November 14th, 1898

Born on November 14th, 1898

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 45,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 174 days, exactly on October 24th, 2024, people who were born on November 14th, 1898 will be 46,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1898

87

Antoine Rivard

Canadian lawyer, teacher and politician

*November 14th, 1898, Quebec City †December 26th, 1985, Quebec City

45

Benjamin Fondane

Romanian-French writer

*November 14th, 1898, Iași †October 2nd, 1944, Auschwitz

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Who's birthday is on November 14th?

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

34

Emis Killa

Italian rapper

*November 14th, 1989, Vimercate

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

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

72

Samuel Eichelbaum

Argentine writer (1894-1967)

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

86

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

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

82

Mamie Eisenhower

First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961

*November 14th, 1896, Boone †November 1st, 1979, Washington, D.C.

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

79

Lajos Áprily

Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize

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

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

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

80

Leo Baekeland

Belgium American inventor (1863-1944)

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

48

Joseph McCarthy

American politician (1908–1957)

*November 14th, 1908, Grand Chute †May 2nd, 1957, Bethesda

95

William Steig

American cartoonist, children's illustrator and writer

*November 14th, 1907, Brooklyn †October 3rd, 2003, Boston

90

Aaron Copland

American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor (1900-1990)

*November 14th, 1900, Brooklyn †December 2nd, 1990, Sleepy Hollow

21

Katharina Fink

Italian badminton player

*November 14th, 2002, Bolzano

66

Wolfgang Hoppe

East German bobsledder and trainer

*November 14th, 1957, Apolda

30

Samuel Umtiti

Cameroonian and French footballer

*November 14th, 1993, Yaoundé

93

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996

*November 14th, 1922, Cairo †February 16th, 2016, Giza

69

Condoleezza Rice

United States Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009

*November 14th, 1954, Birmingham

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Born in 1898

83

Marta Linz

Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor

*December 21st, 1898, Budapest †January 11th, 1982, Berlin

72

Johannes S. Andersen

Norwegian criminal, businessman and resistance fighter during the Second World War

*July 9th, 1898, Oslo †July 29th, 1970, Horten

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

*October 6th, 1898, Frankfurt †October 17th, 1976, Münster

77

Ernst Meyer

German historian of classical antiquity (1898-1975)

*February 21st, 1898, Pinneberg †November 18th, 1975, Zürich

50

Sergei Eisenstein

Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)

*January 10th, 1898, Riga †February 11th, 1948, Moscow

77

Paul Robeson

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

*April 9th, 1898, Princeton †January 23rd, 1976, Philadelphia

58

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, theatre director (1898-1956)

*February 10th, 1898, Augsburg †August 14th, 1956, East Berlin

94

Shirley Booth

American actress (1898–1992)

*August 30th, 1898, Brooklyn †October 16th, 1992, Chatham

38

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

*June 5th, 1898, Fuente Vaqueros †July 31st, 1936, Víznar

78

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

*February 3rd, 1898, Kuortane †May 11th, 1976, Helsinki

80

Golda Meir

Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

*April 21st, 1898, Ukraine †December 8th, 1978, Jerusalem

89

Giuseppe Saragat

5th President of Italy (1898-1988)

*September 19th, 1898, Turin †June 11th, 1988, Rome

42

Agnes Ayres

American actress (1892–1940)

*April 4th, 1898, Carbondale †December 25th, 1940, Los Angeles

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

*September 26th, 1898, Brooklyn †July 11th, 1937, Hollywood

44

Stephen Vincent Benét

American poet, short story writer, novelist

*July 22nd, 1898, Bethlehem †March 13th, 1943, New York City

71

Helene Wessel

German politician (1898-1969)

*July 6th, 1898, Hörde †October 13th, 1969, Bonn

76

Umm Kulthum

Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress

*December 31st, 1898, Tamay Ez-Zahayra †February 3rd, 1975, Cairo

72

Theodor Lohrmann

German association football player

*September 7th, 1898, Heidelberg †September 4th, 1971

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

*August 24th, 1898, Sopron †January 1st, 1969, Aachen

81

Herbert Marcuse

German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

*July 19th, 1898, Berlin †July 29th, 1979, Starnberg

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Public holidays on November 14th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1898 is a normal year and no leap year.

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