• 1933 - Germany withdraws from the League of Nations and World Disarmament Conference
• 1939 - During World War II, the German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak in Scotland
• 1943 - During World War II, the American Eight Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during their Second Raid on Schweinfurt in Germany
• 1947 - Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound
• 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis begins after an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba
• 1964 - The Nobel Peace Prize is given to Martin Luther King Jr., for combating racial inequality through nonviolence
• 1982 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs
• 2017 - A truck bombing in Somalia kills 358 people and injures more than 400 others

This Day in Music

• 1972 - Ben, by Michael Jackson hits #1 in the U.S.
• 1977 - Linda Ronstadt sings the National Anthem at the World Series Game 3 at Dodger Stadium, L.A.
• 2007 - Running Down a Dream, a documentary fil about Tom Petty debuts at the New York Film Festival
• 2018 - Steppenwolf play their last show, fifty years after they first stated touring

Above: Steppenwolf play Born to Be Wild and Magic Carpet Ride on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1969.

This Day in Sports

• 1964 - Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris hit home runs on back to back pitches
• 1964 - American swimmer Dick Roth wins the 400m individual medley gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and sets the world record of 4:45.4
• 1964 - The US 4x100m freestyle relay team of Steve Clark, Mike Austin, Gary Ilman & Don Schollander win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and set a world record of 3:33.2
• 1979 - Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal
• 1990 - Joe Montana of the SF 49er's passes 6 touchdowns vs. Atlanta for the win of 45-35
• 1991 - NY Rangers right wing Mike Gartner becomes the first NHL player to score his 500th NHL goals

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!