November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 47 days remaining until the end of the year.
1940 – World War II : In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.1916 – World War I : The Battle of the Somme ends.1862 – American Civil War : President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside 's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia , leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg .1970 – Soviet Union enters ICAO , making Russian the fourth official language of organization.1965 – Vietnam War : The Battle of Ia Drang begins – the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.2012 – Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip , as hostilities with Hamas escalate.2001 – War in Afghanistan : Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul .1982 – Lech Wałęsa , the leader of Poland 's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border.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.1918 – Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.1941 – World War II: The aircraft carrrrrrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13.1973 – In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips , in Westminster Abbey .1969 – Apollo program : NASA launches Apollo 12 crewed mission to the surface of the Moon .1979 – Iran hostage crisis : US President Jimmy Carrrrrter issues Executive order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis .2010 – Germany's Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing wins Formula One 's Drivers Championship to become the sport's youngest champion.1975 – Spain abandons Western Sahara .1970 – Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia , killing 75, including members of the Marshall University football team.
1533 – Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca , Inca Empire .1952 – The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express .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.1889 – Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in seventy-two days.1991 – Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile .
1910 – Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first take off from a ship in Hampton Roads , Virginia . He took off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher .1991 – In Royal Oak, Michigan , a fired United States Postal Service employee goes on a shooting rampage , killing four and wounding five before committing suicide.
1957 – The Apalachin Meeting outside Binghamton, New York is raided by law enforcement, and many high level Mafia figures are arrested.1971 – Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria .1971 – Mariner 9 Mars .
1991 – American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103 .1922 – The BBC begins radio service in the United Kingdom.1770 – James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile .2003 – Astronomers Michael E. Brown , Chad Trujillo , and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna , a Trans-Neptunian object .1967 – American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.
1967 – The Congress of Colombia , in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta , declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".1921 – The Communist Party of Spain is founded.2008 – The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.1941 – World War II: In Slonim , German forces engaged in Operation Barbarossa murdered 9000 Jews in a single day.
1984 – Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco , a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos , is assassinated in his home city.
1983 – Lil Boosie , American rapper1972 – Josh Duhamel , American model and actor
1948 – Charles, Prince of Wales 1840 – Claude Monet , French painter (d. 1926)1979 – Olga Kurylenko , Ukrainian-French model and actress
1889 – Jawaharlal Nehru , Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (d. 1964)1954 – Condoleezza Rice , American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th United States Secretary of State
1966 – Curt Schilling , American baseball player and sportscaster
1964 – Patrick Warburton , American actor, singer, and producer
1908 – Joseph McCarthy , American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957)1981 – Russell Tovey , English actor
