November 15

history

Events

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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 ScudĂ©ry, 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, 1st Earl of Chatham, 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)
  • 1835 – Sakamoto RyĹŤma, Japanese revolutionary (d. 1867)
  • 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 – RenĂ© GuĂ©non, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
  • 1887 – Marianne Moore, American poet (d. 1972)
  • 1887 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (d. 1986)
  • 1890 – Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969)
  • 1891 – Averell Harriman, American businessman (d. 1986)
  • 1891 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal, "The Desert Fox" (d. 1944)
  • 1895 – Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
  • 1895 – Antoni SĹ‚onimski, 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, German, leader of failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (d. 1944)
  • 1913 – Guy Green, English film director (d. 2005)
  • 1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
  • 1919 – Joseph Wapner, American judge
  • 1920 – Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor (d. 1999)
  • 1922 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004)
  • 1922 – David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist
  • 1925 – Howard Baker, American political advisor
  • 1925 – Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
  • 1927 – Gregor Mackenzie, British politician (d. 1992)
  • 1928 – C. W. McCall, American singer
  • 1928 – John Orchard, British actor (d. 1995)
  • 1929 – Ed Asner, American actor
  • 1930 – J. G. Ballard, British author (d. 2009)
  • 1931 – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
  • 1931 – Pascal Lissouba, Congo politician
  • 1932 – Petula Clark, English singer
  • 1932 – Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972)
  • 1932 – Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher
  • 1936 – Wolf Biermann, German writer
  • 1936 – H. B. Bailey, American NASCAR driver (d. 2003)
  • 1937 – Little Willie John, American singer (d. 1968)
  • 1937 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor
  • 1940 – Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
  • 1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor
  • 1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born conductor and pianist
  • 1945 – Roger Donaldson, Australian producer/director
  • 1945 – Bob Gunton, American actor
  • 1945 – Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad, Norwegian (By Birth) singer (ABBA)
  • 1947 – Bill Richardson, American politician
  • 1951 – Beverly D'Angelo, American actress
  • 1952 – Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor
  • 1952 – Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
  • 1954 – Aleksander KwaĹ›niewski, 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)
  • 1956 – Brian Douglas Wells, American criminal (d. 2003)
  • 1957 – Kevin Eubanks, American jazz guitarist
  • 1957 – Harold Marcuse, American historian
  • 1957 – Ray McKinnon, American film actor/director
  • 1961 – Ian Reid, Australian educator
  • 1963 – Benny Elias, Australian rugby league footballer
  • 1963 – Andrew Castle, English television presenter and former tennis professional
  • 1964 – Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer
  • 1965 – Nigel Bond, English snooker player
  • 1965 – Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
  • 1966 – Rachel True, American actress
  • 1967 – Pedro BorbĂłn, Jr., Dominican baseball player
  • 1967 – Greg Anthony, American basketball player
  • 1967 – E-40, American rapper
  • 1967 – François Ozon, French film director
  • 1967 – Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
  • 1968 – Jennifer Charles, American singer/songwriter
  • 1968 – Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (d. 2004)
  • 1968 – Fausto Brizzi, Italian screenwriter and film director
  • 1969 – Shane Mack, American politician
  • 1970 – Jack Ingram, American singer and songwriter
  • 1970 – Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
  • 1971 – Jay Harrington, American actor
  • 1972 – Jonny Lee Miller, English actor
  • 1973 – Jesse Merz, American actor
  • 1973 – Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
  • 1974 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer (Nickelback)
  • 1975 – Scott Henshall, British fashion designer
  • 1975 – Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1976 – Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian
  • 1976 – Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
  • 1977 – Sean Murray, American actor
  • 1977 – Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
  • 1977 – Logan Whitehurst, American musician (d. 2006)
  • 1979 – Josemi, Spanish footballer
  • 1979 – Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
  • 1980 – Ace Young, American singer
  • 1981 – Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
  • 1981 – Drew Hodgdon, American football player
  • 1981 – Jordan Buckley, American heavy metal guitarist, Every Time I Die
  • 1982 – D. J. Fitzpatrick, American Football League kicker
  • 1982 – Joe Kowalewski, American football player
  • 1982 – Lofa Tatupu, National Football League player
  • 1983 – DJ Skee, American DJ/personality
  • 1983 – Laura Smet, French actress
  • 1983 – Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
  • 1986 – Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
  • 1987 – Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
  • 1988 – Zena Grey, American actress
  • 1990 – Kanata HongĹŤ, Japanese actor
  • 1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
  • 1993 – Saaya Irie, Japanese actress, singer

Deaths

  • 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 philosopher
  • 1463 – Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto and Constable of Naples
  • 1544 – 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, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683)
  • 1712 – James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish nationalist (b. 1658)
  • 1712 – Charles Mohun, 4th Baron 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-AmĂ©dĂ©e-Philippe van Loo, French painter (b. 1719)
  • 1819 – Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
  • 1832 – Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist, originator of Say's Law (b. 1767)
  • 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 (b. 1868)
  • 1922 – Dimitrios Gounaris, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1866)
  • 1922 – Georgios Hatzianestis, Greek General (b. 1863)
  • 1922 – Petros Protopapadakis, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1854)
  • 1922 – Nikolaos Stratos, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1872)
  • 1945 – Frank Chapman, American ornithologist (b. 1864)
  • 1949 – Narayan Apte, conspirator against Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1911)
  • 1949 – Nathuram Godse, conspirator against Mahatma Gandhi (b. 1910)
  • 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)
  • 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 FrĂłmeta, 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 – Speedy West, Country Music Hall of Fame Steel Guitarist (b. 1924)
  • 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)
  • 2009 – Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
  • 2009 – Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (b. 1914)

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