Notable Historical Events on November 14th
November 14th Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
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 (Kirch's Comet/Newton's 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 |
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 |
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 Verne's 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 Hauptmann's "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 Belasco's "Girl of Golden West" premieres in NYC |
1906 |
President Theodore Roosevelt visits Panama |
1907 |
The Third Duma (Parliament) meets in Russia; following Tsar Nicholas II's 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 |
1919 |
Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia |
1920 |
American Pro Football League's 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 Wirth's term ends |
1923 |
Kentaro Suzuki completes his ascent of Mount Iizuna. |
1927 |
World's 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 |
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 Crouse's "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 |
Kilauea's 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
"Don't 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 |
California's 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 |
Sam's 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 |
1990 |
Michael Heseltine contests Margaret Thatcher's 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 Jackson's "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. |
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 Women's 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 |
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 |
Disney's "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) |
2013 |
Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus five years for his crimes |
2015 |
Paris attacks: Horror as terror strikes France again, killing 132 people |
2015 |
US airstrike in Libya kills ISIS leader |
2016 |
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand - USGS |
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