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  • 1492 Christopher Columbus notes in his journal the first recorded reference to tobacco
  • 1884 European colonization and trade in Africa are officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing the "Scramble for Africa" among European powers
  • 1904 King C. Gillette patents the safety razor as the Gillette razor blade
  • 1948 Mackenzie King retires after 21 years and 154 days as Prime Minister of Canada and is replaced by Louis St. Laurent, who is sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of Canada
  • Millions march against the Vietnam War outside the White House

    Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration

    1969 An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium demonstration across the United States
  • 1988 PLO delegation led by Yasser Arafat proclaims the State of Palestine and recognizes the existence of the State of Israel for the first time, at a conference in Algiers, Algeria.
  • 2017 Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" sells for $450.3 million at auction in New York, a record price for any artwork
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  • 1926 First formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T's 25-station network (NBC), including flagship station WEAF in NYC
  • 1986 Beastie Boys release their debut album "Licensed to Ill," the first rap album to reach #1 on the Billboard charts
  • 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, the lowest golf score for a female professional at the Tall City Open in Midland, Texas
  • 2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinches his fourth consecutive and record-equalling seventh F1 World Drivers' Championship by winning the Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla

Sir Anthony Blunt, art advisor to the Queen, is exposed in Parliament as the fourth man in a Soviet spy ring. He is then stripped of his knighthood and fellowship of Trinity College, Cambridge.

November 15, 1979

  • William Pitt the Elder

    1708 - 1778

  • William Herschel

    1738 - 1822

  • Gerhart Hauptmann

    1862 - 1946

  • August Krogh

    1874 - 1949

  • Georgia O'Keeffe

    1887 - 1986

  • Erwin Rommel

    1891 - 1944
More Birthdays on November 15

  • Randy Savage

    1952 - 2011

  • Shailene Woodley

    34 Years Old

  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad

    80 Years Old

  • Lorena Ochoa

    44 Years Old

  • Paulo Dybala

    32 Years Old

Isaac Pitman introduces his shorthand system of writing, Pitman shorthand

November 15, 1837

  • 1986 Golfer Byron Nelson (74) weds advertising copy writer Peggy Simmons (42)
  • 1997 TV host and actor William Shatner (66) weds former Ford model Nerine Kidd (38) in Pasadena, California; widowed in 1999
  • 2005 Emperor Akihito's only daughter Princess Sayako (36) gives up her imperial title to wed Yoshiki Kuroda (40) at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan
  • 2010 "Single White Female" actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (48) divorces writer Noah Baumbach (41) due to irreconcilable differences after 5 years of marriage
More November 15 Weddings

  • Justinian I

    - 565 AD

  • Johannes Kepler

    1571 - 1630

  • John Witherspoon

    1723 - 1794

  • Maria II

    1819 - 1853

  • Cixi

    1835 - 1908

  • Margaret Mead

    1901 - 1978
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  • The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America

    Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America November 15, 1777
  • 1918: A group of Americans in California with a message for their fellow countrymen

    The 1918 Flu Pandemic

    A village in Alaska was almost wiped out on this day as the 1918 flu pandemic took its toll. Are there lessons for the world in how to combat future pandemics? November 15, 1918
  • Famous painting of the signing of the armistice in Compiegne, France

    Weekly Quiz for November 11 - 17

    The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marked the end of which war? Whose body was found in Antarctica in 1912? Which canal opened in 1869?
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  • The bridge at Stamford from which bulls were heaved into the river

    Bulls Finally Spared 700 Years of Cruelty

    November 13, 1839
  • After two other lovers named Charles, Nell Gwyn described King Charles II as 'Charles the Third'

    Nell Gwyn, the Temptress Who Enchanted a King

    November 14, 1687
  • The 2i's coffee bar became a magnet for pop singers, agents and music entrepreneurs

    All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll

    November 16, 1957
  • Queen Mary put opponents to agonising death in her drive to restore Catholic faith in England

    Bloody Mary, England’s Most Hated Queen

    November 17, 1558
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