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November 14: Day of the Week
November 14, 2024 is the 319th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 47 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
November 14 Historical Event(s)
1533
Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca empire
1910
Aviator Eugene 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.
1916
World War I: The Battle of the Somme ends.
1940
World War II: In England, the city of Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
1941
World War II: In Slonim, German forces engaged in Operation Barbarossa murdered 9000 Jews in a single day.
1965
Vietnam War: The Battle of the Ia Drang begins – the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.
1970
Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including members of the Marshall University football team.
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.
2001
War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
2002
Argentina defaults on an $805 million World Bank payment.
Who were born on November 14?
1765
Robert Fulton, American inventor (d. 1815)
1805
Fanny Mendelssohn, German composer and pianist (d. 1847)
1875
Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (d. 1899)
1898
Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French writer and filmmaker (d. 1944)
1919
Johnny Desmond, American singer (d. 1985)
1954
Yanni, Greek musician & composer
1970
David Wesley, American basketball player
1972
Matthew Bloom, American professional wrestler
1975
Nicolai Cleve Broch, Norwegian actor
1983
Lil Boosie, American rapper
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IUUHITS? Check your answers here: Word scramble IUUHITS. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.