Historical Events on 14th November ◀ Oct November Dec ▶ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 All Events Birthdays Weddings Deaths Events 1 - 161 of 161 1380 - King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12 1524 - Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia 1550 - Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente 1666 - Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs) 1675 - Pope Clemens X declares Gorcumse martyrs divine 1680 - Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirchs Comet/Newtons Comet) 1698 - Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1732 - First professional librarian in north America, Louis Timothee, hired in Philadelphia 1755 - Henry Fox appointed British Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1775 - -15] Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces 1792 - Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay Spanish Conquistador Francisco PizarroSpanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro 1832 - First streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Sts 1833 - Charles Darwin departs by horse to Montevideo 1834 - William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 yrs 4 months 1851 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville published 1863 - Nathan Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee 1863 - Skirmish at Danville, Mississippi 1881 - Charles J Guiteau went on trial for assassination of President Garfield 1881 - Leon Gambetta forms French government 1888 - St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes Confederate General/KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford ForrestConfederate General/KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest 1888 - USC Trojans (then Methodists) play their 1st football game 1889 - New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Vernes Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, finishing the trip in January in 72 days and 6 hours 1893 - Gerhart Hauptmanns Hanneles Himmelfahrt premieres in Berlin 1894 - Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez (BG) 1896 - Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation 1904 - King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade 1905 - David Belascos Girl of Golden West premieres in NYC 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt26th US President Theodore Roosevelt 1906 - President Theodore Roosevelt visits Panama 1907 - The Third Duma (Parliament) meets in Russia; following Czar Nicholas IIs limiting of the franchise, a conservative majority holds sway and suppresses the radical elements 1908 - Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light 1908 - Oscar Strauss musical Der tapfere Soldat premieres in Vienna 1908 - Liberal candidate Jose Miguel Gomez wins national elections for president in Cuba 1910 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Va 1914 - Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1915 - Thomas Masaryk demands independence for Czechoslovakia 1918 - Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as president Theoretical Physicist Albert EinsteinTheoretical Physicist Albert Einstein 1919 - Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia 1920 - American Pro Football Leagues Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards 1921 - The Communist Party of Spain is founded. 1922 - BBC begins domestic radio service from 2LO at Marconi House 1922 - German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirths term ends 1923 - Kentaro Suzuki completes his ascent of Mount Iizuna. 1927 - Worlds largest gas tank in Pittsburgh Penn explodes; 28 die 1931 - Ottawa Mint Act is proclaimed in Britain 1935 - FDR proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth 1935 - Nazis deprive German Jews of their citizenship 1936 - Bradman scores 192 for S A v Vic before a MCG crowd of 21000 Cricket Legend Donald BradmanCricket Legend Donald Bradman 1938 - Dutch DC3 crashes at Schiphol, 6 die 1939 - Oil refinery fire kills 500 & destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela 1940 - During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England 1941 - British aircraft carrier Ark Royal sank in Mediterranean, having been torpedoed by a German submarine the day before 1941 - Gov-Gen Wouters of Dutch Antilles refuses Jews refuge 1942 - -Nov 15th) Japanese/US sea battle at Savo-Island in Guadalcanal) 1942 - Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender 1943 - Chic Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7) 1943 - J Postma, C Schalker, D Goulooze arrested for leading illegal CPN 1945 - H Lindsay & R Crouses State of the Union premieres in NYC 1945 - Java: Sutan Sjahrir appointed as forming government 1946 - Dutch Dakota flight to Schiphol crashes, kills 11 1952 - Greek general Alexander Papagos wins elections 1952 - First regular UK singles chart published by the New Musical Express. 1953 - WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 - Egyptian pres Naguib fire, state of emergency declared 1956 - Hungarian revolt put down by Soviet invasion 1957 - Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 - Henry Aaron wins NL MVP 1957 - The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested. 1959 - Girls against the Boys closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 perfs 1959 - Kilaueas most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii) 1960 - 2 passenger trains collided at high-speed killing 110 (Czech) 1960 - Belgium threatens to leave UN due to criticism on its policy on Congo 1960 - OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), forms Musician Ray CharlesMusician Ray Charles 1960 - Ray Charles Georgia On My Mind reaches #1 1960 - Riot due to school integration in New Orleans 1964 - Fade Out-Fade In closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 199 perfs 1964 - Folies Bergere closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 perfs 1964 - Oliver! closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 774 performances 1964 - Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal 1965 - Baker Street closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 313 performances 1965 - George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th NYC, demolished Ice Hockey Legend Gordie HoweIce Hockey Legend Gordie Howe 1965 - KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Alamo Golf Open 1965 - US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam 1966 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title 1967 - The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as Day of the Colombian Woman. 1968 - National Turn in Your Draft Card Day features draft card burning 1968 - First European lung transplant 1968 - Yale University announces it is going co-educational 1969 - 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US 1969 - Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing 1970 - DC-9 crashes in West Virginia, 75 killed 1970 - Marshall U football team wiped out in air crash at Kenova WV American Football Coach Paul BrownAmerican Football Coach Paul Brown 1970 - Paul Brown, as head coach of the expansion Cincinnati Bengals, defeats his former team the Cleveland Browns, a moment he calls his greatest victory 1971 - Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria 1972 - Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16) 1973 - Good Evening opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 438 performances 1973 - Canada begins production of Olympic coins 1973 - Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner 1975 - Spain, Morocco & Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara 1976 - Dont Step on My Olive Branch closes at Playhouse NYC after 16 perfs 1976 - Cleveland Browns Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks 1976 - War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing 1977 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Walter Cronkite 1979 - Californias Don Baylor, wins AL MVP 1980 - Guinee-Bissau premier Vieira fires president Luis Cabral 1980 - Kimberley Santos, 19 of Guam, crowned 30th Miss World 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1981 - 2nd Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 2-returns to Earth 1981 - Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired & working again 1981 - Pakistan all out 62 v Australia at WACA, Lillee 5-18 1981 - Paul Bear Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg with 314 football wins 1982 - Polish Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa freed 1983 - First cruise missile placed at Greenham Common, England 1984 - Astronauts aboard Discovery pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 - NASA launches NATO-3D 1984 - Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. 1985 - Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers 1985 - Holmfriour Karlsdottir of Iceland, 22, crowned 35th Miss World 1985 - Volcano Nevado del Ruiz Colombia erupts, 1000s killed 1986 - Doubleday Publishing sells NY Mets to Nelson Doubleday & Fred Wilpon 1986 - FCC issues Notice Of Apparent Liability to WYSP Phila 1986 - SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky 1987 - La Cage aux Folles closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 perfs 1987 - Sams Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett 1989 - Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award 1990 - Doug Drabek (22-6) wins NL Cy Young Award 1990 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1990 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site British Prime Minister Margaret ThatcherBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1990 - Michael Heseltine contests Margaret Thatchers leadership of the British Conservative Party 1990 - Philippines hit by typhoon, 110 die 1990 - James Worthy is arrested in Houston and charged with two counts of solicitation of prostitution 1991 - Michael Jacksons Black or White video premieres on FOX TV 1991 - Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal & is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks 1991 - American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103. 1991 - Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile. King of Cambodia Norodom SihanoukKing of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk 1992 - Actress Peg Phillips (Northern Exposure), falls & breaks 3 fingers 1993 - Kentucky Cycle opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances 1993 - Twilight of the Golds closes at Booth Theater NYC after 29 perfs 1993 - 23rd NYC Womens Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24 1993 - 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04 1993 - Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history 1993 - Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state 1994 - 1st trains for public run in Channel Tunnel under English Channel 1994 - Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), lands NFL Head Coach Don ShulaNFL Head Coach Don Shula 1996 - Chicago opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC 1996 - Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP 1997 - Colo Rockie Larry Walker wins NL MVP 1997 - Disneys Lion King sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale 2001 - War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters takeover the capital Kabul. 2001 - OPEC announces that it intends to cut its crude oil output quotas by 1.5 million barrels per day effective, but only if non-OPEC producers cut their output by 500,000 barrels per day as well. 2002 - Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment. 2002 - The United States House of Representatives votes not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks. 2004 - 31st American Music Award: Sheryl Crow, Usher & Kenny Chesney win 2007 - the last direct-current distribution by Con Edison was shut down. 2008 - Italy plunges into recession, its first since the start of 2005, after GDP contracts a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in the third quarter 2008 - Hong Kong becomes the second Asian economy to tip into recession, its exports hit by weakening global demand 2008 - Eurozone officially slips into recession for the first time since its creation in 1999, pushed down by recessions in Germany and Italy 2009 - The National Statistical Service of Greece states that the country has been in recession since the beginning of the year 2012 - A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece 2012 - CFBDSIR 2149-0403 is discovered, the closest rogue planet to earth (100 light-years away) Gangster Whitey BulgerGangster Whitey Bulger 2013 - Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes
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