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Events [ ] 655 - Battle of Winwaed : Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria .1315 - Battle of Morgarten the Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I of the House of Habsburg .1515 - Thomas Cardinal Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal 1533 - Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco , Peru .1777 - American Revolutionary War : After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation .1791 - The first U.S Catholic college, Georgetown University , opens its doors.1806 - Pike expedition : Lieutenant Zebulon Pike sees a distant mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains (it was later named Pikes Peak ).1854 - In Egypt , the Suez Canal , linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea , is given the necessary royal concession.1864 - American Civil War : Union General William Tecumseh Sherman burns Atlanta and starts Sherman's March to the Sea .1889 - Brazil is declared a republic by Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca and Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup .1920 - First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva .1926 - The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.1935 - Canada and the United States sign the reciprocal trade agreement in Washington.1935 - Manuel Quezon is inaugurated as the first president of the Philippines .1939 - In Washington , US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial .1941 - Holocaust : SS chief Heinrich Himmler orders the arrest and deportation to concentration camps of all homosexuals in Germany , with the exception of certain top Nazi officials.1942 - World War II : First flight of the Heinkel He 219 .1942 - World War II : The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.
1943 - Holocaust : German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps ". (see Porajmos )1948 - Louis Stephen St. Laurent succeeds William Lyon Mackenzie King as Prime Minister of Canada . King had the longest combined time (3 terms, 22 years in total) as Premier in Commonwealth of Nations history.1949 - Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte are executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi .1958 - Morocco promulgates a press code.1959 - Four members of the Herbert Clutter Family are murdered at their farm outside Holcomb .1960 - The Polaris missile is test launched.1966 - Gemini program : Gemini 12 splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean .1966 - A Boeing 727 carrying Pan Am Flight 708 crashes near Berlin , Germany , killing all three people on board.
1967 - The only fatality of the 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.1969 - Cold War : The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea .1969 - Vietnam War : In Washington , 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death ".
1969 - Dave Thomas opens the first Wendy's fast food restaurant in Columbus , Ohio .
1970 - The Soviet Lunokhod 1 moon rover lands on the moon .1971 - Intel releases world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor , the 4004 .1976 - René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favour of independence .1978 - A chartered DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka , killing 183.1979 - A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington , forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.1983 - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is founded. Recognised only by Turkey1985 - A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes.1985 - The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald .
1987 - Continental Airlines Flight 1713 , a Douglas DC-9 -14 jetliner, crashes in a snowstorm at Denver Stapleton International Airport , killing 28 occupants, while 54 survive the crash.1988 - In the Soviet Union , the unmanned Shuttle Buran is launched on her first and last space flight.1988 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict : An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council .
1988 - The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar , is launched in the Netherlands .
1990 - Space Shuttle program : Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38 .1990 - Producers acknowledge that Milli Vanilli , who won the 1990 "Best New Artist" Grammy Award , did not sing on their album.
1993 - 13 Cuban refugees land in Florida after stealing a crop-duster in Cuba.2000 - A chartered Antonov AN-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola killing more than 40 people2002 - Hu Jintao becomes general secretary of the Communist Party of China .2003 - The first day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings takes place, to be followed by additional bombings on November 20 .2004 - New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey leaves office, three months after resigning due to a gay extra-marital affair. State Senator Richard Codey takes over as interim governor .2005 - Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines .2006 - The Al Jazeera English news channel is launched.
