CalendarZ

  1. Home
  2. On This Day
  3. October
  4. 14
  5. Charlie Parker (cricketer)

Births on October 14

1882Oct, 14

Charlie Parker (cricketer)

Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (d. 1959)
Charles Warrington Leonard Parker (14 October 1882 – 11 July 1959) was an English cricketer, who stands as the third highest wicket taker in the history of first-class cricket, behind Wilfred Rhodes and Tich Freeman.

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1882

  • 5Jan

    Assassination of James A. Garfield

    Charles J. Guiteau is found guilty of assassinating US President James A. Garfield, and is sentenced to death by hanging.
  • 24Mar

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
  • 6May

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
  • 6Jun

    Cyclone

    More than 100,000 inhabitants of Bombay are killed when a cyclone in the Arabian Sea pushes huge waves into the harbour.
  • 20Aug

    1812 Overture

    Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.