Wednesday, October 14, 2020 is a Wednesday. It is day 288 of 2020 (78.7% through the year), ISO week 42, in Q4.
Calendar Specifications
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2021: Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to October 14.
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Historical Milestones
Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.
John Deere →A snowstorm and series of avalanches occurred on and around the Himalayan peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people.
2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster →Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.
Felix Baumgartner →Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial misconduct, escalating the corporate scandal into one of the largest in Japanese business history.
Michael Christopher Woodford →The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party concluded, having anointed North Korean president Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.
6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea →At least 75,000 people attended the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C., to demand equal civil rights for LGBT people.
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights →Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.
Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union →After three days of heavy rain, the Turia overflowed and flooded the city of Valencia, Spain, causing at least 81 deaths.
Turia (river) →The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.
Queen Elizabeth Way →B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of India's "Untouchable" caste, publicly converted to Buddhism and became the leader of the Dalit Buddhist movement.
B. R. Ambedkar →Israeli military commander Ariel Sharon and his Unit 101 special forces attacked the village of Qibya on the West Bank, destroying 45 buildings, killing 42 villagers, and wounding 15 others.
Ariel Sharon →The first of the Smith Act trials concluded in New York City, with eleven leaders of the Communist Party of the United States found guilty of violating the Smith Act.
Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 falls on a Wednesday.
2,160 days ago (5 years, 10 months, 30 days ago). It is day 288 of 2020 with 78 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 is written as XIV.X.MMXX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waning Crescent (approx. 8% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Libra.