15 November: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

15 November: In a year, the 15th of November is the 319^th day as per the Georgian Calendar. In a leap year, it is the 320^th day of the year.

What special day is today? This day has its distinctiveness and importance in history.

Let’s explore people who have carved a niche for themselves on 15^th November. We may also need to scan through the events that happened today.

15 November: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

What Happened Today? On This Day in History: 15 November

Art & Artists

- 1845 – Production of “Maritana” opera in London.
- 1932 – Premiere of “Symphony No. 5” – “Reformation” by Felix Mendelssohn.
- 1956 – Premiere of The Reno Brothers’ Elvis Presley starrer film “Love Me Tender“ in America.

Science & Technology

- 1926 – Opening up of 24 stations the NBC Radio Network.
- 1971 – Release of Intel’s “the 4004” (world’s first commercial single-chip microprocessor).
- 2001 – Launch of the Xbox game console by Microsoft.
- 2013 – Release of PlayStation 4 (PS4) game console by Sony.

15 November: 2013 - Release of PlayStation 4 (PS4) game console by Sony.

Leaders & Politics

- 1889 – Brazil was declared a republic.
- 1920 – ‘The Nations’ first assembly was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
- 1933 – The first election conducted in Thailand.
- 1988 – Palestinian statehood proclaimed by Yasser Arafat.

People & Society

- 1720 – Capt. Jonathan Barnet captured three pirates (Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and John Rackham) and brought them to Jamaica for their trial.
- 1914 – Italian socialist Benito Mussolini founded the newspaper named “Il Popolo d’Italia”.
- 2006 – The Worldwide launches of Al Jazeera

Disasters: Natural & Man-made

- 1994 – 78 people died and 430 were injured in a Tsunami (28ft. high) that was triggered by a high-magnitude earthquake (7.1).
- 2000 – Crash of Antonov An 24, a chartered plane) in Angla that killed not less than 40.
- 2007 – Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the Sundarbans (the world’s largest mangrove forest).

Discoveries & Explorations

- 1492 – Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco.
- 1620 – A foot exploration started by 16 men led by Myles Standish in the northern portion of Cape Cod.
- 1837 – Pitman shorthand (a shorthand system of writing) was introduced.
- 1966 – Gemini 12 completed its final mission when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

- 1988 – Shuttle Buran took its novel space flight in the Soviet Union.

Leisure & Sports

- 1901 – In a heavyweight boxing title James J. Jeffries technically knockouts (TKOs) Gus Ruhlin in San Francisco.
- 2011 – Mike Krzyzewski, the Duke University basketball coach recorded his 903rd career win, the highest that time.
- 2020 – Lewis Hamilton clinches the Turkish Grand Prix title and equaled the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher’s save drivers’ title.

Birth Anniversaries (15 November)

- 1887 – Georgia O’Keeffe (American painter)
- 1891 – Erwin Rommel (German field marshal)
- 1929 – Ed Asner (American actor)
- 1930 – J.G. Ballard (British author)

Death Anniversaries (15 November)

- 1630 – Johannes Kepler (German astronomer)
- 1949 – Nathuram Godse (Indian assassin of Mahatma Gandhi)
- 1978 – Margaret Mead (American anthropologist)
- 2010 – Larry Evans (American journalist and chess player)
- 2015 – Saeed Jaffrey (Indian-British actor)

What Special Day is Today: (15 November)

- Day of the Imprisoned Writer (International observance)
- America Recycles Day (United States)
- King’s Feast (Belgium)
- National Tree Planting Day (Sri Lanka)
- Peace Day (Ivory Coast)
- Republic Proclamation Day (Brazil)
- Shichi-Go-San (Japan)

Conclusion

The factual story of the day (15 November) covers the entire globe and a lot of well-known personalities. The day has remained a silent observer of what happened on this day in history.

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