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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[655]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Winwaed]]: [[Penda of Mercia]] is defeated by [[Oswiu of Northumbria]].<ref>D. P. Kirby, "Bede and Northumbrian Chronology", ''The English Historical Review'', Vol. 78, No. 308, July 1963, pp. 514–27</ref>
*[[1315]] &ndash; [[Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy]]: The Schweizer [[Eidgenossenschaft]] ambushes the army of [[Leopold I, Duke of Austria|Leopold I]] in the [[Battle of Morgarten]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Dionysius Lardner|title=History of Switzerland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TZg6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA66|year=1832|publisher=Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green|pages=66}}</ref>
*[[1532]] &ndash; [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]]: Commanded by [[Francisco Pizarro]], Spanish [[conquistador]]s under [[Hernando de Soto]] meet [[Sapa Inca|Incan Emperor]] [[Atahualpa]] for the first time outside [[Cajamarca]], arranging for a meeting in the [[battle of Cajamarca|city plaza the following day]].
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Francisco Pizarro]] arrives in [[Cusco|Cuzco]], the capital of the [[Inca Empire]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1705]] &ndash; [[Rákóczi's War of Independence]]: The Habsburg Empire and Denmark win a military victory over the [[Kuruc]]s from [[Hungary]] in the [[Battle of Zsibó]]. 
*[[1760]] &ndash; The secondly-built [[Castellania (Valletta)|Castellania]] in [[Valletta]] is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows.
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: After 16 months of debate the [[Continental Congress]] approves the [[Articles of Confederation]].
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Pike Expedition]]: Lieutenant [[Zebulon Pike]] spots a mountain peak while near the [[Colorado]] foothills of the [[Rocky Mountains]]. It is later named [[Pikes Peak]] in his honor.
*[[1842]] &ndash; A [[1842 Slave Revolt in the Cherokee Nation|slave revolt in the Cherokee Nation]] commences.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miles |first=Tiya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZVQvhgEuKZMC&dq=Cherokee+Slave+Escape+of+1842&pg=PA170 |title=Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom |date=2005 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-24132-9 |page=170 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Boiler explosion|Boilers]] of the steamboat [[Louisiana (steamboat)|''Louisiana'']] explode as she pulls back from the dock in [[New Orleans]], killing more than 150 people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lloyd |first=James T. |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008601965 |title=Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters |date=1856 |publisher=J.T. Lloyd & Co. |location=Cincinnati, O. |pages=225–230 |language=en-us |chapter=Explosion of the Louisiana |via=[[HathiTrust]]}}</ref>
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: Union General [[William Tecumseh Sherman]] begins his [[Sherman's March to the Sea|March to the Sea]].
*[[1884]] &ndash; The [[Berlin Conference]] of 1884–1885 met on 15 November 1884, and after an adjournment concluded on 26 February 1885, with the signature of a General Act, regulating the European colonisation and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Berlin-West-Africa-Conference | title=Berlin West Africa Conference &#124; Colonialism, Imperialism, Decolonization &#124; Britannica | date=19 February 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Brazil]] is declared a republic by [[Marshal (Brazil)|Marshal]] [[Deodoro da Fonseca]] as [[Emperor of Brazil|Emperor]] [[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro II]] is [[Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil|deposed in a military coup]].
*1899 – [[Second Boer War]]: [[Battle of Chieveley]], a British armored train is ambushed and partially derailed. British lose the battle, with 80 soldiers captured, along with war correspondent [[Winston Churchill]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conan Doyle |first=Arthur |date=September 1902 |title=The Great Boer War – Chapter 13 |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Great_Boer_War/Chapter_13 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=en.wikisource.org |language=en}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1917]] &ndash; ''[[Parliament of Finland|Eduskunta]]'' declares itself the supreme state power of [[Finland]], prompting its [[Independence of Finland|declaration of independence]] and secession from [[Soviet Russia|Russia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://demokraatti.fi/100-vuotta-sitten-15-marraskuuta-eduskunta-julistautui-korkeimman-vallan-kayttajaksi-vallankumous-peruutettiin|title=100 vuotta sitten 15. marraskuuta: Eduskunta julistautui "korkeimman vallan" käyttäjäksi – vallankumous peruutettiin|first=Topi|last=Juga|work=[[Demokraatti]]|date=November 15, 2017|language=fi|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; The first assembly of the [[League of Nations]] is held in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].
