15 November - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on November 15, the day number in a year is 319 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 320. November 15 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
November 15 in History - Top Historical Events
Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
655 | Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at theBattle of the Winwaed in modern-day Yorkshire, England. |
1315 | A 1,500-strong force from the Swiss Confederacy ambushed agroup of Austrian soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire on the shores ofLake Ägerisee in Switzerland. |
1630 | The famous German astronomer Yuhan Kepler died at the age of 59. The Kepler law about the movement of satellites and the discovery of an orbital orbit by Mars in its orbit is the result of their study. |
1688 | Prince William of Orange landed at Brixham in Devon, on his way to depose his uncle and father-in-law King James II, the last Catholic monarch of England. |
1777 | The Confederation article was adopted by the Continental Congress. |
1808 | Mahmud II 1808–1839) Mustafa IV 1807–1808) was chosen as the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. |
1830 | Social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy left for England. |
1859 | Sponsored by businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modernrevival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece. |
1859 | The first Zappa Olympics were started in Greece. |
1864 | American Civil War-Union Army General William T. Sherman beganhis 'March to the Sea', inflicting significant damage to property andinfrastructure on his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. |
1884 | The conference began in Berlin, the capital of Germany, to distribute colonies to European countries in the continent of Africa. |
1889 | Brazilian Emperor Pedro II was overthrown in a coup led byDeodoro da Fonseca, and Brazil was proclaimed a republic. |
1902 | The Hanoi Exhibition was established in Hanoi City, Vietnam. |
1905 | King Camp Gillette was patented by the US Patent Office for Safety Razor. In this way, for the first time in front of the world came a two-edged shaving blade. |
1920 | The first meeting of the League of Nations took place in Geneva, Switzerland. |
1922 | While working in China, bandits reportedly kidnapped Reverend Bord Breen, an American Lutheran Missionary who was living in the province of Honan. Another American was also announced to being held hostage. |
1935 | The Commonwealth of the Philippines was officially established,with Manuel L. Quezon inaugurated as its president. |
1935 | The United States and Canada signed a mutual trade agreement. |
1939 | The Battle of South Guwanxi began. |
1943 | As per orders passed by Heinrich Himmler, all Gypsies along with those of mixed Gypsy blood should be placed in concentration along with the Jews. |
1943 | The Holocaust-Heinrich Himmler ordered that Romanies were tobe put 'on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps'. |
1948 | Louis Stephen Saint Laurent became the 12th Prime Minister of Canada. |
1955 | The trade agreement was signed between Poland and Yugoslavia. |
1956 | Middle East Technical University was established in Ankara, Turkey. |
1959 | Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas, US; the eventsbecame the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, apioneering work of the true crime genre. |
1961 | The United Nations prohibits nuclear weapons. |
1968 | Russia which is popularly known for its vodka, had to turn to the U.S., for supplies of this alcohol due to the shortage faced. However the embarrassing thing was that Soviet Premier Khrushchev had recently boasted about how Russia’s Vodka was much better. |
1968 | Vietnam War-American forces launched Operation Commando Hunt,a large-scale bombing campaign to prevent the People's Army of (North)Vietnam from transporting personnel and supplies along the Ho Chi Minhtrail. |
1971 | World's first commercial complete central processing unit (CPU) on one chip "a single-chip microprocessor" the 4004 has been unveiled by Intel. |
1971 | Intel launched the world's first single chip microprocessor \ 'Intel 4004 \'. |
1971 | Intel released Intel 4004, the world's first microprocessor. |
1973 | The daughter of a restaurant owner in Germany was kidnapped but returned unhurt after a ransom of over one million dollars was paid to release her. |
1978 | A plane carrying from Mecca to Indonesia succumbed to an accident in Sri Lanka. In which 183 people died. |
1983 | Turkish Cypriots on the northeastern portion of Cyprus declaredthe creation of a new state known as the Turkish Republic of NorthernCyprus, which currently remains recognised only by Turkey. |
1985 | A volcanic eruption in the Columbian city of Armero consumed the lives of approximately 20,000 people out of a population of 50000. Military aid and Red Cross members were sent with emergency supplies to help the victims. |
1986 | India's top female tennis player Sania Mirza was born in Mumbai city of Maharashtra state. |
1988 | The Soviet Buran spacecraft, a reusable vehicle built inresponse to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, unmanned, on herfirst and only space flight. |
1988 | PLO leader Yasser Arafat proclaimed the creation of the Stateof Palestine as 'the state of Palestinians wherever they may be'. |
1989 | Former veteran Indian player Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan. He played the last Test on 14 November 2013 against the West Indies. |
2000 | Jharkhand became the 28th state of India. |
2005 | A bomb explosion outside a KFC outlet in Karachi, Pakistan killed at least 3 people and wounded around 8 others. |
2006 | During the first peace talks between the countries, India and Pakistan have decided to set up a team to fight terrorism. Nevertheless, there has been no improvement in the main dispute that concerns Kashmir. |
2007 | Originating from the Bay of Bengal, Category 4 Cyclone Sidr moves towards the coastal districts of Bangladesh, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. |
2009 | Colombia reveals its decision of releasing four imprisoned members of the Venezuelan National Guard who were detained on Colombian territory. |
2012 | After ten years as General Secretary of the Communist Party ofChina Hu Jintao stepped down and was replaced by Xi Jinping. |
Famous Birthdays of November 15:
Year | Name / Profession / Country |
1970 | Jack Ingram / Writer / United States of America |
1968 | Uwe Rösler / Footballer / Germany |
1916 | Nita Barrow / Politician / Barbados |
1962 | Mark Acres / Basketball Player / United States of America |
1922 | David Sidney Feingold / Academic / United States of America |
1937 | Little Willie John / Writer / United States of America |
1975 | Boris Živković / Footballer / Croatia |
1971 | Jay Harrington / Actor / United States of America |
1852 | Tewfik Pasha / Ruler / Egypt |
1931 | Pascal Lissouba / Politician / Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1976 | Sule / Actor / Indonesia |
1979 | Brooks Bollinger / Footballer / United States of America |
1964 | Mikhail Rusyayev / Fooballer / Russia |
1511 | Johannes Secundus / Poet / Netherlands |
1942 | Daniel Barenboim / Conductor / Argentina |
1955 | Joe Leeway / Writer / United Kingdom |
1952 | Randy Savage / Wrestler / United States of America |
1919 | Joseph Wapner / Lieutenant / United States of America |
1992 | Kevin Wimmer / Footballer / Austria |
1979 | Josemi / Footballer / Spain |
1953 | James Widdoes / Actor / United States of America |
1924 | Gianni Ferrio / Composer / Italy |
1922 | Francis Brunn / Juggler / Germany |
1912 | Yi Wu / Colonel / Japan |
1947 | Bill Richardson / Politician / United States of America |
1992 | Sofia Goggia / Skier / Italy |
1859 | Christopher Hornsrud / Politician / Norway |
1967 | François Ozon / Producer / France |
1960 | Dawn Airey / Broadcaster / United Kingdom |
1936 | Tara Singh Hayer / Journalist / India |
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