1939 – Oil refinery fire kills 500 and destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela
1965 – US government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
1965 – KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1985 – Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
1993 – “Kentucky Cycle” opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances
2012 – Discovery of CFBDSIR 2149-0403, the closest rogue planet to Earth, located a mere 100 light-years away
2012 – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2”, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, is released
2024 – Elton John and Jake Shears’ musical “Tammy Faye”, based on the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, opens at the Palace Theatre, NYC; runs for 29 performances
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Today in History for 14th November 2025
Historical Events
1863 – Skirmish at Danville, Mississippi
1964 – “Folies Bergere” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances
1972 – Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)
1987 – Sam’s Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett
2018 – 52nd Country Music Association Awards: Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, and Carrie Underwood win
Famous Birthdays
1601 – Jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists, born at Ri, France (d. 1680)
1740 – Johann van Beethoven, German musician, Ludwig van Beethoven’s father and first teacher, born in Mechelen, Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1792)
1948 – Charles III [Charles Philip Arthur George], King of the United Kingdom (2022-) Prince of Wales (1958-2022), born in London, England
1969 – David Lindsay-Abaire, American playwright, lyricist and screenwriter (Rabbit Hole, Kimberly Akimbo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1972 – Lori Dupuis, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2002, silver 1998; World C’ship gold 1997, 1999, 2000), born in Williamstown, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1746 – Georg Steller, German naturalist and explorer (Great Northern Expedition), dies from fever at 37
1955 – Robert E Sherwood, American dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois; Idiot’s Delight), dies of a heart attack at 59
1993 – Sanzo Nosaka, co-founder of Japanese Communist Party (1922), dies
1996 – Joseph Bernardin, cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, dies at 68
2014 – Glen Larson, American television producer and writer, dies from esophageal cancer at 77
Famous Deaths for 13th November 2025
1004 – Abbo of Fleury [Floriacensis], French abbott and saint, dies
1868 – Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (Barber of Seville, William Tell), dies at 76
1869 – Iskandar Ali Mirza, Bengali-Pakistani general and 1st President of Pakistan (1956-58), dies of a heart attack at 70
1967 – Harriet Cohen, British pianist, dies at 71
1979 – Dimitris Psathas, Greek playwright (b. 1907)
1994 – Lewis Bingham Keeble, British-born town planner, dies at 79
1997 – Dawud M. Mu’Min, American murderer (b. 1953)
2001 – Raphaël Sommer, Czech cellist, and educator, dies of an aortic aneurysm at 64
2001 – Margaret “Peggy” Mount, British actress (Oliver!, Panic in the Parlor), dies following a stroke at 86
2024 – Theodore Olson, American attorney (42nd Solicitor General of the United States, 2001-04), dies of a stroke at 84
Historical Events for 13th November 2025
1864 – The new Constitution of Greece adopted
1921 – US, France, Japan and British Empire sign a Pacific Treaty
1965 – “Skyscraper” opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances
1985 – Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, killing 25,000 in the town of Armero
1987 – Sonny and Cher perform together for the final time, singing “I Got You Babe” on ‘Late Night with David Letterman’ (NBC)
1987 – 1st condom commercial on British TV
1988 – Brazilian McLaren driver Ayrton Senna finishes 2nd in the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to win his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 3 points from Alain Prost
2017 – First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York
Today in History for 13th November 2025
Historical Events
1907 – The Conference of Central American States, convoked in response to the war between Honduras and Nicaragua, meets in Washington, D.C. to promote unification
1942 – Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 in the US
1994 – Title contenders Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill famously collide on lap 35 of the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; Schumacher wins his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Hill
1996 – Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP
1999 – Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield in 12 rounds by unanimous decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world
Famous Birthdays
1732 – John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania, born in Talbot County, Maryland (d. 1808)
1882 – John Lowry, American NYC builder (Radio City Music Hall), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1962)
1913 – Alexander Scourby, American actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985)
1922 – Oskar Werner [Bschließmayer], Austrian stage and screen actor an(The Spy Who Came In from the Cold; Ship of Fools; Fahrenheit 451), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1984)
1953 – Tracy Scoggins, actress (Colbys, Gumshoe Kid), born in Galveston, Texas
Famous Deaths
1861 – Arthur Hugh Clough, English poet, friend of Matthew Arnold, dies at 42
