# What happened on November 14 in history?

**Date:** November 14  
**Events recorded:** 49  
**Years spanned:** 332 BC – 2019  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/november/14/

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## Featured Event

**2017** — A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Tehama_shootings)

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## Events on this date

- **332 BC** — Alexander the Great is crowned pharaoh of Egypt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great))
- **1680** — German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Kirch))
- **1770** — James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bruce))
- **1812** — Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_Wars))
- **1851** — Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick))
- **1889** — Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly))
- **1910** — Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_pilot))
- **1914** — The Joensuu City Hall, designed by Eliel Saarinen, was inaugurated in Joensuu, Finland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joensuu_City_Hall))
- **1918** — The Provisional National Assembly of the new republic of Czechoslovakia meets to devise a constitution. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia))
- **1920** — Pesäpallo, the Finnish version of baseball developed by Lauri Pihkala, is played for the first time at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pes%C3%A4pallo))
- **1921** — The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Spain))
- **1922** — The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Broadcasting_Company))
- **1938** — The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge))
- **1940** — World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1941** — World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier))
- **1941** — World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murder nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a single day. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82onim_Ghetto))
- **1952** — The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME))
- **1957** — The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apalachin_meeting))
- **1960** — Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges))
- **1965** — Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War))
- **1967** — The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman". ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Colombia))
- **1967** — American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Maiman))
- **1969** — Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program))
- **1970** — Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union))
- **1970** — Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_932))
- **1971** — Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_9))
- **1973** — In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%2C_Princess_Royal))
- **1973** — The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_Polytechnic_uprising))
- **1975** — With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Accords))
- **1977** — During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom))
- **1978** — France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France))
- **1979** — US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_12170))
- **1982** — Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa))
- **1984** — Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamboanga_City))
- **1990** — After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_reunification))
- **1990** — While on approach to Zurich Airport, Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich_Airport))
- **1991** — American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_assessment))
- **1991** — Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk))
- **1992** — In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Forrest))
- **1995** — A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995%E2%80%931996_United_States_federal_government_shutdowns))
- **2001** — War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)))
- **2001** — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Kunlun_earthquake))
- **2003** — Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedna_(dwarf_planet)))
- **2008** — The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_G20_Washington_summit))
- **2008** — Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour))
- **2012** — Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel))
- **2016** — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikōura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kaik%C5%8Dura_earthquake))
- **2017** — A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Tehama_shootings))
- **2019** — A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saugus_High_School_shooting))

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## Notable births on November 14

- **2000** — **Xiyeon** — South Korean singer and actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiyeon))
- **1998** — **Sofia Kenin** — American tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Kenin))
- **1998** — **DeVonta Smith** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeVonta_Smith))
- **1997** — **Noussair Mazraoui** — Moroccan footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noussair_Mazraoui))
- **1997** — **Christopher Nkunku** — French footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Nkunku))
- **1997** — **Axel Tuanzebe** — English-Congolese footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Tuanzebe))
- **1996** — **Borna Ćorić** — Croatian tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borna_%C4%86ori%C4%87))
- **1996** — **Dawson Knox** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_Knox))
- **1993** — **Francisco Lindor** — Puerto Rican baseball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Lindor))
- **1993** — **Shūhei Nomura** — Japanese actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%ABhei_Nomura))

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## Notable deaths on November 14

- **2024** — **Vic Flick** — English guitarist (born 1937) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Flick))
- **2024** — **Peter Sinfield** — English songwriter and producer (born 1943) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sinfield))
- **2020** — **Peter Florjancic** — Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete (born 1919) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Florjan%C4%8Di%C4%8D))
- **2020** — **Des O'Connor** — English comedian, singer and television presenter (born 1932) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_O'Connor))
- **2016** — **Gwen Ifill** — American television journalist (born 1955) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ifill))
- **2015** — **Nick Bockwinkel** — American professional wrestler (born 1934) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bockwinkel))
- **2015** — **K. S. Gopalakrishnan** — Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._S._Gopalakrishnan))
- **2015** — **Warren Mitchell** — English actor and screenwriter (born 1926) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Mitchell))
- **2014** — **Eugene Dynkin** — Russian-American mathematician and theorist (born 1924) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Dynkin))
- **2014** — **Glen A. Larson** — American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (born 1937) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_A._Larson))

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