Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Nov 14 Reuters 1918 - Tomas Masaryk was elected first president of Czech Republic. 1963 - An undersea volcanic eruption created an island off Iceland's coast that was named Surtsey. 1974 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat meets Fidel Castro at airport in Havana on his first visit to Cuba. 1994 - The first fare-paying passengers travelled by train through the Channel Tunnel linking England and France. 2000 - World's first 16-megapixel photograph - the highest resolution digital image possible - appears at Las Vegas computer trade show. 2003 - World's first drivable fuel cell vehicle makes first appearance in China. 2008 - World leaders arrive in Washington for G20 summit to resolve financial crisis. 2009 - Cameron Van Der Burg of South Africa sets new world record in men's 50m breaststroke competition. 2012 - Israel launches multiple strikes against Gaza. 2013 - Japan's Kenichi Ito sets world record for fastest time running on all fours, running in the style of the African Patas monkey. 2016 - New Zealand earthquake causes damage to major transport links.
