November 14th, 1840

Born on November 14th, 1840

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 14th?

November 14th, 1969

Apollo 12 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the second crewed flight to land on the moon.

November 14th, 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.

November 14th, 1941

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

November 14th, 1910

Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performed the first takeoff from a ship (pictured), flying from a makeshift deck on USS Birmingham in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

November 14th, 1680

German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680 (pictured), the first comet to be discovered by telescope.

November 14th, 2015

A train derailed in Eckwersheim, France, while performing trials on the high-speed rail line LGV Est.

November 14th, 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.

November 14th, 2003

Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian object Sedna (artist's impression pictured).

November 14th, 1995

As a result of budget conflicts between President Bill Clinton and the United States Congress led by Newt Gingrich, the federal government was forced to shut down non-essential services.

November 14th, 1992

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

November 14th, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: Croatian naval commandos attacked the Yugoslav patrol boat Mukos, starting the Battle of the Dalmatian Channels.

November 14th, 1975

With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain agreed to withdraw its presence from the territory of Spanish Sahara.

November 14th, 1970

Southern Airways Flight 932, chartered by the Marshall University football team, crashed into a hill near Ceredo, West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board.

November 14th, 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.

November 14th, 2017

A 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 14th

Born on November 14th, 1840

86

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

*November 14th, 1840, Paris †December 5th, 1926, Giverny

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 14th?

34

Emis Killa

Italian rapper

*November 14th, 1989, Vimercate

74

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

80

Leo Baekeland

Belgium American inventor (1863-1944)

*November 14th, 1863, Ghent †February 23rd, 1944, Beacon

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

56

Michał Elwiro Andriolli

Polish artist, architect, and revolutionary

*November 14th, 1836, Vilnius †August 23rd, 1893, Nałęczów

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

21

Katharina Fink

Italian badminton player

*November 14th, 2002, Bolzano

30

Samuel Umtiti

Cameroonian and French footballer

*November 14th, 1993, Yaoundé

61

Edmond Membrée

French composer (1820-1882)

*November 14th, 1820, Valenciennes †September 10th, 1882, Domont

46

Henry Nottidge Moseley

British naturalist and botanist (1844–1891)

*November 14th, 1844, Wandsworth †November 10th, 1891, Clevedon

43

August Šenoa

Croatian novelist (1838-1881)

*November 14th, 1838, Zagreb †December 13th, 1881, Zagreb

66

Wolfgang Hoppe

East German bobsledder and trainer

*November 14th, 1957, Apolda

64

Paul McGann

English actor

*November 14th, 1959, Kensington

79

Lajos Áprily

Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize

*November 14th, 1887, Brașov †August 6th, 1967, Budapest

69

Condoleezza Rice

United States Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009

*November 14th, 1954, Birmingham

70

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

72

Samuel Eichelbaum

Argentine writer (1894-1967)

*November 14th, 1894, Villa Domínguez †May 4th, 1967, Buenos Aires

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Born in 1840

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13

78

Augusta Lundin

Swedish fashion designer

*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, Stockholm

62

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, Dorchester

77

Auguste Rodin

French sculptor (1840–1917)

*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, Meudon

53

Georg von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1840-1893)

*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, Berlin

67

Gustav von Hüfner

German chemist

*May 13th, 1840, Bad Köstritz †March 14th, 1908, Tübingen

87

Henry Birks

Canadian businessman

*November 30th, 1840, Montreal †April 16th, 1928, Montreal

63

Murad V

Ottoman Sultan

*September 21st, 1840, Topkapı Palace †August 29th, 1904, Çırağan Palace

57

Alphonse Daudet

French novelist

*May 13th, 1840, Nîmes †December 16th, 1897, Paris

64

Ernst Abbe

German physicist

*January 23rd, 1840, Eisenach †January 14th, 1905, Jena

81

John Boyd Dunlop

Scottish inventor

*February 5th, 1840, Dreghorn †October 23rd, 1921, Dublin

88

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)

*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice Castle

73

Arsène Arnaud Claretie

French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)

*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, Paris

184

Gustave Ruiz

French composer

*March 6th, 1840, Nevers

81

Carl Menger

Founder of the Austrian School of economics

*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, Vienna

61

Edmond Audran

French composer

*April 12th, 1840, Lyon †August 17th, 1901, Tierceville

52

Henri Duveyrier

French explorer of the Sahara

*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, Sèvres

76

Hiram Stevens Maxim

American-born inventor (1840-1916)

*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, London

82

Richard Schöne

German classical archaeologist (1840-1922)

*February 5th, 1840, Dresden †March 5th, 1922, Grunewald

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Leap year

Yes: 1840 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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