October 14
1066 Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeated King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1633 James II, King of England 1685-8, was born.
1644 William Penn, English Quaker and advocate for religious liberty, founded American colony of Pennsylvania, was born.
1884 The American inventor, George Eastman, received a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
1947 Air Force test pilot Charles E Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier when he flew the experimental Bell X-1 rocket plane over Edwards Air Force Base in California.
1964 Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1977 Bing Crosby, singer, died at age 73.
1990 Leonard Bernstein, compose-conductor, died at age 72.
2012 Felix Baumgartner jumps from the stratosphere to try to break the record of the highest free fall jump, at an altitude of 39,068 meters
October 15
1701 Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized, was born.
1815 Napoleon I of France began his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.
1878 The Edison Electric Light Company began operation.
1951 The situation comedy "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS.
1956 Fortran, the first modern computer language, was shared with the coding community for the first time.
1987 The Great Storm of 1987 hit France and England.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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