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This day in history: 14 November

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380 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 14 November.
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2019: A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries.

Holidays and observances

Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau)

Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India)

Christian feast day: Alberic of Utrecht

Christian feast day: All Saints of the Carmelites

Christian feast day: All Souls of the Benedictine family

Christian feast day: Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Christian feast day: Dubricius (Dyfrig, or Devereux)

Christian feast day: Hypatius of Gangra

Christian feast day: Joseph Pignatelli SJ

Christian feast day: Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)

Christian feast day: Laurence O'Toole

Christian feast day: Nikola Tavelic

Events

2019A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries.

2017A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home.

2016A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikōura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people.

2012Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas.

2008Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.

2008The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.

2003Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.

2001A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.

2001War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.

1995A 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.

1992In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30.

1991American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.

1991Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile.

1990After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.

1990While on approach to Zurich Airport, Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46.

1984Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city.

1982Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border.

1982Reverend Caesar "Butch" Conde leads first worship service of the Bread of Life Ministries International in the Philippines.

1979US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis.

1978France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests.

1977During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.

1975With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara.

1973In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.

1973The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.

1971Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.

1970Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team.

1970Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization.

1969Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon.

1967American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.

1967The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".

1965Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.

1960Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.

1957The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.

1952The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart.

1941World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murder nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a single day.

1941World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13.

1940World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.

1938The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.

1922The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.

1921The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.

Born on this day

2000Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress

1998DeVonta Smith, American football player

1998Sofia Kenin, American tennis player

1997Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer

1997Christopher Nkunku, French footballer

1997Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer

1996Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player

1996Dawson Knox, American football player

1993Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player

1993Samuel Umtiti, French footballer

1993Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor

1991Graham Patrick Martin, American actor

1991Miriam Brouwer, Canadian cyclist

1991Taylor Hall, Canadian ice hockey player

1991Thinzar Shunlei Yi, Burmese activist

1990Jessica Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (died 2008)

1990Roman Bürki, Swiss footballer

1989Jake Livermore, English footballer

1989Stella Maeve, American actress

1989T. Y. Hilton, American football player

1989Vlad Chiricheș, Romanian footballer

1988Chiyotairyū Hidemasa, Japanese sumo wrestler

1988Nanase Hoshii, Japanese singer and actress

1987Giorgos Georgiadis, Greek footballer

1986Cory Michael Smith, American actor

1986Danielle Page, American-Serbian basketball player and coach

1986Kalisto, Mexican-American wrestler

1985Thomas Vermaelen, Belgian footballer

1984Courtney Johns, Australian footballer

1984Lisa De Vanna, Australian footballer

1984Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer

1983Chelsea Wolfe, American singer-songwriter

1983Guillermo Moscoso, American baseball player

1983Miriam Barnes, American sprinter and hurdler

1983Naqqash Tahir, English cricketer

1982Boosie Badazz, American rapper

1982Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai

1982Joy Williams, American singer-songwriter

1982Kyle Orton, American football player

1981Russell Tovey, English actor

Died on this day

2024Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (born 1943)

2024Vic Flick, English guitarist (born 1937)

2020Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer and television presenter (born 1932)

2020Peter Florjancic, Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete (born 1919)

2016Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (born 1955)

2015K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)

2015Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler (born 1934)

2015Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)

2014Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (born 1924)

2014Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (born 1937)

2014Morteza Pashaei, Iranian singer-songwriter (born 1984)

2013Bennett Masinga, South African footballer (born 1965)

2013Hari Krishna Devsare, Indian journalist and author (born 1938)

2013Sudhir Bhat, Indian producer and manager (born 1951)

2012Abubakar Olusola Saraki, Nigerian physician and politician (born 1933)

2012Ahmed Jabari, Palestinian commander (born 1960)

2012Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (born 1974)

2012Brian Davies, Australian rugby player and manager (born 1930)

2012Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (born 1936)

2011Esin Afşar, Italian-Turkish singer and actress (born 1936)

2011Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)

2011Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (born 1970)

2010Wes Santee, American runner (born 1932)

2008Kristin Hunter, American author and academic (born 1931)

2008Robert E. Valett, American psychologist, teacher, and author (born 1927)

2006Sumner Shapiro, American admiral (born 1926)

2004Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (born 1939)

2003Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (born 1962)

2002Eddie Bracken, American actor (born 1915)

2002Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (born 1909)

Quote of the day

“Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.”

Seneca

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