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Saturday, 14 November 2026

Day 318 of 2026  ·  47 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 46
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Births (7) Deaths (0) Events (7) Reminders (0)
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7 Births
7 Events
14 Total entries

★ Born on this day 7 entries

1765
Robert Fulton, built first commercial steamboat.
US 261 yrs ago
1776
Henri Dutrochet, discovered & named process of osmosis.
US Science & Technology 250 yrs ago
1840
Claude Monet, impressionist.
US 186 yrs ago
1900
Aaron Copeland, american composer (Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring)
US Arts & Culture 126 yrs ago
1921
Brian Keith, actor.
US Arts & Culture 105 yrs ago
1929
Mclean Stevenson, actor.
US Arts & Culture 97 yrs ago
1948
Prince Charles, royalty.
US Politics & Government 78 yrs ago

► Events on this day 7 entries

1792
George Vancouver is first English man to enter San Francisco Bay.
GB 234 yrs ago
1832
First streetcar appears, in New York.
US 194 yrs ago
1851
"Moby Dick", by Herman Melville, is published.
US Arts & Culture 175 yrs ago
1883
The Jukebox is invented.
US Science & Technology 143 yrs ago
1889
Nellie Bly beats Phineas Fogg's time for a trip around the world by 8 days (72 days.)
US 137 yrs ago
1910
First airplane flight from the deck of a ship.
US 116 yrs ago
1959
Kilauea Volcano's most spectacular eruption (in Hawaii.)
US 67 yrs ago