2007 - Barry Bonds , the all time home run king in Major League baseball, is indicted on federal charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Births [ ] 1316 - John I of France (d. 1316 )1397 - Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455 )1498 - Eleonore of Austria , Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558 )1511 - Johannes Secundus , Dutch poet (d. 1536 )1556 - Jacques-Davy Duperron , French cardinal (d. 1618 )1559 - Archduke Albert of Austria , Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621 )1607 - Madeleine de Scudéry , French writer (d. 1701 )1660 - Hermann von der Hardt , German historian (d. 1746 )1661 - Christoph von Graffenried , Swiss settler in Americas (d. 1743 )1688 - Louis Bertrand Castel , French mathematician (d. 1757 )1692 - Eusebius Amort , German Catholic theologian (d. 1775 )1708 - William Pitt , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778 )1738 - William Herschel , German-born astronomer (d. 1822 )1741 - Johann Kaspar Lavater , German philosopher (d. 1801 )1746 - Joseph Quesnel , French Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809 )1757 - Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher , Danish surgeon (d. 1830 )1784 - Jerome Bonaparte , King of Westphalia (d. 1860 )1793 - Michel Chasles , French mathematician (d. 1880 )1852 - Tewfik Pasha , Khedive of Egypt (d. 1892 )1859 - Christopher Hornsrud , Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960 )1862 - Gerhart Hauptmann , German dramatist, Nobel laureate (d. 1946 )1874 - August Krogh , Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1949 )1874 - Dimitrios Golemis , Greek athlete (d. 1941 )
1879 - Lewis Stone , American actor (d. 1953 )1881 - Franklin Pierce Adams , American newspaper columnist (d. 1960 )1882 - Felix Frankfurter , U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1965 )1886 - René Guénon , French-Egyptian author (d. 1951 )1887 - Marianne Moore , American poet (d. 1972 )1887 - Georgia O'Keeffe , American painter (d. 1986 )
1889 - Manuel II of Portugal (d. 1932 )1890 - Richmal Crompton , British author (d. 1969 )1891 - Averell Harriman , American businessman (d. 1986 )1891 - Erwin Rommel , German field marshal (d. 1944 )
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918 )1895 - Antoni Słonimski , Polish writer (d. 1976 )
1897 - Aneurin Bevan , British politician (d. 1960 )1897 - Sacheverell Sitwell , English writer (d. 1988 )
1899 - Avdy Andresson , Estonian statesman (d. 1990 )1899 - Iskander Mirza , first President of Pakistan (d. 1969 )
1903 - Stewie Dempster , New Zealand cricketer (d. 1974 )1905 - Mantovani , Italian-born composer (d. 1980 )1906 - Curtis LeMay , U.S. Air Force general (d. 1990 )1907 - Claus von Stauffenberg , would-be assassin of Adolf Hitler (d. 1944 )1913 - Guy Green , English film director (d. 2005 )1913 - Arthur Haulot , Belgian journalist (d. 2005 )
1919 - Joseph Wapner , American judge1925 - Howard Baker , American political advisor1925 - Yuli Daniel , Russian writer (d. 1988 )
1927 - Gregor Mackenzie , British politician (d. 1992 )1928 - C.W. McCall , American singer1928 - John Orchard , British actor (d. 1995 )
1929 - Ed Asner , American actor1930 - J. G. Ballard , British author1931 - Mwai Kibaki , President of Kenya 1931 - Pascal Lissouba , Congo politician
1932 - Petula Clark , English singer1932 - Clyde McPhatter , American singer (d. 1972 )
1932 - Alvin Plantinga , American philosopher
1936 - Wolf Biermann , German writer1937 - Little Willie John , American singer (d. 1968 )1937 - Yaphet Kotto , American actor
1940 - Sam Waterston , American actor1942 - Daniel Barenboim , Argentine-born conductor and pianist1945 - Roger Donaldson , Australian producer/director1945 - Bob Gunton , American actor
1945 - Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad , Swedish singer (ABBA )
1947 - Bill Richardson , American politician1951 - Beverly D'Angelo , American actress1952 - Zoltán Buday , Hungarian born actor1952 - Randy Savage , American professional wrestler
1954 - Aleksander Kwaśniewski , former President of Poland 1955 - Georgie Born , English academic, anthropologist and musician (Henry Cow )1955 - Henry Corra , American documentarian
1956 - Michael Hampton , American guitarist (Funkadelic )1957 - Kevin Eubanks , American jazz guitarist1957 - Ray McKinnon , American film actor/director
1961 - Ian Reid , Australian educator1963 - Benny Elias , Australian rugby league footballer1963 - Andrew Castle , English television presenter and former tennis professional
1965 - Nigel Bond , English snooker player1965 - Stefan Pfeiffer , German swimmer
1966 - Rachel True , American actress1967 - Pedro Borbón , Dominican baseball player1967 - E-40 , American rapper
1967 - François Ozon , French film director
1967 - Gustavo Poyet , Uruguayan footballer
1968 - Jennifer Charles , American singer/songwriter1968 - Ol' Dirty Bastard , American rapper (d. 2004 )
1969 - Shane Mack , American politician1970 - Jack Ingram , American singer and songwriter1970 - Patrick Mboma , Cameroonian footballer
1971 - Jay Harrington , American actor1972 - Jonny Lee Miller , English actor1973 - Jesse Merz , American actor1973 - Sydney Tamiia Poitier , American actress
1974 - Chad Kroeger , Canadian singer1975 - Scott Henshall , British fashion designer1975 - Yannick Tremblay , Canadian ice hockey player
