Famous people born on November 14 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 14, you share it with Claude Monet, King Charles III, Condoleezza Rice — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 14
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
318th
Day of the year
November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years), with 47 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 14
Claude Monet — French Impressionist painter famous for his water lilies (born 1840).
King Charles III — King of the United Kingdom (born 1948).
Condoleezza Rice — American diplomat and 66th U.S. Secretary of State (born 1954).
Also sharing the day:
Robert Fulton (b. 1765) — American engineer who developed the first commercially successful steamboat.
Frederick Banting (b. 1891) — Canadian scientist who co-discovered insulin and became a Nobel laureate at 32.
Travis Barker (b. 1975) — drummer for the rock band Blink-182.
November 14 in history
1851 — Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick was published in the United States.
1889 — Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly set off on her record-breaking trip around the world in under 80 days.
1969 — NASA launched Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to land on the Moon.
1910 — Aviator Eugene Ely made the first airplane takeoff from a ship, launching from the deck of the USS Birmingham.
1922 — The BBC began its first daily radio broadcasts in Britain.
1971 — NASA's Mariner 9 reached Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.
November 14 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 14?
Anyone born on November 14 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 14?
The birthstone for a November 14 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 14?
Claude Monet is among the best known — French Impressionist painter famous for his water lilies (born 1840).
What happened on November 14?
In 1851, Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick was published in the United States.
What day of the year is November 14?
November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years), with 47 days still to come.
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