Historical Events In November - 14
Saturday, 20 April 2024
1982 On November - 14 joachim Stutschewsky, composer, dies at 91
1984 On November - 14 astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit
1984 On this day in history nASA launches NATO-3D
1984 George Matthews, Bkln NY, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 on November - 14.
1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia killing 23,000 people on November - 14.
1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky on November - 14.
1987 On this day in history pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88
1989 CP Rail commences cabooseless train operations on November - 14.
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 this day in history michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premiers on FOX TV
1991 Tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDs at 63 on this day in history.
1992 On November - 14 clem Beauchamp, US stuntman/director (Tarzan, Superman), dies
1993 Sanzo Nosaka, co-founder of Japanese Communist Party (1922), dies on this day in history.
1994 Ferdinand J Kranenburg, director of queen (North Holland), dies at 83 on November - 14.
1995 On this day in history jack Finney, author (Body Snatchers), dies of pneumonia at 84
1996 Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, lloyd's underwriter, dies at 77 on this day in history.
2007 A 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in northern Chile on November - 14.
2007 High Speed 1 from London to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers on this day in history.
2012 A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece on this day in history.
2012 On November - 14 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 On this day in history attempt to move 720,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar from Bangladesh refugee camps amid international criticism. They refuse to go.
2018 Edward Hopper's painting "Chop Suey" sells $92 million, a record for the artist at auction in New York on November - 14.
2018 Jewellery that belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette is auctioned off in Geneva, after not being seen for 200 years on this day in history.
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 November - 14 large impact crater, 31 km wide, from iron meteorite identified under Hiawatha Glacier in Greenland
2018 UK Prime Minister Theresa May ’s cabinet approves draft plan for country's exit from the European Union (Brexit) on November - 14.
2018 Astronomers announce discovery of Super-Earth planet (3.2x bigger than Earth) orbiting red dwarf Barnard's star, 6 light years away on this day in history.
2018 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 on November - 14.
2019 Italy declares a state of emergency in Venice following record flooding on November - 14.
2021 On this day in history unprecedented rain caused by an atmospheric river bring a series of floods to the Pacific Northwest.
2021 On November - 14 the 2021 Argentine legislative election is held.
2021 The 2021 Bulgarian general election is held on November - 14.