German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives.
October 14, 1939
Strikes, marches and protests are held in Belfast against low unemployment payments, temporarily uniting Catholic and Protestant unemployed
October 14, 1932
Eamon de Valera, Fianna Fáil leader, Taoiseach and president of Ireland, is born in Brooklyn, NY
October 14, 1882
Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, nearly, 20 boats and, 129 men (1 in, 3 of the towns male population) lost their lives in a storm.
October 14, 1881
First issue of The Nation published
October 14, 1842
Wolfe Tone visits Belfast for the first time
October 14, 1791
Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Friedlingen
October 14, 1702
The Earl of Tyrone dies
October 14, 1693
After taking Cork on 28 September, Marlbourough takes Kinsale for the Williamites, who now control Munster
October 14, 1690
Birth at St James Palace, London of King James VII, second son of King Charles I and brother of King Charles II.
October 14, 1633
Victory of Robert the Bruce of Scotland in Yorkshire.
October 14, 1322
Edward Bruce, brother of Robert the Bruce, killed in a battle near Dundalk, Ireland.
October 14, 1318
Second marriage of King Alexander III (to Yolanda de Dreux).
October 14, 1285