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Historical Events Happened In November - 14

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

1860 On this day in history feliks Ostrowski, composer, dies at 58

1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U) on this day in history.

1863 Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee on this day in history.

1863 Skirmish at Danville, Mississippi on this day in history.

1863 On this day in history leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakelite)

1875 On this day in history jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer: Conrad Pilater

1877 On this day in history rené de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn)

1879 Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer on this day in history.

1880 On this day in history eugene O'Brien, Boulder OH, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm)

1881 On this day in history charles J Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination

1881 On this day in history charles J Guiteau went on trial for Pres Garfield's assassination

1883 On this day in history nikolaos Plastiras, Greek premier (1945, 50, 51-52)

1887 Bernhard Paumgartner, Austria, musicologist/conductor/composer on this day in history.

1888 On this day in history st Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes

1889 On this day in history nY World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip

1889 On this day in history 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

1889 Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Indian PM (1947-64) on this day in history.

1892 James Meredith, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1912) on this day in history.

1893 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Hanneles Himmelfahrt," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.

1893 On this day in history carlo E Gadda, Italian engineer/writer (Madonna dei filosofi)

1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" (BG) on this day in history.

1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez" (BG) on this day in history.

1894 On this day in history harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist

1896 Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation on this day in history.

1896 Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61) on this day in history.

1897 On this day in history john Steuart Curry, US painter/lithographer (Baptism in Kansas)

1900 The birth of Aaron Copland, American composer on this day in history.

1900 Clara Fasano, sculptor on this day in history.

1901 Morton Downey, Wallingford Ct, singer (Star of the Family) on this day in history.

1902 Paulus T van der Maesen the Sombreff, foreign minister, dies on this day in history.

1904 On this day in history alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer

1905 David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West," premieres in NYC on this day in history.

1905 On this day in history l H Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reformed of Netherlands)

1906 On this day in history roosevelt becomes first US President to visit a foreign country (Panama)

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Famous Birthdays In November - 14

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1511 On this day in history birth of janus Secundus, neo latin poet (Basia)

1567 Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.

1601 Jean Eudes, French missionary (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.

1650 Willem III Henry, [Dutch William], king of England (1689-1702) was born on this day in history.

1663 On this day in history birth of friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer

1679 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius was born on this day in history.

1719 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, composer was born on this day in history.

1740 Johann van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven's father and first teacher (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In November - 14

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1226 Death of Frederick of Isenberg, German politician (executed) (b. 1193) on this day in history.

1263 Alexander Nevsky, [Aleksandr], Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir dies at 43 on this day in history.

1359 On this day in history gregorius Palamas, Byzantine mystic/archbishop/saint, dies

1391 On this day in history death of nikola Tavelić, First Croatian saint (b. 1340)

1522 Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of French king Louis XI, dies at 61 on this day in history.

1556 On this day in history death of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (b. 1504)

1589 Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geographer, dies at 58 on this day in history.

1625 Giulio C Procaccini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies on this day in history.