On This Day in History November 14, 2023

Historical Events 1680  Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch's Comet/Newton's Comet) 1856  American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk 1896  Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation 1908  Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light 1920  The Russian Bolshevik army occupies Sebastopol, ending anti-communist attempts to regain the government of Russia 1994  1st public trains run through the Channel Tunnel linking England and France under the English Channel More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Boutros Boutros-Ghali 1922 - 2016 Bryan Stevenson 64th Birthday Condoleezza Rice 69th Birthday Frederick Banting 1891 - 1941 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Booker T. Washington 1856 - 1915 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz 1646 - 1716 More Famous Deaths November 14: Nell Gwyn, the Temptress Who Enchanted a King Nell Gwyn, who was brought up in a bawdy-house in London, caught the eye of King Charles II and became one of England’s most famous royal mistresses. Read the Article