What happened on November 14

49 documented historical events happened on November 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. On the same day, in another year: Moby-Dick, an epic novel by American writer Herman Melville, was first published in the United States. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 14, including Stirling Colgate, James Mellaart, Bart Cummings. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

101 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 14, including Justinian I, Emperor Taizu of Song, Frederick of Isenberg. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

22 observances are celebrated on November 14 around the world: 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). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.