*  1920   &ndash; The [[Free City of Danzig]] is established.
*[[1922]] &ndash; At least 300 are [[1922 Guayaquil general strike|massacred]] during a general strike in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pineo |first=Ronn F. |date=1988 |title=Reinterpreting Labor Militancy: The Collapse of the Cacao Economy and the General Strike of 1922 in Guayaquil, Ecuador |journal=The Hispanic American Historical Review |volume=68 |issue=4 |doi=10.2307/2515679 |page=729|jstor=2515679 }}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; The [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI]] lifeboat [[RNLB Mary Stanford (ON 661)|''Mary Stanford'']] capsizes in [[Rye Harbour]] with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.<ref name=RNLI>{{cite web|url=https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/rye-harbour-lifeboat-station/station-history-rye-harbour|title=Rye Harbour Lifeboat: station history |publisher=RNLI |accessdate=13 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Thailand]] holds [[1933 Siamese general election|its first election]].
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Nazi Germany]] bans Jewish children from public schools in the aftermath of [[Kristallnacht]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1938: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/1938-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref> 
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal|Battle of Guadalcanal]] ends in a decisive [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] victory.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: German [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] leader [[Heinrich Himmler]] orders that [[Romani people|Gypsies]] are to be put "on the same level as [[Jews]] and placed in [[Internment#Concentration camp|concentration camp]]s".
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Nikos Beloyannis]], along with 11 comrades, is sentenced to death for attempting to reestablish the [[Communist Party of Greece]].
*[[1955]] &ndash; The first part of the [[Saint Petersburg Metro]] is opened.
*[[1957]] &ndash; Short Solent 3 [[1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash|crashes]] near [[Chessell]].<ref name="Times1957-11-18">{{cite news | title=45 Dead in Flying Boat Crash| work=The Times | date=1957-11-18 | location=London | page=12 | issue=54001}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Clutter family murders|Four members of the Clutter family are murdered]] near [[Holcomb, Kansas]], by [[Perry Edward Smith|Perry Smith]] and [[Richard Hickock]],<ref>{{cite book|last1=Flowers|first1=R. Barri|last2=Flowers|first2=H. Loraine|title=Murders in the United States: Crimes, Killers and Victims of the Twentieth Century|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Co.|date=2001|isbn=9780786410378|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gh6q_-Vzc0YC|page=33}}</ref> a crime later detailed by [[Truman Capote]] in his 1966 [[non-fiction novel]] ''[[In Cold Blood]]''.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899952,00.html "Anatomy of a Murder"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. December 22, 1967. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721101615/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C899952%2C00.html |date=July 21, 2013 }}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Craig Breedlove]] sets a land speed record of 600.601&nbsp;mph (966.574&nbsp;km/h) in his car, the [[Spirit of America (automobile)|Spirit of America]], at the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] in [[Utah]].<ref name="Twite">{{cite book|last=Twite|first=Mike|title=World of Automobiles, Volume 2|publisher=Orbis Publishing|year=1974|page=231|chapter=Breedlove: Towards the sound barrier}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Project Gemini]]: ''[[Gemini 12]]'' completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; The only fatality of the [[North American X-15]] program occurs during the [[X-15 Flight 3-65-97|191st flight]] when Air Force test pilot [[Michael J. Adams]] loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the [[Mojave Desert]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; The [[Cleveland Transit System]] becomes the first transit system in the [[Western Hemisphere|western hemisphere]] to provide direct rapid transit service from [[Cleveland|a city's downtown]] to [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|its major airport]].
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: The [[Soviet submarine K-19]] collides with the [[United States Navy|American submarine]] [[USS Gato (SSN-615)|USS ''Gato'']] in the [[Barents Sea]].
*  1969   &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: In [[Washington, D.C.]], 250,000–500,000 protesters staged a [[Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam#November 15, 1969, Moratorium March on Washington|peaceful demonstration against the war]], including a symbolic "March Against Death".
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Intel]] releases the world's first commercial single-chip [[microprocessor]], the [[Intel 4004|4004]].
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[René Lévesque]] and the ''[[Parti Québécois]]'' [[1976 Quebec general election|take power]] to become the first [[Quebec]] government of the 20th century clearly in favor of [[Quebec sovereignty movement|independence]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; A chartered [[Douglas DC-8]] [[Loftleiðir Flight 001|crashes]] near [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]], killing 183.
*[[1979]] &ndash; A package from Unabomber [[Ted Kaczynski]] begins smoking in the cargo hold of [[American Airlines Flight 444|a flight]] from [[Chicago]] to [[Washington, D.C.]], forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Northern Cyprus|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] declares independence; it is [[Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus|only recognized by Turkey]].
*[[1985]] &ndash; A research assistant is injured when a package from the [[Unabomber]] addressed to a [[University of Michigan]] professor explodes.
*  1985   &ndash; The [[Anglo-Irish Agreement]] is signed at [[Hillsborough, County Down|Hillsborough Castle]] by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] and Irish [[Taoiseach]] [[Garret FitzGerald]].
*[[1987]] &ndash; In [[Brașov]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]], [[Brașov Rebellion|workers rebel]] against the communist regime of [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]].
*  1987   &ndash; [[Continental Airlines Flight 1713]] crashes during takeoff from [[Stapleton International Airport]] in [[Denver]], Colorado, killing 25.<ref name="Final Report AAR-88-09">{{cite journal |date=September 27, 1988 |title=Continental Airlines, Inc., Flight 1713, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, N626TX, Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, November 15, 1987 |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8809.pdf |journal=Aircraft Accident Report |publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]] |id=NTSB/AAR-88/09 |access-date=September 1, 2016}} – [https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR88-09.pdf Copy at] [[Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]] (note the ERAU copy does not include the errata sheet, and may be older than the one on the NTSB website).</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; In the [[Soviet Union]], the uncrewed [[Buran (spacecraft)|Shuttle ''Buran'']] makes its only space flight.
*  1988   &ndash; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]: An independent [[State of Palestine]] is proclaimed by the [[Palestinian National Council]].
*  1988   &ndash; The first [[Fairtrade certification|Fairtrade]] label, [[Stichting Max Havelaar|Max Havelaar]], is launched in the [[Netherlands]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; The Communist [[People's Republic of Bulgaria]] is disestablished and a new [[Bulgaria|republican government]] is instituted.
*1990   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] is launched on [[STS-38]], a [[Classified information in the United States|classified]] mission for the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]].<ref>{{cite web |title=STS-38 |url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-38.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030174606/http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-38.htm |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=February 26, 2014 |website=Spacefacts}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; A [[1994 Mindoro earthquake|magnitude 7.1 earthquake]] hits the central Philippine island of [[Mindoro]], killing 78 people, injuring 430 and triggering a tsunami up to {{convert|8.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high.<ref>{{Cite web|title=15 November 1994, Mw 7.1, Mindoro, Philippines|url=http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2129&Itemid=3131|access-date=2022-03-19|website=itic.ioc-unesco.org|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; A chartered [[Antonov An-24]] [[2000 ASA Pesada Antonov An-24 crash|crashes]] after takeoff from [[Luanda]], [[Angola]], killing more than 40 people.
*  2000   &ndash; [[Jharkhand]] officially [[Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000|becomes]] the 28th [[States of India|state of India]], formed from [[List of districts of Bihar|eighteen districts]] of southern [[Bihar]].<ref name=a>{{cite book|title=The Unrest Axle: Ethno-social Movements in Eastern India edited by Gautam Kumar Bera|pages=60–61|isbn=9788183241458|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9qrmTdshzKQC&q=Bihar+State+reorganization+bill&pg=PA60|last1=Bera|first1=Gautam Kumar|year=2008|publisher=Mittal Publications }}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Microsoft]] launches the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] game console in [[North America]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davies|first=Jamie|date=2020-06-07|title=Looking Back at Xbox Launch Titles|url=https://www.gamegrin.com/articles/looking-back-at-xbox-launch-titles/|access-date=15 November 2021|website=GameGrin|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Hu Jintao]] becomes [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] and a new nine-member [[Politburo Standing Committee]] is inaugurated.
*[[2003]] &ndash; The first day of the [[2003 Istanbul bombings]], in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more.
*[[2006]] &ndash; ''[[Al Jazeera English]]'' launches worldwide.
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Cyclone Sidr]] hits [[Bangladesh]], killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest [[mangrove]] forest, the [[Sundarbans]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Xi Jinping]] becomes [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] and a new seven-member [[Politburo Standing Committee]] is inaugurated.
