14 November - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on November 14, the day number in a year is 318 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 319. November 14 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
November 14 in History - Top Historical Events
Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
1533 | Spanish explorers located Ecuador in the northwest of South America and incorporated it into their colony. |
1732 | The first professional librarian in North America, Louis Timothy, was hired in Philadelphia. |
1794 | The first recording meeting of the Franklin Literary Society was held at the Canonsburg Academy of Modern Washington and Jefferson College). |
1834 | William Thomson entered the University of Glasgow after 10 years and 4 months. |
1881 | Charles J. Guiteu prosecuted for the assassination of US President Garfield. |
1883 | The Congress of Chile established the National Library. |
1889 | India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad. |
1896 | Started power plant operation in Niagara Falls. |
1908 | Albert Einstein introduced quantum theory of light. |
1910 | Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performed the first takeoff from aship, flying from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in HamptonRoads, Virginia, US. |
1918 | The Republic of Czechoslovakia was established and TG Masric became President. |
1920 | The first concert of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra began. |
1921 | The Communist Party of Spain was established. |
1922 | The term of German Reich Chancellor Joseph Wirth ended. |
1923 | Kentaro Suzuki completed the ascent of Mount Lezuna. |
1937 | 7 people were killed and many were injured in a bombing in Jerusalem city. |
1940 | Second World War-Coventry Cathedral and much of the citycentre of Coventry, England, were destroyed by the German Luftwaffeduring the Coventry Blitz. |
1941 | Second World War-After suffering torpedo damage the previousday, the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (91) sank as she was being towed to Gibraltar for repairs. |
1952 | Al Martino's 'Here in My Heart' became the first song to belisted at the top of the UK Singles Chart. |
1953 | U.S. President Eisenhower called in a speech to Canadian Parliament. The objective of this was to address the making of a U.S.-Canadian preventive alliance against Russia since it was reported that Russia might attack with atomic weapons. |
1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation ESIC) was inaugurated. |
1957 | Children's Day was officially announced on the occasion of the birthday of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. |
1960 | 110 people died in two rail collisions in the Czech Republic. |
1968 | Yale University decided to allow women to enter the school. |
1970 | Southern Airways Flight 932, chartered by the MarshallUniversity football team, crashed into a hill near Ceredo, WestVirginia, US, killing all 75 people on board. |
1972 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 (1,003.16) for the first time. |
1973 | The value of gold decreased severely on the London market due to which investors lost millions of dollars. This happened in response to the decision made by the United States and Europe to abolish the two-tier standard of gold. |
1975 | With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain agreed towithdraw its presence from the territory of Spanish Sahara. |
1979 | After terminating the import of oil from Iran to the United States, President Jimmy Carter then releases Executive order 12170 that restrains all Iranian assets in the United States in retort to the hostage crisis. |
1984 | Cesar Climaco, mayor of Zamboanga City, the Philippines, was assassinated by an unknown gunman. |
1984 | NASA launches NATO 3D satellite. |
1985 | A volcanic eruption in Colombia buried an entire town of people along with three villages. It was reported that approximately 20,000 lives were lost. |
1991 | America is demanding that Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi hand over Libyan intelligence officers indicted in the US on 193 charges over the Pan Am flight 103 Lockerbie bombing in December 1988. |
1995 | As a result of budget conflicts between President Bill Clintonand the United States Congress led by Newt Gingrich, the federalgovernment was forced to shut down non-essential services. |
2001 | War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters capture the capital Kabul. |
2003 | Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L.Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian object 90377 Sedna. |
2005 | The diplomatic sanctions for Uzbekistan have been renewed by the United Nations, which were breached constantly by the governments of Britain and Germany. These sanctions ban the sale of artillery and visits from EU officials to Uzbekistan or vice versa. |
2007 | Denmark's Prime Minister André Fag Rasmussen took charge of the country for the third consecutive time. |
2008 | France, the European Union and Russia mutually agree to abstain from deploying missiles or missile defense systems till mid-2009 at a Summit in Nice. A pan-European security framework is discussed between Russia, the United States and the EU. |
2008 | The original impact probe landed on the surface of the moon. |
2009 | 15 coaches of the Mandore Superfast Express derailed near the Banskho gate in Jaipur, killing 6 passengers. |
2010 | Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers'Championship after winning the final race of the season to become theyoungest Formula One champion ever. |
2011 | Two men who were accused of Stephen Lawrence’s murder in 2003 are being tried at London’s Old Bailey. |
2012 | The death of a pregnant woman from septicemia in an Irish hospital provokes international rage, objections and conviction. University College Hospital Galway rejected several appeals from Savita Halappanavar and her family for an abortion on the grounds that "this is a Catholic country." |
2013 | Benigno Aquino III, the President of Philippines is critiqued by survivors, aid agencies, and international and local media for his incompetent response to the calamity. |
2014 | According to reports from the World Health Organization death toll in the three worst affected countries in West Africa - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - has crossed 5,000 |
Famous Birthdays of November 14:
Year | Name / Profession / Country |
1861 | Frederick Jackson Turner / Author / United States of America |
1993 | Samuel Umtiti / Footballer / France |
1898 | Benjamin Fondane / Poet / France |
1981 | Tom Ferrier / Racing Car Driver / United Kingdom |
1989 | T. Y. Hilton / Footballer / United States of America |
1989 | Vlad Chiricheș / Footballer / Romania |
1987 | Giorgos Georgiadis / Footballer / Greece |
1988 | Takurō Ōno / Actor / Japan |
1989 | Jake Livermore / Footballer / United Kingdom |
1889 | Pandit jawaharlal nehru / Politician / India |
1956 | Valerie Jarrett / Government Official / United States of America |
1947 | Bharathan / Writer / India |
1979 | Miguel Sabah / Footballer / Mexico |
1956 | Avi Cohen / Footballer / Israel |
1967 | Leo Kunnas / Author / Estonia |
1944 | Karen Armstrong / Author / United Kingdom |
1967 | Nina Gordon / Writer / United States of America |
1961 | Antonio Flores / Actor / Spain |
1955 | Philip Egan / Bishop / United Kingdom |
1971 | Adam Gilchrist / Cricketer / Australia |
1993 | Hymel Hunt / Rugby Player / New Zealand |
1933 | Fred Haise / Engineer / United States of America |
1993 | Francisco Lindor / Baseball Player / Puerto Rico |
1949 | James Young / Writer / United States of America |
1972 | Martin Pike / Footballer / Australia |
1929 | Jimmy Piersall / Baseball Player / United States of America |
1974 | Adina Howard / Writer / United States of America |
1956 | Peter R. de Vries / Journalist / Netherlands |
1925 | Stirling Colgate / Academic / United States of America |
1948 | Prince Charles / Emperor / United Kingdom |
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Read in Hindi : 14 नवम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं