A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing. Date: October 29, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. Date: October 28, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days. Date: October 27, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission, Chang'e 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return to Earth. Date: October 24, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people. Date: October 22, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win. Date: October 14, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people. Date: October 14, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies. Date: October 8, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people. Date: October 1, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people. Date: October 1, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)