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2008-11-15
Births, Deaths and Events in History - 2009-01-8
Births
1316-11-15 - John I of France (d. 1316)
1397-11-15 - Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
1498-11-15 - Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)
1511-11-15 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet (d. 1536)
1556-11-15 - Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
1559-11-15 - Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621)
1607-11-15 - Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701)
1660-11-15 - Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (d. 1746)
1661-11-15 - Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss settler in Americas (d. 1743)
1688-11-15 - Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)
1692-11-15 - Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
1708-11-15 - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778)
1731-11-15 - William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800)
1738-11-15 - William Herschel, German-born astronomer (d. 1822)
1741-11-15 - Johann Kaspar Lavater, German philosopher (d. 1801)
1746-11-15 - Joseph Quesnel, French Canadian composer and playwright (d. 1809)
1757-11-15 - Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon (d. 1830)
1784-11-15 - Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (d. 1860)
1793-11-15 - Michel Chasles, French mathematician (d. 1880)
1852-11-15 - Tewfik Pasha, Khedive of Egypt (d. 1892)
1859-11-15 - Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
1862-11-15 - Gerhart Hauptmann, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1946)
1874-11-15 - August Krogh, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (d. 1949)
1879-11-15 - Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953)
1881-11-15 - Franklin Pierce Adams, American newspaper columnist (d. 1960)
1882-11-15 - Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1965)
1886-11-15 - René Guénon, French-Egyptian author (d. 1951)
1887-11-15 - Marianne Moore, American poet (d. 1972)
1887-11-15 - Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (d. 1986)
1889-11-15 - Manuel II of Portugal (d. 1932)
1890-11-15 - Richmal Crompton, British author (d. 1969)
1891-11-15 - Averell Harriman, American businessman (d. 1986)
1891-11-15 - Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944)
1895-11-15 - Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
1895-11-15 - Antoni Słonimski, Polish writer (d. 1976)
1897-11-15 - Aneurin Bevan, British politician (d. 1960)
1897-11-15 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (d. 1988)
1899-11-15 - Avdy Andresson, Estonian Minister of War in Exile (d. 1990)
1899-11-15 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
1903-11-15 - Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1974)
1905-11-15 - Mantovani, Italian-born composer (d. 1980)
1906-11-15 - Curtis LeMay, U.S. Air Force general (d. 1990)
1907-11-15 - Claus von Stauffenberg, would-be assassin of Adolph Hitler (d. 1944)
1913-11-15 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (d. 2005)
1913-11-15 - Guy Green, British film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2005)
1919-11-15 - Joseph Wapner, U.S. jurist
1925-11-15 - Howard Baker, U.S. Senator and White House Chief of Staff
1925-11-15 - Yuli Daniel, Russian writer (d. 1988)
1927-11-15 - Gregor Mackenzie, Labour Party (UK) politician (d. 1992)
1928-11-15 - C.W. McCall, American singer
1929-11-15 - Edward Asner, American actor
1930-11-15 - J. G. Ballard, British author
1931-11-15 - Pascal Lissouba, Republic of the Congo politician
1931-11-15 - Mwai Kibaki, Kenya's third president
1932-11-15 - Petula Clark, English singer
1932-11-15 - Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972)
1932-11-15 - Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher
1936-11-15 - Wolf Biermann, German writer
1937-11-15 - Little Willie John, American singer (d. 1968)
1937-11-15 - Yaphet Kotto, American actor
1940-11-15 - Sam Waterston, American actor
1942-11-15 - Daniel Barenboim, Argentine-born conductor
1945-11-15 - Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian singer (ABBA)
1945-11-15 - Roger Donaldson, Australian producer/director
1947-11-15 - Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
1951-11-15 - Beverly D'Angelo, American actress
1952-11-15 - Randy Savage, American professional wrestler
1952-11-15 - Zoltán Buday, Hungarian born actor
1954-11-15 - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former President of Poland
1956-11-15 - Michael Hampton, American guitarist (Funkadelic)
1957-11-15 - Kevin Eubanks, American jazz guitarist
1961-11-15 - Ian Reid, Australian educator
1963-11-15 - Benny Elias, Australian rugby player
1965-11-15 - Nigel Bond, English snooker player
1966-11-15 - Rachel True, American actress
1967-11-15 - E-40, American rapper
1967-11-15 - François Ozon, French film director
1967-11-15 - Pedro Borbón, Jr., baseball player
1967-11-15 - Gustavo Poyet, football player
