At A Glance
14 November 1996 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 November 1996 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “No Diggity” by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre.
- Top Film of 1996
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1996 was Independence Day.
- Bestselling Novel of 1996
- “The Runaway Jury” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1996.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “ER” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1996–97 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 November 1996 fell in the Year of the Rat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 November 1996 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 14 November
- 1991 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
- 1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile.
- 1995 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.
- 2001 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.
Famous people born on November 14
- Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms (born 1948)
- Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1975)
- Josh Duhamel, American model and actor (born 1972)
- Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (1889–1964)
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Events of 1996 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1996 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- April 6 – Major League Soccer begins its inaugural season with a match between the San Jose Clash and D.C. United in San Jose, California.
- April 29 – The Broadway hit musical Rent opens at the Nederlander Theatre.
- June 21 – Walt Disney Pictures' 34th feature film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, considered to be one of the studio's darkest animated films, is released to positive reviews and commercial success.
Life in the US in 1996
President
Bill Clinton
Gas (per gallon)
$1.22
Loaf of Bread
$0.97
Average House
$140,000
Weekly Wage
$490
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