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On this dayNovember 15

Through history63 events, 198 births and 122 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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A hundred years before

The front pages of November 15, 1926

What American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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What happened on November 15

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  1. 6551,371 years ago

    Penda of Mercia and Æthelhere of East Anglia were defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed in Yorkshire, England.

    Photo: VioletrigaCC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 1760266 years ago

    The chapel of the newly constructed Castellania in Valletta, Malta, was consecrated.

    Photo: ContinentaleuropeCC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 1859167 years ago

    Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens. · Zappas Olympics

  4. 1864162 years ago

    American Civil War: Union army general William Tecumseh Sherman (pictured) began his March to the Sea, inflicting significant damage to property and infrastructure using scorched-earth tactics on his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. · Sherman's March to the Sea

    Photo: Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt IvesPublic domain
  5. 1889137 years ago

    Brazilian emperor Pedro II was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca (pictured), while the country was proclaimed a republic. · Pedro II of Brazil · Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil

    Photo: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin HandyPublic domain
  6. 1908118 years ago

    After numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo. · Atrocities in the Congo Free State

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  7. 1922104 years ago

    Fountain of Time, in Chicago's Washington Park, was dedicated as a tribute to 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.

    Photo: OpenStreetMap and edited by w:User:TonyTheTigerCC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 1922104 years ago

    During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people. · 1922 Guayaquil general strike

    Photo: Photo taken by El Universo in 1922Public domain
  9. 194383 years ago

    The Holocaust: In the Romani Holocaust, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler ordered that the Romani were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps". · Romani people

    Photo: Bernhard WalterPublic domain
  10. 195967 years ago

    Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas; the events became the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, a pioneering work of the true crime genre. · Clutter family murders

    Photo: Spacini ( talk )CC BY 3.0
  11. 198838 years ago

    The Soviet spacecraft Buran (pictured), a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.

    Photo: MASTER SGT. DAVE CASEYPublic domain
  12. 200026 years ago

    Edoardo Agnelli, son of the industrialist patriarch Gianni Agnelli, was found dead under a bridge on the outskirts of Turin, Italy.

  13. 201214 years ago

    Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.

    Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing StreetCC BY 4.0
All 63 events Wikipedia lists for November 15, by year

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Born on November 15

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1862Gerhart HauptmannGerman novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1946)123 languages
  2. 1738William HerschelGerman-English astronomer and composer (died 1822)114 languagesPhoto: Lemuel Francis AbbottPublic domain
  3. 1891Erwin RommelGerman field marshal (died 1944)113 languagesPhoto: author on the file pagePublic domain
  1. 1935Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian politician100
  2. 1887Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter and educator (died 1986)95
  3. 1397Nicholas V, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1455)85
  4. 1929Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer (died 2021)80
  5. 1993Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer80
  6. 1907Claus von Stauffenberg, German colonel (died 1944)79
  7. 1954Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland79
  8. 1708William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1778)67
  9. 1945Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer67
  10. 1986Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player67
  11. 1931Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya (died 2022)65
  12. 1874August Krogh, Danish zoologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)64
  13. 1991Shailene Woodley, American actress61
  14. 1316John I, king of France and Navarre (died 1316)59
  15. 1607Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (died 1701)57
  16. 1930J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2009)57
  17. 1983John Heitinga, Dutch footballer and coach55
  18. 1886René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (died 1951)54
  19. 1895Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (died 1918)53
  20. 1942Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor53
  21. 1967François Ozon, French director, producer, and screenwriter53
Everyone else born on November 15: 174 more, by year

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Died on November 15

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1630Johannes KeplerGerman astronomer and mathematician (born 1571)186 languagesPhoto: August Köhler [1]Public domain
  2. 1916Henryk SienkiewiczPolish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1846)140 languagesPhoto: author on the file pagePublic domain
  3. 1917Émile DurkheimFrench sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1858)125 languagesPhoto: author on the file pagePublic domain
  1. 1908Cixi, China empress dowager and regent (born 1835)101
  2. 1670John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop, philosopher, and educator (born 1592)99
  3. 1978Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author (born 1901)97
  4. 1280Albertus Magnus, German bishop, theologian, and philosopher (born 1193)94
  5. 1959Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1869)90
  6. 1976Jean Gabin, French actor, singer, and producer (born 1904)87
  7. 1787Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (born 1714)81
  8. 1919Alfred Werner, French-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866)74
  9. 1832Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and businessman (born 1767)64
  10. 1954Lionel Barrymore, American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1878)58
  11. 1949Nathuram Godse, Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi (born 1910)57
  12. 1853Maria II, Portuguese queen and regent (born 1819)51
  13. 1958Tyrone Power, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1914)51
  14. 1910Wilhelm Raabe, German author (born 1831)49
  15. 2017Lil Peep, American singer and rapper (born 1996)48
  16. 655Penda of Mercia, king of Mercia46
  17. 1706Tsangyang, Tibetan dalai lama (born 1683)46
  18. 1982Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee (born 1895)45
  19. 1971Rudolf Abel, English-Russian colonel (born 1903)43
  20. 1691Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (born 1620)41
  21. 165 BCMattathias, Jewish resistance leader39
Everyone else died on November 15: 98 more, by year

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Observed on November 15

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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Christian feast day