1968-11-15 - Jennifer Charles, American singer/songwriter
1968-11-15 - Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper (d. 2004)
1969-11-15 - Shane Mack, American politician
1970-11-15 - Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
1970-11-15 - Jack Ingram, American singer and songwriter
1972-11-15 - Jonny Lee Miller, English actor
1973-11-15 - Jesse Merz, American actor
1974-11-15 - Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer
1975-11-15 - Yannick Tremblay, National Hockey League player
1975-11-15 - Scott Henshall, British fashion designer
1976-11-15 - Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
1976-11-15 - Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian
1977-11-15 - Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
1977-11-15 - Sean Murray, American actor
1977-11-15 - Logan Whitehurst, American musician (d. 2006)
1979-11-15 - Josemi, Spanish footballer
1979-11-15 - Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
1980-11-15 - Ace Young, American singer
1981-11-15 - Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
1983-11-15 - Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
1983-11-15 - Laura Smet, French actress
1986-11-15 - Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
1986-11-15 - Dan Trapp, American Drummmer (Senses Fail)
1988-11-15 - Zena Grey, American actress
1990-11-15 - David Williams, British actor
1993-11-15 - Irie Saaya, Japanese model
Bizarre
2007-11-15 - America Recycles Day
Deaths
1028-11-15 - Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960)
1136-11-15 - Margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073)
1280-11-15 - Albertus Magnus, German theologian, bishop, and philosopher
1463-11-15 - Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto and Constable of Naples
1544-11-15 - King Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506)
1579-11-15 - Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)
1628-11-15 - Roque Gonzales, Paraguayan missionary (b. 1576)
1630-11-15 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1571)
1670-11-15 - Comenius, Czech writer (b. 1592)
1691-11-15 - Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
1706-11-15 - Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683)
1712-11-15 - James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish nationalist (b. 1658)
1712-11-15 - Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, English politician (b. 1675)
1787-11-15 - Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (b. 1714)
1794-11-15 - John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1723)
1795-11-15 - Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (b. 1719)
1819-11-15 - Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
1853-11-15 - Queen Maria II of Portugal (b. 1819)
1908-11-15 - Empress Dowager Cixi, Chinese ruler (b. 1835)
1910-11-15 - Wilhelm Raabe, German writer (b. 1831)
1916-11-15 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1846)
1917-11-15 - Émile Durkheim, French sociologist (b. 1858)
1919-11-15 - Alfred Werner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
1954-11-15 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (b. 1878)
1958-11-15 - Tyrone Power, American actor (b. 1914)
1959-11-15 - Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
1961-11-15 - Elsie Ferguson, American actress (b.1883)
1963-11-15 - Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor (b. 1988)
1965-11-15 - Dawn Powell, American poet (b. 1896)
1967-11-15 - Michael J. Adams, American test pilot (b. 1930)
1971-11-15 - Rudolf Abel, Soviet spy (b. 1903)
1971-11-15 - Edie Sedgwick, American actress and model (b. 1943)
1976-11-15 - Jean Gabin, French actor (b. 1904)
1978-11-15 - Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (b. 1901)
1983-11-15 - John Le Mesurier, British actor (b. 1912)
1983-11-15 - Charlie Grimm, baseball player (b. 1898)
1988-11-15 - Billo Frómeta, Dominican Republic orchestra conductor, arranger and composer (b. 1915)
1990-11-15 - Alydar, American racehorse (b. 1975)
1994-11-15 - Elizabeth George Speare, award-winning American children's author (b. 1908)
1996-11-15 - Alger Hiss, American government official and alleged spy (b. 1904)
1997-11-15 - Saul Chaplin, American composer and musical director (b. 1912)
1998-11-15 - Stokely Carmichael, American civil rights activist (b. 1941)
2002-11-15 - Myra Hindley, English murderer (b. 1942)
2003-11-15 - Ray Lewis, Canadian athlete (b. 1910)
2003-11-15 - Dorothy Loudon, American actress (b. 1933)
2003-11-15 - Laurence Tisch, American businessman (b. 1923)
2004-11-15 - Elmer L. Andersen, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1909)
2004-11-15 - John Morgan, Canadian comedian (b. 1930)
2005-11-15 - Dr. Adrian Rogers, American Southern Baptist Minister and leader (b. 1931)
2005-11-15 - Arto Salminen, Finnish writer (b. 1959)
Events
1987-11-15 - Continental Airlines Flight 1713, a Douglas DC-9-14 jetliner, crashes in a snowstorm at Denver, Colorado Stapleton International Airport, killing 28 occupants, while 54 survive the crash.
