14 November
Notable Births
Xiyeon
b. 2000
South Korean actress (born 2000)
Sofia Kenin
b. 1998
American tennis player (born 1998)
DeVonta Smith
b. 1998
American football player (born 1998)
Noussair Mazraoui
b. 1997
Moroccan footballer (born 1997)
Christopher Nkunku
b. 1997
French footballer (born 1997)
Axel Tuanzebe
b. 1997
Congolese footballer (born 1997)
Borna Ćorić
b. 1996
Croatian tennis player (born 1996)
Dawson Knox
b. 1996
American football player (born 1996)
Francisco Lindor
b. 1993
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1993)
Shūhei Nomura
b. 1993
Japanese actor (borm 194)
Samuel Umtiti
b. 1993
French footballer (born 1993)
Taylor Hall
b. 1991
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)
Graham Patrick Martin
b. 1991
American actor
Thinzar Shunlei Yi
b. 1991
Burmese human rights activist (born 1991)
Roman Bürki
b. 1990
Swiss footballer (born 1990)
Jessica Jacobs
b. 1990
Australian actress and singer
Vlad Chiricheș
b. 1989
Romanian footballer (born 1989)
T. Y. Hilton
b. 1989
American football player (born 1989)
Jake Livermore
b. 1989
English footballer (born 1989)
Joseph McCarthy
b. 1908
American politician (1908–1957)
Notable Deaths
Vic Flick
d. 2024
English guitarist (1937–2024)
Peter Sinfield
d. 2024
English poet and songwriter (1943–2024)
Des O'Connor
d. 2020
English comedian, singer and television presenter (1932–2020)
Gwen Ifill
d. 2016
Panamanian-American journalist, television newscaster, and author (1955–2016)
Nick Bockwinkel
d. 2015
American wrestler (1934–2015)
K. S. Gopalakrishnan
d. 2015
Indian screenwriter and director
Warren Mitchell
d. 2015
English actor (1926–2015)
Eugene Dynkin
d. 2014
Russian mathematician (1924–2014)
Glen A. Larson
d. 2014
American television producer and writer (1937–2014)
Morteza Pashaei
d. 2014
Iranian singer (1984–2014)
Neil Heywood
d. 2011
English businessman (1970–2011)
Jackie Leven
d. 2011
Scottish musician (1950–2011)
Wes Santee
d. 2010
American middle-distance runner
Sumner Shapiro
d. 2006
United States Navy Rear Admiral (1926–2006)
Gene Anthony Ray
d. 2003
American actor, dancer, and choreographer (1962–2003)
Eddie Bracken
d. 2002
American actor (1915–2002)
Elena Nikolaidi
d. 2002
American opera singer
Charlotte Coleman
d. 2001
English actress (1968–2001)
Booker T. Washington
d. 1915
American educator, author, orator and adviser
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
d. 1716
German polymath (1646–1716)
On This Day in History
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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.
Saugus High School shooting
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.
Rancho Tehama shootings
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.
2016 Kaikōura earthquake
2012
Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas.
Israel
2008
The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
2008 G20 Washington summit
2008
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
2003
Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.
Sedna (dwarf planet)
2001
War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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.
2001 Kunlun earthquake
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.
1995–1996 United States federal government shutdowns
1992
In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30.
Cyclone Forrest
1991
American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
Intelligence assessment
1991
Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile.
Norodom Sihanouk
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.
German reunification
1990
While on approach to Zurich Airport, Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46.
Zurich Airport
1984
Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city.
Zamboanga City
1982
Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border.
Lech Wałęsa
1979
US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis.
Executive Order 12170
1978
France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests.
France
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.
House of Commons of the United Kingdom