On this day: 14 November

Selected events and births on 14 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. Read more: Gottfried Kirch Great Comet of 1680 Comet
• 1851 – Moby-Dick, an epic novel by American writer Herman Melville, was first published in the United States. Read more: Moby-Dick Herman Melville
• 1910 – Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performed the first takeoff from a ship, flying from a makeshift deck on USS Birmingham in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Read more: Eugene Burton Ely Takeoff USS Birmingham (CL-2)
• 1960 – Ruby Bridges and the McDonogh Three became the first black children to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana as part of the New Orleans school desegregation crisis. Read more: Ruby Bridges McDonogh Three New Orleans school desegregation crisis
• 1967 – American physicist Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. Read more: Theodore Maiman Ruby laser
• 1969 – Apollo 12 launched from the Kennedy Space Center, later becoming the second crewed flight to land on the Moon. Read more: Apollo 12 Kennedy Space Center
• 1990 – Music producer Frank Farian admitted that the German R&B duo Milli Vanilli did not sing the vocals on their album Girl You Know It's True. Read more: Frank Farian Contemporary R&B Milli Vanilli
• 2003 – Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian object Sedna. Read more: Michael E. Brown Chad Trujillo David L. Rabinowitz
• 2010 – Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season, becoming the youngest Formula One champion. Read more: Red Bull Racing Sebastian Vettel List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions

Born on this day

• 1948 – Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms Read more: Charles III United Kingdom Commonwealth realm
• 1953 – Dominique de Villepin, Moroccan-French lawyer and politician, 167th Prime Minister of France Read more: Dominique de Villepin List of prime ministers of France
• 1954 – Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th United States Secretary of State Read more: Condoleezza Rice United States Secretary of State
• 1972 – Lara Giddings, Papua New Guinean-Australian politician, 44th Premier of Tasmania Read more: Lara Giddings Premier of Tasmania
• 1996 – Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player Read more: Borna Ćorić
• 1996 – Dawson Knox, American football player Read more: Dawson Knox
• 1997 – Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer Read more: Noussair Mazraoui
• 1997 – Christopher Nkunku, French footballer Read more: Christopher Nkunku
• 1997 – Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer Read more: Axel Tuanzebe
• 1998 – Sofia Kenin, American tennis player Read more: Sofia Kenin
• 1998 – DeVonta Smith, American football player Read more: DeVonta Smith
• 2000 – Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress Read more: Xiyeon

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / November 14 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.