1988-11-15 - In the Soviet Union, the unmanned Shuttle Buran is launched on her first and last space flight.
1988-11-15 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
1988-11-15 - The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands by Nico Roozen, Frans van der Hoff and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad.
1989-11-15 - Sachin Tendulkar makes his Test cricket debut playing for India against Pakistan.
1990-11-15 - Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches with flight STS-38.
1990-11-15 - Popular soft rock musician Kieren Thomson born
1990-11-15 - Producers acknowledge that Milli Vanilli, who won the 1990 "Best New Artist" Grammy Award, did not sing on their album.
1999-11-15 - Popular virtual pets internet website Neopets is founded.
2000-11-15 - A chartered Antonov AN-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola killing more than 40 people
2002-11-15 - Hu Jintao becomes general secretary of the Communist Party of China.
2003-11-15 - The first day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings takes place, to be followed by additional bombings on November 20.
2004-11-15 - 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.
2006-11-15 - Puerto Rico implements its very first sales tax.
2006-11-15 - The Al Jazeera English global 24h news channel is launched.
1515-11-15 - Thomas Cardinal Wolsey invested as a Cardinal
1533-11-15 - Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, Peru.
1777-11-15 - American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
1791-11-15 - The first U.S Catholic college, Georgetown University, opens its doors.
1864-11-15 - American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia and starts Sherman's March to the Sea.
1889-11-15 - Brazil is declared a republic by Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca and Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
1920-11-15 - First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva.
1926-11-15 - The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.
1935-11-15 - Canada and the United States signed the reciprocal trade agreement in Washington.
1939-11-15 - In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
1941-11-15 - 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.
1942-11-15 - World War II: First flight of the Heinkel He 219.
1942-11-15 - World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.
1943-11-15 - 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)
1948-11-15 - 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.
1949-11-15 - Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
1952-11-15 - The Bugs Bunny Cartoon Rabbit's Kin is released in theaters, it introduces Pete Puma and Buster Rabbit.
1956-11-15 - The first film starring Elvis Presley, Love Me Tender, opens.
1958-11-15 - Morocco promulgates a press code.
1959-11-15 - Four members of the Herbert Clutter Family murdered at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas.
1960-11-15 - The Polaris missile is test launched.
1966-11-15 - Gemini program: Gemini 12 splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
1967-11-15 - 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, and is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
1969-11-15 - Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
1969-11-15 - Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war.
1969-11-15 - Dave Thomas opens the first Wendy's fast food restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.
1970-11-15 - the Soviet Lunokhod 1 moon rover lands on the moon
1971-11-15 - Intel releases world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
1976-11-15 - René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favour of independence.
1978-11-15 - A chartered DC-8 crashes near Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing 183.
1979-11-15 - 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.
1983-11-15 - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is founded.
1985-11-15 - A research assistant is injured as a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes.
1985-11-15 - The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
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