October 6, 2014

October 6, 2014, was a Monday. It was 9 years, 6 months, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 6, 2014:

United States: "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor
United Kingdom: "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj

The Billboard Hot 100 on October 6, 2014

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Anaconda - Nicki Minaj
Black Widow - Iggy Azalea Featuring Rita Ora

Play the top songs from 2014
A Spotify playlist of songs from 2014. Let us bring you back to the peak days of Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Sam Smith and Sia.

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Equalizer" was at the top of the box office on October 6, 2014.

Facts

This date was 3,483 days ago. Approximately 116 months have passed. It was the 279th day of 2014, in week 41. The decade was the 2010s. A child born on this day is 9 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. The Earth has experienced 39 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to October 6, 2014

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Monday, October 6, 2014. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. In America, the song "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor is at the top of the singles charts, while "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj is the number-one song in the UK.

Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie The Equalizer is at the top of the box office. David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.

A social networking website called Vine is extremely popular at the moment. It is 2014, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, John Legend, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Lorde and Jason Derulo. The Ebola virus epidemic in Western Africa has been receiving around-the-clock news coverage.

In celebrity news, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have just announced that their daughter "Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher" has been born. Reality TV stars Joe and Teresa Giudice have been sentenced to time in prison after being found guilty of fraud. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Diem Brown, Stephanie Moseley, Junior Malanda, and Greg Plitt would all still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Hawaii Five-0", "Broke Girls", "Person of Interest", and "Peaky Blinders". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Clash of Clans", "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag", "Call of Duty: Ghosts", and "Destiny". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Johnny Test", "Adventure Time", "Wallykazam!", and "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn".

Popular toys at the moment include Cards Against Humanity, Thomas and Friends toys, Laugh & Learn Dance & Play Puppy, and the Xbox One.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 6, 2014.

Ebola outbreak
The Ebola virus epidemic in Western Africa was receiving around-the-clock news coverage at this time. Between August and the end of October, the situation continued to worsen.
Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"
The song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith went on to win a Grammy for 2014's Record of the Year.
2014 in music
Popular music artists in 2014 included Bastille, Passenger, Lorde, Jason Derulo, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Hozier, Maroon 5 and Bobby Shmurda.
Who were the best NBA players in 2014?
The best NBA players in 2014 were as follows: Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Joakim Noah, James Harden and Chris Paul.
Time Person of the Year 2014
Health care workers fighting against the spread of Ebola were named Time Person of the Year in 2014.
Jennifer Lawrence
American actress Jennifer Lawrence was listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 2014.
Best soccer players in the world
In 2014, the best soccer players were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Manuel Neuer, Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, Philipp Lahm, Neymar, James Rodríguez, Toni Kroos, Ángel Di María and Diego Costa.
2014 in movies
Popular movies in 2014 included Transformers: Age of Extinction, Gone Girl, The Equalizer, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Guardians of the Galaxy, Maleficent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Annabelle, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Interstellar.
Curved TVs are the next big thing
Companies such as Samsung were trying to convince consumers that curved TVs were the next big thing. However, the new trend failed to catch on. Curved TVs started to die off in 2017 after it became apparent that people weren't buying them.
Birdman
The movie "Birdman" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014.
Video rental stores are closing down
From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster slowly began to close down. This was due to the rise of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Internet usage in general. Although a few stores and franchises continued to hobble along, it was only a matter of time before they were also forced to close their doors.
DVD sales are plummeting
DVD sales were beginning to plummet as people were switching to online streaming platforms. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 6, 2014.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to October 6, 2014.

