Historical Events In November - 14

1844  On this day in history flora Tristan, writer, dies at 41  

1845  On this day in history allen Hill, cricketer (took the 1st wicket in Test cricket)  

1851  On this day in history "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published  

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  On this day in history bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee  

1863  On this day in history skirmish at Danville, Mississippi  

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

1875  Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer: Conrad Pilater on this day in history.  

1877  René de Clerq, Flemish poet/author (Emergency Horn) on November - 14.  

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1879  On this day in history geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer  

1880  Eugene O'Brien, Boulder OH, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm) on November - 14.  

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

1881  On November - 14 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  St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes on November - 14.  

1889  On November - 14 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  On November - 14 james Meredith, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1912)  

1893  Gerhart Hauptmanns "Hanneles Himmelfahrt," premieres in Berlin on November - 14.  

1893  Carlo E Gadda, Italian engineer/writer (Madonna dei filosofi) on this day in history.  

1894  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez" (BG) on November - 14.  

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

1894  On November - 14 harold Collett Dent, journalist/educationist  

1896  On this day in history power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation  

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

1897  On November - 14 john Steuart Curry, US painter/lithographer (Baptism in Kansas)  

1900  On this day in history the birth of Aaron Copland, American composer  

1900  Clara Fasano, sculptor on this day in history.  

1901  Morton Downey, Wallingford Ct, singer (Star of the Family) on November - 14.  

1902  On this day in history paulus T van der Maesen the Sombreff, foreign minister, dies  

1904  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer on November - 14.  

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1511  Janus Secundus, neo latin poet (Basia) was born on November - 14.  

1567  On November - 14 birth of maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (d. 1625)  

1601  On this day in history birth of jean Eudes, French missionary (d. 1680)  

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

1663  Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer was born on this day in history.  

1679  On November - 14 birth of omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius  

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

1740  On this day in history birth of johann van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven's father and first teacher (d. 1792)  

0563  On November - 14 justinianus, co-emperor of Byzantium (527-563), dies at 82  

0784  On this day in history alberik I, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

0976  T'ai tsu, emperor of China/founder of Sung-dynasty, dies on this day in history.  

1226  On November - 14 death of frederick of Isenberg, German politician (executed) (b. 1193)  

1263  Alexander Nevsky, [Aleksandr], Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir dies at 43 on November - 14.  

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

1391  Death of Nikola Tavelić, First Croatian saint (b. 1340) on November - 14.  

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