1968 – Janine Lindemulder , American porn actress1964 – Joseph Simmons , American rapper and producer (Run–D.M.C. )
1975 – Travis Barker , American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Blink-182 , +44 , Transplants , TRV$DJAM , Expensive Taste , and Box Carrrrr Racer )1959 – Paul McGann , English actor
1976 – Betsy Brandt , American actress1986 – Yuna , Malaysian singer-songwriter and guitarist1954 – Yanni , Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer (Chameleon )1900 – Aaron Copland , American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1990)1948 – Michael Dobbs , English author and politician
1765 – Robert Fulton , American engineer and inventor, invented the steamboat (d. 1815)1919 – Veronica Lake , American actress and singer (d. 1973)
1981 – Vanessa Bayer , American actress1921 – Brian Keith , American actor and director (d. 1997)
1972 – Matt Bloom , American wrestler1961 – D. B. Sweeney , American actor
1797 – Charles Lyell , Scottish geologist and lawyer (d. 1875)1906 – Louise Brooks , American actress and dancer (d. 1985)1985 – Thomas Vermaelen , Belgian footballer1962 – Laura San Giacomo , American actress
1977 – Obie Trice , American rapper1917 – Park Chung-hee , South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (d. 1979)1956 – Steve Stockman , American politician
1974 – David Moscow , American actor and producer
1912 – Barbara Hutton , American philanthropist (d. 1979)1927 – McLean Stevenson , American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1861 – Frederick Jackson Turner , American historian and author (d. 1932)1951 – Zhang Yimou , Chinese actor, director, producer, and cinematographer
1907 – Astrid Lindgren , Swedish author and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1891 – Frederick Banting , Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)1922 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali , Egyptian politician and diplomat 6th Secretary General of the United Nations
1904 – Dick Powell , American actor, director, and producer (d. 1963)
1896 – Mamie Eisenhower , American wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower , 41st First Lady of the United States (d. 1979)1971 – Adam Gilchrist , Australian cricketer and sportscaster1971 – Vikas Khanna , Indian chef and author
1951 – Sandahl Bergman , American actress, singer, and dancer
1916 – Sherwood Schwartz , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2011)
1944 – Karen Armstrong , English author and academic1962 – Harland Williams , Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
1964 – Bill Hemmer , American journalist1964 – Silken Laumann , Canadian rower
1719 – Leopold Mozart , Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1787)1975 – Gary Vaynerchuk , Russian-American businessman and critic
1982 – Kyle Orton , American football player1973 – Dana Snyder , American comedian, actor, and producer
1969 – Butch Walker , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (SouthGang and Marvelous 3 )1989 – The Ready Set , American singer-songwriter
1991 – Taylor Hall , Canadian ice hockey player1991 – Graham Patrick Martin , American actor
1989 – Jake Livermore , English footballer
1949 – James Young , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Styx )
1951 – Alec John Such , American bass player (Bon Jovi )
1875 – Gregorio del Pilar , Filipino general (d. 1899)1947 – Bharathan , Indian director and screenwriter (d. 1998)1955 – Jack Sikma , American basketball player and coach
1967 – Nina Gordon , American singer-songwriter (Veruca Salt )
1974 – Adina Howard , American singer-songwriter and chef
1967 – Letitia Dean , English actress and singer1567 – Maurice, Prince of Orange (d. 1625)1778 – Johann Nepomuk Hummel , Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1837)1895 – Walter Jackson Freeman II , American physician and psychiatrist (d. 1972)1970 – Brendan Benson , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Raconteurs )1951 – Stephen Bishop , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1959 – Chris Woods , English footballer, coach, and manager
1907 – William Steig , American author, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 2003)
1805 – Fanny Mendelssohn , German pianist and composer (d. 1847)1947 – Buckwheat Zydeco , American accordion player
1948 – Paul Dacre , English journalist