September 8, 2014: Former wrestler Sean O'Haire commits suicide at the age of 43.
September 12, 2014:
• South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is found guilty for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
• A three year old boy called William Tyrrell disappears in Kendall, Australia.
• Northern Ireland politician and religious leader Ian Paisley passes away.
September 15, 2014: Microsoft announces that it will be purchasing the game Minecraft for $2.5 billion.
September 18, 2014: Scotland votes to stay in the United Kingdom.
September 19, 2014: Apple releases the iPhone 6.
September 22, 2014:
• Kris Jenner files for divorce from Bruce Jenner.
• The first episode of "Gotham" is aired.
September 24, 2014:
• Ed Sheeran releases the song "Thinking Out Loud".
• The first episode of the sitcom Black-ish is aired on ABC.
September 26, 2014: 43 male students are kidnapped and disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero in Mexico.
September 27, 2014: UFC 178: Conor McGregor defeats Dustin Poirier in round one.
September 28, 2014: Golf: Europe wins the 2014 Ryder Cup at the PGA Centenary Course in Auchterarder, Scotland.
September 30, 2014: Google announces that it will be closing the social network Orkut.
This date: October 6, 2014
October 10, 2014: Actress Amanda Bynes tweets that a microchip in her brain had forced her to make allegations of child abuse against her father.
October 21, 2014: Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam passes away at the age of 98.
October 24, 2014: English soccer legend Paul Gascoigne is sectioned under the Mental Health Act due to a binge-drinking incident at his home.
October 26, 2014: The finale of Boardwalk Empire is aired on television.
October 27, 2014: The British Army withdraws from Afghanistan.
October 30, 2014: Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out as gay.
November 4, 2014:
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is released.
• Actress Amanda Bynes tweets that she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
November 5, 2014: The film Interstellar (2014) is released.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 6, 2014, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2014 was the year of the Horse (Yang Metal).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: October 6, 2014 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

TV shows in 2014

The following TV shows were popular in October 2014:

Black-ish

Gotham

Power

True Detective (Season 1)

Rick and Morty

The Originals

The Goldbergs

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Peaky Blinders

Orange Is the New Black

The Fall

Kids TV shows on October 6, 2014

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2014:

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

Henry Danger

Girl Meets World

Wallykazam!

Sheriff Callie's Wild West

Every Witch Way

The Thundermans

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Wander Over Yonder

Paw Patrol

Liv and Maddie

Popular toys and games in 2014

Toys and games that were popular in 2014:

Minecraft action figures

Zoomer Zuppies

LEGO Minecraft

Farm Mash-Up

Lamaze Franky the Hanky Whale

Minion Dave Talking Action Figure

GoldieBlox and the Spinning Machine

Frozen dolls

The Xbox One

The PlayStation 4

Don't Rock The Boat

Perplexus Epic

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in October 2014.

Alien: Isolation

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

FIFA 15

Destiny

The Sims 4

Five Nights at Freddy's

Watchdogs

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Goat Simulator

Titanfall

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Were you born on October 6, 2014?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2014.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out October 6, 2020, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 6.

Gerry Adams

Irish politician
Born on October 6, 1948
He turned 66 on this day in 2014.

Niall Quinn

Soccer player
Born on October 6, 1966
He turned 48 on this day in 2014.

Amy Jo Johnson

Actress
Born on October 6, 1970
She turned 44 on this day in 2014.

Ricky Hatton

Boxer
Born on October 6, 1978
He turned 36 on this day in 2014.

Addison Rae

Social media personality
Born on October 6, 2000
She turned 14 on this day in 2014.

US President

Barack Obama was the President of the United States on October 6, 2014.

UK Prime Minister

David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Enda Kenny was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on October 6, 2014 was most likely conceived around January 13, 2014.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 6, 2014 is close to June 29, 2015.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 6, 2014:

3,483 days have passed since this date.
497 weeks have passed.
300,931,200 seconds have passed since October 6, 2014.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 351,086,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 155,280,499,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 50,155,200 times.
You have taken approximately 25,880,083 steps. That's roughly 11,502 miles.
3,611,174 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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Take me back to October 6, 2014

News, nostalgia, and fads

Ebola outbreak

Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"

2014 in music

Who were the best NBA players in 2014?

Time Person of the Year 2014

Jennifer Lawrence

Best soccer players in the world

2014 in movies

Curved TVs are the next big thing

Birdman

Video rental stores are closing down

DVD sales are plummeting