1976 - Brandon DiCamillo , American comedian1976 - Virginie Ledoyen , French actress
1977 - Sean Murray , American actor1977 - Peter Phillips , grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
1977 - Logan Whitehurst , American musician (d. 2006 )
1979 - Josemi , Spanish footballer1979 - Brett Lancaster , Australian cyclist
1980 - Ace Young , American singer1981 - Lorena Ochoa , Mexican golfer1983 - DJ Skee , American DJ/Personality1983 - Fernando Verdasco , Spanish tennis player
1983 - Laura Smet , French actress
1986 - Sania Mirza , Indian tennis player
1986 - Jeffree Star , American model, fashion designer, make-up artist and singer-songwriter1987 - Isaiah Osbourne , English footballer1988 - Zena Grey , American actress1990 - Kanata Hongō , Japanese actorDeaths [ ] 655 - Penda , King of Mercia 1028 - Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960 )1136 - Margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073 )1280 - Albertus Magnus , German theologian, bishop, and philosopher1463 - Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini , Prince of Taranto and Constable of Naples1544 - King Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506 )1579 - Ferenc Dávid , Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510 )1628 - Roque Gonzales , Paraguayan missionary (b. 1576 )1630 - Johannes Kepler , German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1571 )1670 - Comenius , Czech writer (b. 1592 )1691 - Aelbert Cuyp , Dutch painter (b. 1620 )1706 - Tsangyang Gyatso (b. 1683 )1712 - James Douglas , Scottish nationalist (b. 1658 )1712 - Charles Mohun , English politician (b. 1675 )
1787 - Christoph Willibald Gluck , German composer (b. 1714 )1794 - John Witherspoon , American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1723 )1795 - Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo , French painter (b. 1719 )1819 - Daniel Rutherford , Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749 )1853 - Queen Maria II of Portugal (b. 1819 )1908 - Empress Dowager Cixi , Chinese ruler (b. 1835 )1910 - Wilhelm Raabe , German writer (b. 1831 )1916 - Henryk Sienkiewicz , Polish author, Nobel laureate (b. 1846 )1917 - Émile Durkheim , French sociologist (b. 1858 )1919 - Alfred Werner , German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1866 )1919 - Mohammad Farid , an influential Egyptian political figure.1949 - Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte , conspirators against Mahatma Gandhi (b. Narayan Apte - 1911)1954 - Lionel Barrymore , American actor (b. 1878 )1958 - Tyrone Power , American actor (b. 1914 )1959 - Charles Thomson Rees Wilson , Scottish physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1869 )1961 - Elsie Ferguson , American actress (b.1883 )1963 - Fritz Reiner , Hungarian conductor (b. 1888 )1965 - Dawn Powell , American poet (b. 1896 )1966 - Dimitrios Tofalos , Greek weightlifter (b. 1877 )1967 - Michael J. Adams , American test pilot (b. 1930 )1971 - Rudolf Abel , Soviet spy (b. 1903 )1971 - Edie Sedgwick , American actress and model (b. 1943 )
1976 - Jean Gabin , French actor (b. 1904 )1978 - Margaret Mead , American anthropologist (b. 1901 )1982 - Martin De Alzaga , Argentine racing driver (b. 1901 )1983 - Charlie Grimm , American baseball player (b. 1898 )1983 - John le Mesurier , English actor (b. 1912 )
1988 - Billo Frómeta , Dominican orchestra conductor, arranger and composer (b. 1915 )1990 - Alydar , American racehorse (b. 1975 )1994 - Elizabeth George Speare , American author (b. 1908 )1996 - Alger Hiss , American government official and alleged spy (b. 1904 )1997 - Saul Chaplin , American composer and musical director (b. 1912 )1998 - Stokely Carmichael , American civil rights activist (b. 1941 )1998 - Ludvik Danek , Czechoslovak discus thrower (b. 1937 )
2002 - Myra Hindley , English murderess (b. 1942 )2003 - Ray Lewis , Canadian athlete (b. 1910 )2003 - Dorothy Loudon , American actress (b. 1933 )
2003 - Laurence Tisch , American businessman (b. 1923 )
2004 - Elmer L. Andersen , Governor of Minnesota (b. 1909 )2004 - John Morgan , Canadian comedian (b. 1930 )
2005 - Dr. Adrian Rogers , American Southern Baptist Minister and leader (b. 1931 )2005 - Arto Salminen , Finnish writer (b. 1959 )
2006 - Ana Carolina Reston , Brazilian model (b. 1985 )2006 - David K. Wyatt , American historian (b. 1937 )
2007 - Joe Nuxhall , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1928 )Holidays and observances [ ] Roman festivals - Festival in honor of Feronia (others say 13 November )R.C. Saints - Albert the Great , Saint Zechariah , Saint Leopold , Abibus of Edessa , Hugh Faringdon , Saint Malo , Saint Mechell , Didier of Cahors Eastern Orthodoxy - Feast of Saint Philip the Apostle and the beginning of Winter Lent Austria - Saint Leopold 's day -- no school in Vienna , Lower Austria and Upper Austria Belgium - King's Feast , not an official holiday, but some state institutions are closedBrazil - Republic Proclamation Day (1889 )Palestine - Independence Day (declared 1988 )USA - America Recycles Day Japan - Shichi-Go-San - traditional rite of passage and festival day for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boysExternal links [ ]
142 Familypedia people were born on November 15
131 Familypedia people died on November 15
113 Familypedia people were first married on November 15