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The light of the first lighthouse on Eddystone Rocks was lit on 14 November 1698
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddystone_lighthouse

The BBC's first radio weather bulletin on 14 November 1922.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33500947/met-office



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Apollo 12 was launched on November 14, 1969
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t13027606/apollo-12/

Mariner 9, Mars Orbit Insertion on 14 November 1971
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_9

The one-meter model, called "Hot Rod" first flew on November 14, 1959  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)

Soyuz TMA-22 was launched on 14 November 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_30



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On November 14, 1910, Eugene Burton Ely took off in a Curtiss pusher from the light cruiser USS Birmingham.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51255198/eugene-burton-ely-1886-1911/

On November 14, 1889 Nellie Bly boarded the steamer Augusta Victoria
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47484492/nellie-bly/

On November 14, 1770 James Bruce reached Gish Abay, the source of the Lesser Abay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bruce



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People

Fred Wallace Haise, Jr. (born November 14, 1933) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Haise

Kenneth Dwane "Sox" Bowersox (born November 14, 1956) is a United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Bowersox

Edward Higgins White, II (Lt Col, USAF) (November 14, 1930 - January 27, 1967) was an engineer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46165464/edward-higgins-white-ii-1930-1967/

Dieudonné Costes (14 November 1892 - 18 May 1973) was a French aviator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieudonn%C3%A9_Costes

Roger Apéry (November 14, 1916 - December 18, 1994) was a Greek-French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ap%C3%A9ry

Eric Mazur (born November 14, 1954) is a physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Mazur

Fritz Gunter Sachs (14 November 1932 - 7 May 2011) was a German photographer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunter_Sachs

Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Armstrong

Sir Charles Lyell (14 November 1797 - 22 February 1875) was a British lawyer and geologist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46165457/sir-charles-lyell-1797-1875/



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NGC 84 is a magnitude +15.0 star discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan on the 14th November 1884. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55565728/ngc-84/

NGC 1271 was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan on the 14th November 1884.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60401003/ngc-1271/



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On November 14, 1994, supernova 1994ae was discovered in NGC 3370
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3370#History

109 Piscium b (HD 10697 b) was discovered on 14 November 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/109_Piscium_b

Asteroid 302 Clarissa was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 14, 1890 in Nice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/302_Clarissa

Trans-Neptunian object 90377 Sedna was discovered on 14 November 2003. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t6889150/sedna/

Comet C/1680 V1 was discovered by Gottfried Kirch on 14 November 1680
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53031317/great-comet-of-1680/



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Meteorites

The Juromenha (L6) meteorite fell in Evora, Portugal, on the 14th November 1968.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46165459/juromenha-meteorite/

The Salzwedel (LL5) meteorite fell in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, on the 14th November 1985.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46165458/salzwedel-meteorite/



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