On This Day in History — November 14

• 2012 — Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.
• 2008 — The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
• 2003 — Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.
• 2001 — War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
• 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.
• 1991 — American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.

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Notable Births on November 14

• 1996 — Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player
• 1993 — Hymel Hunt, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1993 — Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1993 — Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor
• 1993 — Samuel Umtiti, French footballer
• 1992 — Nathan Fox, English footballer

Notable Deaths on November 14

• 2016 — Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (b. 1955)
• 2015 — Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Norm Ellenberger, American basketball player and coach (b. 1932)
• 2015 — K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2014 — Marius Barnard, South African surgeon and politician (b. 1927)

Sports on November 14

• NBA: New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Milwaukee Bucks @ Orlando Magic — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Florida State Seminoles @ Pittsburgh Panthers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Miami Heat — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ New Orleans Pelicans — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on November 15

• 🌍 Proclamação da República (Brazil)
• 🌍 Republic Proclamation Day (Brazil)
• 🌍 Saint Leopold's Day (Austria)

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On This Day in History — November 15

• 2016 — Hong Kong High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament.[1]
• 2012 — Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
• 2007 — Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
• 2006 — Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
• 2003 — The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300.
• 2002 — Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.

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Notable Births on November 15

• 1995 — Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player
• 1994 — Bryce Cartwright, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer
• 1993 — Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer
• 1992 — Sofia Goggia, Italian skier
• 1992 — Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer

Notable Deaths on November 15

• 2016 — Mose Allison, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Gisèle Prassinos, French author (b. 1920)
• 2015 — Herbert Scarf, American economist and academic (b. 1930)
• 2014 — Reg Withers, Australian soldier and politician, Australian Minister for the Capital Territory (b. 1924)
• 2014 — Jack Bridger Chalker, English painter and academic (b. 1918)
• 2014 — Lucien Clergue, French photographer and educator (b. 1934)

Sports on November 15

• College Football: Louisville Cardinals @ North Carolina Tar Heels — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Penn State Nittany Lions — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Troy Trojans @ South Alabama Jaguars — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Boston Bruins — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Edmonton Oilers @ Toronto Maple Leafs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Montreal Canadiens — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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