November 14

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on November 14, include:

• International Girls Day
  
• International Guinness World Records Day - November 14, 2024 (Thursday of Second Full Week in November)
• International Selfie Day 
• International Tempranillo Day - November 14, 2024 (Second Thursday in November)
• Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day 
• National American Teddy Bear Day 
• National Family PJ Day 
• National Guacamole Day 
• National Pickle Day
• National Spicy Guacamole Day 
• Operating Room Nurse Day 
  
• Spirit of NSA Day (National Speakers Association) 
  
• World Diabetes Day 
• World Liability Day - November 14, 2024 (Second Thursday in November)
• World Quality Day - November 14, 2024 (Second Thursday in November)

2024 Weekly Holidays that include November 14, are:

• Geography Awareness Week - November 13-17, 2024 
• International Week of Science and Peace - November 10-16, 2024 (The week in which November 11 falls)
• National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week - November 9-17, 2024 (Begins on Second Saturday in November for 9 Days)
  
• National Nurse Practitioner's Week - November 10-16, 2024
• National Traffic Incident Response Week - November 11-15, 2024 (Observed for 5 days starting on 2nd Monday in November)
• National Young Reader's Week - November 11-15, 2024 (5 days starting on Monday of the 2nd Full Week in November)
• Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week - November 10-16, 2024 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Perioperative Nurse Week
• Orangutan Caring Week - November 10-16, 2024
• Perioperative Nurse Week - November 10-16, 2024 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week
• World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 9-15, 2024 (Begins Second Saturday to Friday)
  
• World Kindness Week - November 10-16, 2024 (Always has the 13th of November in it)

2024 Monthly Holidays that include November 14, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Pirates Fest - Cayman Islands National Festival - November 1-24, 2024 (Little Cayman - November 1-3, 2024; Grand Cayman - November 8-17, 2024; Cayman Brac - November 22-24, 2024) This is the Cayman Islands, National Festival and features different events such as street dances, costumes, float parade, heritage days, underwater treasure hunt, games, controlled mayhem with a mock invasion, lots of music and events for kids and teens.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 14 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1650 - William III of England - King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1702)
• 1840 - Claude Monet - French painter (d. 1926)
• 1927 - McLean Stevenson - American actor and screenwriter (M.A.S.H.) (d. 1996)
• 1948 - Charles III - King of the United Kingdom
• 1954 - Yanni - Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer
• 1966 - Curt Schilling - American baseball player and sportscaster

Famous Deaths

• 1915 - Booker T. Washington - American educator and historian (b. 1856)
• 1995 - Jack Finney - American author and screenwriter (Body Snatchers and Time and Again) (b. 1911) 

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1855 - Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart marries Flora Cooke in Fort Riley, Kansas
• 1965 - American singer and actress Judy Garland marries American actor Mark Herron 
• 1973 - Princess Anne of the United Kingdom marries Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey
• 1996 - American Musician Michael Jackson marries Debbie Rowe
  

Quote of the Day

Looking for a Friend! - November 14th is National American Teddy Bear Day 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

A Gluten-free diet is simply one that eliminates gluten, which is a protein found in many common grains like: wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats! Oats may be okay, but can be processed on equipment that also processes wheat! It's a diet used to treat those people diagnosed with Celiac disease, which is a common disease that affects around 1 out of every 150 people! They can't tolerate gluten at all!

The month of November is Gluten Free Diet Awareness Month.

Find out more about a Gluten Free Diet from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits Website!

This Day in History

• 1680 - The Great Comet of 1680 is discovered by German astronomer Gottfried Kirch, and is the first comet discovered using a telescope
• 1851 - Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick is published in the United States
• 1910 - Pilot Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia
• 1922 - The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) starts radio service in the United Kingdom
• 1938 - The Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge connecting Vancouver, BC to the North Shore region, opens to traffic
• 1969 - NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon
• 1970 - Almost all of the Marshall University football team are killed when a total of 75 people are killed when Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia
• 1971 - Mariner 9 enters the orbit around Mars
• 1995 - The U.S. Congress temporarily close the National Parks and Museums and run most government departments with skeleton staff after a budget standoff between the Democrats and Republicans
• 2001 - A 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan plateau
• 2008 - The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
• 2016 - A 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikoura, New Zealand resulting in the deaths of two people
• 2019 - A mass shooting resulting in three deaths, and three injuries occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, CA

This Day in Music

• 1960 - Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles hits #1 in America
• 1962 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Bob Dylan is recorded
• 1967 - Pink Floyd starts their first tour in the United Kingdom at the Royal Albert Hall in London
• 1975 - They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play) by The Spinners is certified Gold
• 1983 - The 14 minute film Thriller by Michael Jackson debuts at the Metro Crest Theater in Los Angeles 
• 1992 - How Do You Talk to An Angel with lead vocals by Jamie Walters, the theme song to Aaron Spelling's show The Heights hits #1 for two weeks (video below)
• 1998 - Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill his #1 on the Hot 100 is the first song by a female rap solo artist to hit the too spot

This Day in Sports

• 1888 - St. Andrews Golf Club in Yonkers, New York opens with just 6 holes
• 1957 - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Brave's wins the National League MVP
• 1964 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings sets a NHL record with his 627th career goal
• 1966 - Muhammad Ali TKO's Clevland Williams in 3 rounds for the heavyweight title
• 1993 - Dale Earnhardt wins the 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!