^B{^#!16!14 November^N! Feast day of St Laurence O'Toole, St Adeotus Aribert, St Nicholas Tavelic, St Dubricius or Dyfrig, St Stephen of Como, and St Peter of Narbonne.
^B{1770^B} Scottish explorer James Bruce discovered the source of the Blue Nile in NE Ethiopia, then considered the main stream of the Nile. ^B{1896^B} The speed limit for motor vehicles in Britain was raised from 4 mph to 14 mph. ^B{1925^B} An exhibition of Surrealist art opened in Paris, including works by Max Ernst, Man Ray, Joan Mir≤, and Pablo Picasso. ^B{1940^B} Enemy bombing destroyed Coventry's medieval cathedral. ^B{1952^B} Britain's first pop singles chart was published by ^I{New Musical Express^I}. ^B{1963^B} The island of Surtsey off Iceland was 'born' by the eruption of an underwater volcano. ^B{1973^B} Bobby Moore made his 108th (and final) international appearance for England, against Italy at Wembley. ^B{1991^B} Prince Sihanouk, Cambodia's former head of state, returned to Phnom Penh after nearly 13 years in exile to head the country's interim government.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Robert Fulton, US engineer, ^B{1765^B}; Claude Monet, French painter, ^B{1840^B}; Jawaarlal Nehru, Indian statesman, ^B{1889^B}; Aaron Copland, US composer, ^B{1889^B}; Elisabeth Frink, English sculptor, ^B{1930^B}; King Hussein of Jordan, ^B{1935^B}; HRH the Prince of Wales, ^B{1948^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Nell Gwyn, English actress and mistress of Charles II, ^B{1687^B}; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, ^B{1716^B}; Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, ^B{1831^B}; Booker T Washington, US educator, ^B{1915^B}; Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer, ^B{1946^B}; Tony Richardson, British director, ^B{1991^B}.
