On November 14, history records 39 notable events, 220 famous births and 101 deaths, spanning the years 1770 to 1932.
Events on this day include: James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. (1770); Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor & Oudinot defeated by Wittgenstein. (1812).
Notable people born on November 14 include Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449), John III of Pernstein (1487), Anna of Oldenburg (1501).
Notable figures who died on this day include Justinian I (565), Fujiwara no Kamatari (669), Abu'l-Fadl al-Bal'ami (940).
Events on 14 November 39
See all →Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor & Oudinot defeated by Wittgenstein.
American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.
Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He took off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
Al Shorta SC, one of Iraq's biggest football clubs, are founded as Montakhab Al Shorta.
Birthdays on 14 November 220
See all →Deaths on 14 November 101
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