On This Day: October 14

October 14: Death of Harold depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. 1066 – Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror's forces defeated the English army near Hastings and killed Harold Godwinson (pictured), England's last Anglo-Saxon king. 1805 – War of the Third Coalition: French forces led by Marshal Michel Ney defeated Austrian forces at Elchingen, in present-day Germany. 1913 – The worst mining disaster in British history occurred when an explosion led to the death of

October 14 Death of Harold on the Bayou Tapestry 1066 - Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror's forces defeat the English army near Hastings, killing Harold Godwinson (event pictured), the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. 1805 – War of the Third Coalition: French forces led by Marshal Michel Ney defeat Austrian forces at Elchingen, present-day Germany. 1913 - The worst mining accident in British history occurred when an explosion led to the cache