November 14th, 2011

Born on November 14th, 2011

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What happened on November 14th?

November 14th, 1969

Apollo 12 (pictured) launched from the Kennedy Space Center, later 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

Second World War: After suffering torpedo damage the previous day, the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sank as she was being towed to Gibraltar for repairs.

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, the first comet to be discovered by telescope.

November 14th, 1967

American physicist Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.

November 14th, 1851

Moby-Dick, an epic novel by American writer Herman Melville, was first published in the United States.

November 14th, 1770

Scottish travel writer James Bruce discovered what he believed to be the source of the Nile.

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.

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, 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.

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on November 14th.

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Born on November 14th, 2011
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2011 is a normal year and no leap year.

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