1978 – Michala Banas , New Zealand actress and singer
1973 – Lawyer Milloy , American football player
1951 – Frankie Banali , American drummer and songwriter (Quiet Riot and W.A.S.P. )1953 – Dominique de Villepin , Moroccan-French lawyer and politician, 167th Prime Minister of France
1863 – Leo Baekeland , Belgian-American chemist and engineer (d. 1944)1930 – Michael Robbins , English actor (d. 1992)
1975 – Faye Tozer , English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Steps )
1954 – Bernard Hinault , French cyclist
1989 – T. Y. Hilton , American football player
1971 – Marco Leonardi , Australian-Italian actor
1980 – Brock Pierce , American actor1904 – Harold Larwood , English-Australian cricketer (d. 1995)
1990 – Jessica Jacobs , Australian actress and singer (d. 2008)1828 – James B. McPherson , American general (d. 1864)1959 – Paul Attanasio , American screenwriter and producer1936 – Freddie Garrity , English singer and actor (Freddie and the Dreamers ) (d. 2006)
1934 – Dave Mackay , Scottish footballer and manager1970 – David Wesley , American basketball player and sportscaster
1978 – Xavier Nady , American baseball player
1934 – Ellis Marsalis, Jr. , American pianist and educator
1927 – Narciso Yepes , Spanish guitarist and composer (d. 1997)
1974 – Joe Principe , American singer and bass player (Rise Against and 88 Fingers Louie )
1907 – Howard W. Hunter , American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1995)1973 – Moka Only , Canadian rapper and producer (Swollen Members )
1973 – Kareem Campbell , American skateboarder1952 – Johnny A. , American guitarist and songwriter1924 – Leonid Kogan , Ukrainian-Russian violinist (d. 1982)1979 – Miguel Sabah , Mexican footballer
1945 – Stella Obasanjo , Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo , 11th First Lady of Nigeria (d. 2005)
1988 – Michael Cox , American football player1944 – David Nash , English sculptor and academic
1956 – Peter R. de Vries , Dutch journalist and producer
1915 – Martha Tilton , American singer and actress (d. 2006)1904 – Harold Haley , American judge (d. 1970)1776 – Henri Dutrochet , French physician, botanist, and physiologist (d. 1847)1979 – Carrrrrl Hayman , New Zealand rugby player
1803 – Jacob Abbott , American author (d. 1879)1961 – Antonio Flores , Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1995)1936 – Cornell Gunter , American singer (The Coasters and The Flairs ) (d. 1990)
1878 – Julie Manet , French painter and art collector (d. 1966)1898 – Benjamin Fondane , Romanian-French philosopher, poet, and critic (d. 1944)1965 – Greg Hands , American-English politician1816 – John Curwen , English minister and educator (d. 1880)1960 – Tom Judson , American actor and composer1912 – Tung-Yen Lin , Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (d. 2003)
1984 – Lisa De Vanna , Australian footballer1936 – Carrrrrey Bell , American singer and harmonica player (d. 2007)1953 – Tim Bowler , English author
1989 – Vlad Chiricheș , Romanian footballer1935 – Michael Busselle , English photographer and author (d. 2006)1935 – Hussein of Jordan (d. 1999)
1916 – Roger Apéry , Greek-French mathematician and academic (d. 1994)1838 – August Šenoa , Croatian author, poet, and critic (d. 1881)2002 – Ben Bowen , American brain cancer victim (d. 2005)1962 – Satomi Kōrogi , Japanese voice actress1929 – Shirley Crabtree , English wrestler (d. 1997)1978 – Delphine Chanéac , French model and actress
1939 – Wendy Carrrrrlos , American keyboard player and composer1942 – Natalia Gutman , Russian cellist and educator1943 – Peter Norton , American programmer and author1929 – Jimmy Piersall , American baseball player and sportscaster
1930 – Charles De Sorgher , Belgian bobsledder1930 – Peter Katin , English pianist and academic
1972 – Dariusz Żuraw , Polish footballer and manager
1972 – Edyta Górniak , Polish singer
1979 – Mavie Hörbiger , German-Austrian actress
1984 – Marija Šerifović , Serbian singer
1946 – Roland Duchâtelet , Belgian businessman and politician1930 – Edward Higgins White , American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)
1947 – P. J. O'Rourke , American journalist and author
1932 – Gunter Sachs , German astrologer and photographer (d. 2011)1933 – Fred Haise , American pilot, engineer, and astronaut1779 – Adam Oehlenschläger , Danish poet and playwright (d. 1850)1974 – Matt Cedeño , American model and actor1771 – Marie François Xavier Bichat , French anatomist and physiologist (d. 1802)1949 – Raúl di Blasio , Argentinian pianist, composer, and producer1949 – Gary Grubbs , American actor
