Historical Events In November - 14
Friday, 19 April 2024
1982 Joachim Stutschewsky, composer, dies at 91 on November - 14.
1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit on November - 14.
1984 NASA launches NATO-3D on November - 14.
1984 On this day in history george Matthews, Bkln NY, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73
1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia killing 23,000 people on this day in history.
1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky on this day in history.
1987 On November - 14 pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88
1989 On November - 14 cP Rail commences cabooseless train operations.
1990 On this day in history michael Heseltine contests Thatcher's leadership of the party
1990 K L Poll, journalist/author, dies on November - 14.
1991 On November - 14 michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premiers on FOX TV
1991 On November - 14 tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDs at 63
1992 Clem Beauchamp, US stuntman/director (Tarzan, Superman), dies on this day in history.
1993 On November - 14 sanzo Nosaka, co-founder of Japanese Communist Party (1922), dies
1994 On November - 14 ferdinand J Kranenburg, director of queen (North Holland), dies at 83
1995 Jack Finney, author (Body Snatchers), dies of pneumonia at 84 on this day in history.
1996 On this day in history havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77
2007 On this day in history a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in northern Chile.
2007 High Speed 1 from London to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers on November - 14.
2012 A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece on November - 14.
2012 On this day in history israel launches Operation Pillar of Defense against the Palestinian-governed Gaza Strip, killing Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari. In the following week 140 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed in an ensuing cycle of violence. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the week-long escalation in hostilities in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.
2017 Armed forces drive through streets of Harare, Zimbabwe a day after military says its prepared to step in after removal of vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa on this day in history.
2018 Attempt to move 720,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar from Bangladesh refugee camps amid international criticism. They refuse to go on November - 14.
2018 On this day in history edward Hopper's painting "Chop Suey" sells $92 million, a record for the artist at auction in New York
2018 On November - 14 jewellery that belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette is auctioned off in Geneva, after not being seen for 200 years
2018 Archaeologists announce discovery of ancient Greek city of Tenea near Corinth, supposedly founded by captives from Trojan War on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history large impact crater, 31 km wide, from iron meteorite identified under Hiawatha Glacier in Greenland
2018 On November - 14 uK Prime Minister Theresa May ’s cabinet approves draft plan for country's exit from the European Union (Brexit)
2018 On this day in history astronomers announce discovery of Super-Earth planet (3.2x bigger than Earth) orbiting red dwarf Barnard's star, 6 light years away
2018 On this day in history new York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom wins NL Cy Young Award; his 10 wins fewest ever by a Cy Young winner in a non-strike-shortened season; MLB-leading 1.70 ERA; 29 consecutive start streak longest in MLB history
2019 On this day in history italy declares a state of emergency in Venice following record flooding.
2021 Unprecedented rain caused by an atmospheric river bring a series of floods to the Pacific Northwest on this day in history.
2021 On this day in history the 2021 Argentine legislative election is held.
2021 The 2021 Bulgarian general election is held on this day in history.