Friday, 14th November 2025 in London
Welcome to your daily snapshot of London! It's World Diabetes Day. Explore 49 historical events, birthdays, deaths, and milestones that shaped this day in London. From remarkable moments in local and world history to the people who left their mark — find out what makes today special. Today's weather in London brings rainy with temperatures between 12°C and 14°C. Tonight's moon is in its first quarter phase, and the zodiac sign of the day is Scorpio. If you're curious about the history of a day — this page brings together everything worth knowing about this Friday, 14th November in London, GB.
Friday, 14th November 2025 falls on a date rich with historical significance, ranging from space exploration to scientific discovery. On this day in 2003, astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discovered the trans-Neptunian object Sedna, expanding our understanding of the outer solar system. Over a decade earlier, in 1969, Apollo 12 launched from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the second crewed mission to land on the Moon and advancing human space exploration to new heights.
London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is a major global centre for finance, culture, and technology, situated along the River Thames in south-eastern England. The city remains one of the world's most influential metropolitan areas. On this particular day in London, rainy weather is expected, typical of the autumnal season. The date falls under the zodiac sign of Scorpio, and the moon is in its first quarter phase, marking the midpoint between the new moon and full moon in the lunar cycle.
Historical events on 14th November have also reflected moments of institutional change and political tension. In 1990, music producer Frank Farian admitted that the German R&B duo Milli Vanilli had not sung the vocals on their album Girl You Know It's True, revealing one of the most significant lip-syncing scandals in music history and reshaping industry standards for authenticity. These varied events underscore the date's significance across multiple domains of human endeavour.
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Crystals form through patience, never through haste.
Fortune of the Day
14th November in the Stars – Star Sign Pisces
Personality Profile
Personality People born on November 14 blend Scorpio's intense passion with Neptunian spirituality and imagination. They are profoundly thoughtful, mysterious, and possess remarkable inner wisdom. Their personalities captivate others through hidden depths and emotional intelligence.
Strengths & Weaknesses These individuals excel in loyalty, transformative power, and intuitive understanding of others. Their weaknesses include controlling tendencies and a penchant for secrecy. They sometimes become lost in their own psychological labyrinths.
Love November 14 natives love with absolute devotion and seek deep, transformative partnerships. They require emotional authenticity and spiritual connection above all else. Their passion is magnetic and mysterious, yet demanding.
Caree & Finance These people thrive in professions requiring depth: psychology, spirituality, investigation, or creative arts. Their financial intuition is remarkable, though controlling urges may hinder success. With their determination, they achieve deep career fulfillment.
Health Those born on this day should channel their emotional intensity through movement and meditation. Mental health requires attention, as they're prone to inner intensity. Regular spiritual practices support their natural well-being.
That night, the moon was in its first quarter phase.
Chinese year of the Snake (Wood).
Fun Facts About 14th November
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Someone born on this day would be just 152 days old today — roughly 3,649 hours, 218,992 minutes, or 13,139,558 seconds spent on Earth so far.
It's the 318. day of the year.
There are 47 days still to come.
We’re currently in Week 46 — the year marches on.
Famous Birthdays on 14th November
- Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress (2000)
- Sofia Kenin, American tennis player (1998)
- DeVonta Smith, American football player (1998)
- Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer (1997)
- Christopher Nkunku, French footballer (1997)
- Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer (1997)
- Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player (1996)
- Dawson Knox, American football player (1996)
- Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player (1993)
- Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor (1993)
Lives Remembered on 14th November
- Vic Flick, English guitarist (born 1937) (2024)
- Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (born 1943) (2024)
- Peter Florjancic, Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete (born 1919) (2020)
- Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer and television presenter (born 1932) (2020)
- Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (born 1955) (2016)
- Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler (born 1934) (2015)
- K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929) (2015)
- Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926) (2015)
- Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (born 1924) (2014)
- Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (born 1937) (2014)
Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 14th November
- Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau)
- Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India)
- Christian feast day: Alberic of Utrecht
- Christian feast day: All Saints of the Carmelites
- Christian feast day: All Souls of the Benedictine family
- Christian feast day: Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Dubricius (Dyfrig, or Devereux)
- Christian feast day: Hypatius of Gangra
- Christian feast day: Joseph Pignatelli SJ
- Christian feast day: Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)
- Christian feast day: Laurence O'Toole
- Christian feast day: Nikola Tavelic
- Christian feast day: Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion)
- Christian feast day: Serapion of Algiers
- Christian feast day: Sidonius (Saëns)
- Christian feast day: Venera (Veneranda)
- Christian feast day: November 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia)
- Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia)
- World Diabetes Day (International)
- Dobruja Day (Romania)
What Happened on 14th November?
- A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries. (2019)
- A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home. (2017)
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikōura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people. (2016)
- Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas. (2012)
- The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. (2008)
- Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. (2008)
- Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. (2003)
- War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul. (2001)
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. (2001)
- A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs. (1995)