1927 – Bart Cummings , Australian horse trainer
1919 – Johnny Desmond , American singer (d. 1985)1960 – Remi Moses , English footballer and coach
1945 – Louise Ellman , English academic and politician1987 – Giorgios Georgiadis , Greek footballer1945 – Paul Hirsch , American film editor
1951 – Leszek Cichy , Polish mountaineer
1966 – Charles Hazlewood , English conductor1954 – Anson Funderburgh , American guitarist and bandleader
1961 – Elizabeth Keifer , American actress
1975 – Luiz Bombonato Goulart , Brazilian footballer
1961 – Brett Walker , American songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
1812 – Maria Cristina of Savoy (d. 1836)
1928 – Kathleen Hughes , American actress1930 – Monique Mercure , Canadian actress
1964 – Rockie Lynne , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Babette Babich , American philosopher, author, and scholar1934 – Catherine McGuinness , Irish lawyer, judge, and politician
1972 – Aaron Taylor , American football player and sportscaster
1953 – Phil Baron , American voice actor, puppeteer, and songwriter1979 – Rallia Christidou , Greek singer-songwriter and producer1983 – Guillermo Moscoso , American baseball player
1950 – Sarah Radclyffe , English producer and production manager1966 – Petra Rossner , German cyclist
1925 – Stirling Colgate , American physicist and academic (d. 2013)1878 – Leopold Staff , Ukrainian-Polish poet (d. 1957)
1978 – Bobby Allen , American ice hockey player1975 – Nicolai Cleve Broch , Norwegian actor
1663 – Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow , German organist and composer (d. 1712)1905 – John Henry Barbee , American singer and guitarist (d. 1964)1957 – Nicola Brewer , English politician and diplomat1935 – Lefteris Papadopoulos , Greek songwriter and journalist
1972 – Martin Pike , Australian footballer and coach
1955 – Philip Egan , English bishop1910 – Eric Malpass , English author (d. 1996)1919 – Lisa Otto , German soprano (d. 2013)
1968 – Serge Postigo , French-Canadian actor
1601 – Jean Eudes , French missionary, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary and Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge (d. 1680)1812 – Aleardo Aleardi , Italian poet (d. 1878)1922 – Paul Bassim , Lebanese bishop (d. 2012)1937 – Murray Oliver , Canadian ice hockey player and coach1927 – Lawrie Barratt , English businessman, founded Barratt Developments (d. 2012)1883 – Ado Birk , Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)1895 – Louise Huff , American actress (d. 1973)
1981 – Tom Ferrier , English race carrrrr driver
1967 – Leo Kunnas , Estonian colonel and author
1984 – Courtney Johns , Australian footballer
1877 – John Biller , American jumper (d. 1934)1978 – Chris Shar , American bass player (Stiffed and Man Man )
1777 – Nathaniel Claiborne , American politician (d. 1859)1986 – Alo Jakin , Estonian cyclist
1875 – Jakob Schaffner , Swiss author (d. 1944)
1957 – Michael J. Fitzgerald , American author
1979 – Moitheri Ntobo , Lesothan footballer
1921 – Ea Jansen , Estonian historian and academic (d. 2005)
1915 – Booker T. Washington , American educator, author, and activist (b. 1856)1831 – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel , German philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1770)1991 – Tony Richardson , English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)565 – Justinian I , Byzantine emperor (b. 482)1263 – Alexander Nevsky , Russian saint (b. 1220)1716 – Gottfried Leibniz , German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1646)1908 – Guangxu Emperor of China (b. 1871)683 – Yazid I , Umayyad caliph (b. 647)1977 – A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , Indian monk and guru (b. 1896)1687 – Nell Gwyn , English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1650)2001 – Charlotte Coleman , English actress (b. 1968)2003 – Gene Anthony Ray , American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1962)1946 – Manuel de Falla , Spanish composer (b. 1876)1832 – Charles Carrrrrroll of Carrrrrrollton , American politician (b. 1737)2002 – Eddie Bracken , American actor and singer (b. 1915)1825 – Jean Paul , German journalist and author (b. 1763)1989 – Jimmy Murphy , Welsh-English footballer and manager (b. 1910)1944 – Trafford Leigh-Mallory , English air marshal (b. 1892)
