November 14: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

November 14^th observes Pickle Day and Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day.

Welcome to day 318 of the year folks, there are 47 days left of the year.

November 14 has been an important day of the year throughout history. Here you’re going to learn why as we discover some interesting facts and events that all happened on this day throughout history.

Did you know that on this day in 2018, the discovery of an Earth-like planet 3.2 times bigger than our planet was announced? The planet was named “Barnard’s Star b,” and it takes 233 days to orbit its host star.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about November 14^th in history!

What Events Happened On November 14 In History?

2018 The discovery of an Earth-like planet 3.2 times bigger than our planet was announced.

Called Barnard's Star b, it is the second closest exoplanet from us, at six light years away. It's not the most inviting planet at it's a somewhat dark and frozen place.

2018 A 19-mile crater was found under the Greenland Glacier.

Research found it was hit by a meteorite at 12 miles per second (19.2 km/s) about 12,000 years ago.

2016 Disney’s animated feature “Moana” premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.

2016 A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kaikōura, New Zealand.

There were two fatalities with 57 injured. The earthquake was the second largest on record in New Zealand.

2006 The James Bond movie “Casino Royale,” with Daniel Craig as Bond, premiered in London.

OTD in 2006: The James Bond movie "Casino Royale

1996 The musical “Chicago” opened for the first time at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.

1968 Dr. Fritz Derom performed a successful single-lung transplantation on patient Aloïs Vereecken at the University Hospital in Ghent, Belgium.

This was the first successful lung transplant to take place in Europe.

1960 Ruby Bridges became the first African American girl to take classes at an all-white school in Louisiana.

Ruby's parents wished her to attend a better school so that she could gain a level of education they were never able to have. For the entirety of her first year at the William Frantz Elementary School, Ruby was escorted into school by federal marshals. Only one teacher was willing to teach Ruby, and no other students were willing to share a classroom with her.

1889 Nellie Bly, a pioneering female journalist, embarked on a trip to travel around the world in less than 80 days.

Bly successfully completed the trip in just 72 days.

1851 Herman Melville’s novel “Moby Dick” was published by Harper & Brothers in New York.

1732 Louis Timothee became America’s first paid librarian.

Benjamin Franklin appointed Louis Timothee as the first salaried librarian in the American colonies at the Library Company of Philadelphia on this day. Timothee worked every Wednesday and Thursday and was paid every trimester a total of three pounds sterling.

1680 German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet sighted using a telescope.

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Famous People Born On November 14

Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Travis Barker? See what other famous people were born on this day.

1975 Travis Barker

American Musician

Age:: 46 years old
Born In:: California, USA

1948 Prince Charles of Edinburgh

British Prince

Age:: 73 years old
Born In:: England, UK

Special Holidays On November 14

If you’ve got a few minutes spare today, why not celebrate these special holidays.

National Pickle Day

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day

November 14 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone

Those of you who were born on November 14^th share the Scorpio zodiac sign.

Topaz is the birthstone given to people born in November. The topaz gem was thought to calm anger and balance strong emotions.

If you were born on November 14, it’s likely that you were conceived on February 21 in the same year.