Summary of the Day ✨ 14 November (14/11)
Violence erupted across California with a school shooting in Santa Clarita and a deadly rampage in Rancho Tehama, while a powerful earthquake struck New Zealand and Israel launched military operations in Gaza amid the first G-20 economic summit in Washington, D.C.
Historical Events 📜
- 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.
- 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.
- 2016: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikōura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people.
- 2012: Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas.
- 2008: The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
- 2008: Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
- 2003: Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.
- 2001: War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
- 2001: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.
- 1995: A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.
- 1992: In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30.
- 1991: American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
- 1991: Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile.
- 1990: After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland.
- 1990: While on approach to Zurich Airport, Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46.
Famous Births 👶
- 2000: Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress
- 1998: Sofia Kenin, American tennis player
- 1998: DeVonta Smith, American football player
- 1997: Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer
- 1997: Christopher Nkunku, French footballer
- 1997: Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer
- 1996: Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player
- 1996: Dawson Knox, American football player
- 1993: Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1993: Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor
- 1993: Samuel Umtiti, French footballer
- 1991: Miriam Brouwer, Canadian cyclist
- 1991: Taylor Hall, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1991: Graham Patrick Martin, American actor
- 1991: Thinzar Shunlei Yi, Burmese activist
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Vic Flick, English guitarist (born 1937)
- 2024: Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (born 1943)
- 2020: Peter Florjancic, Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete (born 1919)
- 2020: Des O’Connor, English comedian, singer and television presenter (born 1932)
- 2016: Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (born 1955)
- 2015: Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler (born 1934)
- 2015: K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)
- 2015: Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
- 2014: Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (born 1924)
- 2014: Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (born 1937)
- 2014: Morteza Pashaei, Iranian singer-songwriter (born 1984)
- 2013: Sudhir Bhat, Indian producer and manager (born 1951)
- 2013: Hari Krishna Devsare, Indian journalist and author (born 1938)
- 2013: Bennett Masinga, South African footballer (born 1965)
- 2012: Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (born 1974)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau)
- Children’s Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India)
- Christian feast day:
Alberic of Utrecht - Christian feast day:
All Saints of the Carmelites - Christian feast day:
All Souls of the Benedictine family - Christian feast day:
Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church) - Christian feast day:
Dubricius (Dyfrig, or Devereux) - Christian feast day:
Hypatius of Gangra - Christian feast day:
Joseph Pignatelli SJ - Christian feast day:
Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church) - Christian feast day:
Laurence O’Toole - Christian feast day:
Nikola Tavelic - Christian feast day:
Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church) - Christian feast day:
Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion) - Christian feast day:
Serapion of Algiers