On This Day — November 15

🕰️ Notable Events on November 15

• 2016 — Hong Kong High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Al Jazeera English launches worldwide. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Jharkhand state comes into existence in India. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria is disestablished and a new republican government is instituted. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — In the Soviet Union, the unmanned Shuttle Buran makes its only space flight. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Israeli-Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — In Brașov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declared independence. Recognized only by Turkey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — A chartered Douglas DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death". Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The only fatality of the North American X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 708 crashes near Berlin, Germany, killing all three people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas, which inspired Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Greek resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis, along with 11 resistance members, is sentenced to death by the court-martial. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — The Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps" Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Manuel L. Quezon is inaugurated as the second President of the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Thailand has its first election Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew. Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Over 1,000 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The Free City of Danzig is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Winston Churchill resigns from his Government, and soon commands the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — Pike expedition: Lieutenant Zebulon Pike sees a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains. (It is later named Pikes Peak.) Wikipedia ↗
• 1791 — The first U.S. Catholic college, Georgetown University, opens its doors. Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1760 — The secondly-built Castellania in Valletta is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows. Wikipedia ↗
• 1705 — Battle of Zsibó: Austrian-Danish victory over the Kurucs (Hungarians). Wikipedia ↗
• 1533 — Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1532 — Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca Empire leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1315 — Battle of Morgarten: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I. Wikipedia ↗
• 655 — Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Wikipedia ↗
• 565 — Justin II succeeds his uncle, Justinian I, as emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 15

• 1995 — Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Bryce Cartwright, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Sofia Goggia, Italian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Daniela Seguel, Chilean tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Trevor Story, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Maxime Colin, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Shailene Woodley, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jonalyn Viray, Filipino singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Morgan Parra, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Billy Twelvetrees, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Coye Francies, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Charron Fisher, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Simon Spender, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dominic Carroll, Gibraltarian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Sasha Pavlović, Serbian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — D. J. Fitzpatrick, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Rio Hirai, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Joe Kowalewski, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Benjamin Krause, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Giaan Rooney, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Lofa Tatupu, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kalu Uche, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Drew Hodgdon, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Josemi, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Brooks Bollinger, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Floyd Womack, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sean Murray, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Peter Phillips, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Robaire Smith, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian, actor, and stuntman Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Virginie Ledoyen, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sule, Indonesian comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Scott Henshall, English fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Boris Živković, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Alamgir Sheriyar, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jay Harrington, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Martin Pieckenhagen, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ilija Aračić, Croatian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jack Ingram, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Alexander Kvitashvili, Georgian-Ukrainian academic and politician, 19th Ukrainian Minister of Healthcare Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Patrick M'Boma, Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Fausto Brizzi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Teodoro Casiño, Filipino journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jennifer Charles, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Uwe Rösler, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Greg Anthony, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Cynthia Breazeal, American computer scientist, roboticist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — E-40, American rapper and actor (The Click) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Wayne Harrison, English footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — François Ozon, French director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Gus Poyet, Uruguayan footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jon Preston, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Rachel True, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Nigel Bond, English snooker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Tiit Sokk, Estonian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Andrew Castle, English tennis player and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Benny Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Kevin J. O'Connor, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mark Acres, American basketball player and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Judy Gold, American comedian, actress, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Dawn Airey, English broadcaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tibor Fischer, English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Australian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Gu Kailai, Chinese lawyer and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lesley Laird, British politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Harold Marcuse, American historian and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Michael Woythe, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Michael Hampton, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Joe Leeway, English pop singer-songwriter and percussionist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Kevin S. Bright, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Emma Dent Coad, British politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Randy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Tony Thompson, American R&B, disco, and rock drummer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — James Widdoes, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Rick Atkinson, American journalist, historian, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Randy Savage, American wrestler (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Beverly D'Angelo, American actress, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Egon Vaupel, German lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Marburg Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lankan cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bill Richardson, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ken Sutcliffe, Australian journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Vassilis Goumas, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Roger Donaldson, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Bob Gunton, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer (ABBA) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Rick Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Daniel Pinkwater, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Tony Mendez, American CIA technical operations officer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Sam Waterston, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Little Willie John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Nera White, American basketball player (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Joanna Barnes, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Peter Dickinson, English pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Gloria Foster, American actress (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Theodore Roszak, American scholar and author (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Petula Clark, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John Kerr, American actor, singer, and lawyer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Joe Hinton, American singer (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — C. W. McCall, American singer-songwriter and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Thomas Williams, American author and academic (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Văn Cao, Vietnamese composer, poet, and painter (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Samuel Klein, Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded Casas Bahia (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist and academic Wikipedia ↗

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