2001 – Marius Flothuis, Dutch composer, (Kleine Suite for 12 Harps; Espressioni Cordiali), artistic director (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1955–74), musicologist (Mozart), and music critic, dies at 87
2004 – Thomas Foglietta, American politician and diplomat (US Representative for Pennsylvania, 1981-97; Ambassador to Italy, 1997-2001), dies from surgery complications at 75
2013 – Carlena Williams, American session and touring vocalist (Ike and Tina Turner Revue; Humble Pie; Pink Floyd; The Carpenters; Donna Summer), dies at 71
2014 – Alvin Dark, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star 1951, 52, 54; World Series 1954 NY Giants) and manager (World Series 1974 Oakland A’s), dies from Alzheimer’s disease at 92
Famous Deaths for 12th November 2025
1600 – Andrew of Austria, Austrian nobleman (Margrave of Burgau), clergyman (Catholic cardinal and bishop), and Governor-General of the Habsburg Netherlands (1598-1599), dies at 42
1823 – Emanuel Aloys Förster, Bohemian composer and music teacher, dies at 75
1852 – Georg Hellmesberger Jr., Austrian violinist and composer, dies at 22
1944 – George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (Aesthetic measure), dies at 60
1967 – Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58
1967 – Kurt Barthel [KuBa], German writer and political activist, dies at 53
1970 – Gene Gifford American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and arranger (Jean Goldkette; Casa Loma Orchestra), dies at 62
1996 – John Qace Hardbattle, Botswana political activist and co-founder of the First People of the Kalahari (1991), dies of lymphatic cancer at 51
2001 – Albert Hague [Marcuse], German-American actor, singer and composer (Fame, How the Grinch Stole Christmas), dies of cancer at 73
2003 – Kay E. Kuter, American actor (Green Acres), dies at 78
Historical Events for 12th November 2025
1614 – Treaty of Xanten: Guliks-Kleefse War victory ends
1921 – Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments
1943 – Landwacht (NSB-political party) forms in Netherlands
1953 – US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1984 – Paul McCartney releases single “We All Stand Together”
1995 – 26th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00
2022 – Two vintage aircraft crash in midair at the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow, killing all six people
2024 – Actor and director John Krasinski is named People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2024
Today in History for 12th November 2025
Historical Events
1912 – Spanish Prime Minister José Canalejas y Méndez is assassinated by an anarchist book shopping in Madrid
1933 – Hugh Gray takes the first known photo of the so-called Loch Ness monster
1946 – A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows
1960 – Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails at 10 cm altitude
2019 – Israeli forces kill senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip with Palestinian militants setting off retaliatory rockets at Israel
Famous Birthdays
1929 – Michael Ende, German fantasy and children’s writer (The Neverending Story), born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria (d. 1995)
1936 – Ruth Jessen, American golfer (11 LPGA Tour wins, 3-time major runner-up), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2007)
1949 – Arthur “Pooch” Tavares, American RandB musician (Taveres – “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel”), born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
1964 – Erik Howard, American NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1975 – Tevin Jermod Campbell, American rapper, born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Deaths
1202 – Canute VI, King of Denmark (1182-1202), assassinated at about 39
1720 – Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, dies at 30
1722 – Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter, engraver and architect, dies at 63
1994 – Katherine Elliott, British physician (oral rehydration therapy), dies at 75
1997 – William Matthews, American poet, dies at 55
Famous Deaths for 11th November 2025
1331 – Stefanus VIII Uros III Decanski, king of Serbia (1322-31), dies
1755 – Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91
1918 – George Lawrence Price, Canadian soldier, last person to be killed in WW I (b. 1892)
1945 – Jerome Kern, American composer (Sally; Leave It To Jane), dies at 60
1971 – Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke and Ranee of Sarawak, dies at 86
1982 – Gösta Törner, Swedish hot jazz and session trumpeter and bandleader, dies at 70
1987 – Nico Slothouwer, poet (Liefdesstratenplan), commits suicide at 30
2006 – Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (Rebecca Nash in “Home and Away”), dies at 32
2007 – Delbert Mann, American television and film director (Marty, Separate Tables, A Gathering of Eagles), dies from pneumonia at 87
2014 – Big Bank Hank [Henry Lee Jackson] American rapper (The Sugarhill Gang – “Rapper’s Delight”), dies of cancer at 58
Historical Events for 11th November 2025
1750 – First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia
1924 – Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated in San Francisco
1925 – City of Chicago, Illinois renames Municipal Grant Park Stadium, as Soldier Field, in honor of US soldiers killed in combat during World War I
1928 – KXO-AM in El Centro CA begins radio transmissions
1942 – -12] last German offensive in Stalingrad
1959 – Seals Stadium, a minor league baseball park and temporary home of MLB Giants) in San Francisco, California demolished
1985 – First AIDS-themed TV movie “An Early Frost” screens in the US on NBC
2003 – Josh Groban releases his second album “Closer”; it goes to #1 on US charts and becomes his biggest seller