1992 – Ernst Happel , Austrian footballer and coach (b. 1925)1994 – Tom Villard , American actor (b. 1953)1974 – Johnny Mack Brown , American football player, actor, and singer (b. 1904)1995 – Jack Finney , American author and screenwriter (b. 1911)1866 – Miguel I of Portugal (b. 1802)1522 – Anne of France (b. 1461)2011 – Neil Heywood , English-Chinese businessman (b. 1970)2013 – Augustine , Indian actor (b. 1955)1359 – Gregory Palamas , Greek archbishop and saint (b. 1296)2011 – Jackie Leven , Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Doll by Doll ) (b. 1950)
1817 – Policarpa Salavarrieta , Colombian seamstress and spy (b. 1795)1972 – Martin Dies, Jr. , American politician (b. 1900)1831 – Ignaz Pleyel , Austrian-French composer and piano builder (b. 1757)
2012 – Ahmed Jabari , Palestinian commander (b. 1960)
2012 – Alexandro Alves do Nascimento , Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)1997 – Eddie Arcaro , American jockey and sportscaster (b. 1916)2013 – Grace Jones , English super-centenarian (b. 1899)
1746 – Georg Wilhelm Steller , German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (b. 1709)1829 – Louis Nicolas Vauquelin , French pharmacist and chemist (b. 1763)669 – Fujiwara no Kamatari , Japanese courtier and politician (b. 614)1944 – Carrrrrl Flesch , Hungarian violinist and educator (b. 1873)2004 – Michel Colombier , French-American composer and conductor (b. 1939)2012 – Abubakar Olusola Saraki , Nigerian physician and politician (b. 1933)
1633 – William Ames , English philosopher and academic (b. 1576)2000 – Robert Trout , American journalist (b. 1908)1734 – Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth (b. 1649)1988 – Haywood S. Hansell , American general (b. 1903)1950 – Orhan Veli Kanık , Turkish poet (b. 1914)1937 – Jack O'Connor , American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)1391 – Nikola Tavelić , Croatian missionary and saint (b. 1340)2012 – Luíz Eugênio Pérez , Brazilian bishop (b. 1928)
1984 – Cesar Climaco , Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (b. 1916)2012 – Martin Fay , Irish fiddler (The Chieftains ) (b. 1936)
2013 – Georgina Anderson , English singer (b. 1998)
1907 – Andrew Inglis Clark , Australian lawyer and politician (b. 1848)1981 – Robert Bradford , Irish footballer and politician (b. 1941)2010 – Wes Santee , American runner (b. 1932)2001 – Juan Carrrrrlos Lorenzo , Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1922)
1556 – Giovanni della Casa , Italian poet and archbishop (b. 1504)1691 – Tosa Mitsuoki , Japanese painter (b. 1617)1990 – Sol Kaplan , American composer (b. 1919)2008 – Kristin Hunter , American author (b. 1931)1749 – Maruyama Gondazaemon , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (b. 1713)1914 – Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar , Indian lawyer and journalist (b. 1861)1997 – Jack Pickersgill , Canadian politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1905)
1844 – John Abercrombie , Scottish physician and philosopher (b. 1780)2012 – Joe Gilliam, Sr. , American football player and coach (b. 1923)
2002 – Elena Nikolaidi , Turkish-American soprano and educator (b. 1909)
1916 – Henry George, Jr. , American journalist and politician (b. 1862)2006 – Sumner Shapiro , American admiral (b. 1926)2013 – Hari Krishna Devsare , Indian journalist and author (b. 1938)
1947 – Joseph Allard , Canadian fiddler and composer (b. 1873)2013 – Sudhir Bhat , Indian producer and manager (b. 1951)
2013 – Bennett Masinga , South African footballer (b. 1965)
2012 – Gail Harris , American baseball player (b. 1931)
2013 – Reg Sinclair , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
2012 – Brian Davies , Australian rugby player (b. 1930)
2013 – Dena Epstein , American musicologist and author (b. 1916)
1996 – John A. Cade , American politician (b. 1929)2012 – Enrique Beech , Filipino target shooter and footballer (b. 1920)
1971 – William Bendeck , Bolivian race carrrrr driver (b. 1934)2012 – Lucien Laferte , Canadian ski jumper (b. 1919)
1984 – Nikitas Platis , Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1912)
2012 – Paddy Meegan , Irish footballer (b. 1922)
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