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Hong Kong High Court|Hong Kong's High Court]] bans elected politicians [[Yau Wai-ching]] and [[Baggio Leung]] from the city's [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haas|first1=Benjamin|title=Hong Kong court bans pro-independence politicians from office|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/15/hong-kong-bans-pro-democracy-politicians-after-beijing-rewrites-oath-law|work=The Guardian|date=15 November 2016}}</ref> 
*[[2017]] – A [[2017 West Attica floods|flood]] a few miles outside of [[Athens]] results in the death of 25 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group) |first=Radiotileoptiki S. A. (OPEN Digital |date=2022-11-15 |title=15 Νοεμβρίου 2017: Πέντε χρόνια από τη φονική πλημμύρα στη Μάνδρα που κόστισε τη ζωή σε 24 ανθρώπους |url=https://www.ethnos.gr/greece/article/232839/15noembrioy2017pentexroniaapothfonikhplhmmyrasthmandrapoykostisethzohse24anthropoys |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=ΕΘΝΟΣ |language=el}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Lewis Hamilton]] wins the [[2020 Turkish Grand Prix|Turkish Grand Prix]] and secures his [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|seventh drivers' title]], equalling the all-time record held by [[Michael Schumacher]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turkish Grand Prix 2020 race report & highlights: Lewis Hamilton seals historic 7th title with peerless wet-weather victory in Turkish Grand Prix {{!}} Formula 1®|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.hamilton-seals-historic-7th-title-with-peerless-wet-weather-victory-in.4wK1atemiXDvWXQxOknL4J.html|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.formula1.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; The [[world population]] reached [[Day of Eight Billion|eight billion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World set to reach 8 billion people on 15 November 2022 |url=https://www.unfpa.org/press/world-set-reach-8-billion-people-15-november-2022 |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=United Nations Population Fund |language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
* [[459]] &ndash; [[Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik]], Mayan king (d. 501)
*[[1316]] &ndash; [[John I of France|John I]], king of France and Navarre (d. 1316)
*[[1397]] &ndash; [[Pope Nicholas V|Nicholas V]], pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1455)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Eleanor of Austria]], queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)
*[[1511]] &ndash; [[Johannes Secundus]], Dutch poet and author (d. 1536)
*[[1556]] &ndash; [[Jacques Davy Duperron]], French cardinal (d. 1618)

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; [[Madeleine de Scudéry]], French author (d. 1701)<ref>{{cite book |title=Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History Volume 13 Western Europe (1700-1800) |date=2019 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-40283-6 |page=482 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nkOxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA482 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Hermann von der Hardt]], German historian and orientalist (d. 1746)
*[[1661]] &ndash; [[Christoph von Graffenried]], Swiss-American settler and author (d. 1743)
*[[1692]] &ndash; [[Eusebius Amort]], German poet and theologian (d. 1775)
*[[1708]] &ndash; [[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] (d. 1778)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of William Pitt 'The Elder', 1st Earl of Chatham – GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/william-pitt-1st-earl-of-chatham |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=20 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1738]] &ndash; [[William Herschel]], German-English astronomer and composer (d. 1822)
*[[1741]] &ndash; [[Johann Kaspar Lavater]], Swiss poet and physiognomist (d. 1801)
*[[1746]] &ndash; [[Joseph Quesnel]], French-Canadian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1809)
*[[1757]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher]], Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (d. 1830)
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi]], Mexican journalist and author (d. 1827)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Jérôme Bonaparte]], French husband of [[Catharina of Württemberg]] (d. 1860)
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Ernst Scheller]], German lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1869)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Michel Chasles]], French mathematician and academic (d. 1880)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Mary E. Byrd]], American astronomer and educator (d. 1934)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Tewfik Pasha]], Egyptian ruler (d. 1892)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Christopher Hornsrud]], Norwegian businessman and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of Norway]] (d. 1960)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Gerhart Hauptmann]], German novelist, poet, and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1946)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[John Earle (Australian politician)|John Earle]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. 1932)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Cornelia Sorabji]], Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (d. 1954)<ref name="ONDB">{{Cite ODNB |id=36195 |title=Sorabji, Cornelia}}</ref>
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Emil Krebs]], German [[Polyglotism|polyglot]] (d. 1930)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Emil Racoviță]], Romanian biologist, zoologist, and explorer (d. 1947)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Sara Josephine Baker]], American physician and academic (d. 1945)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Dimitrios Golemis]], Greek runner (d. 1941)
*  1874   &ndash; [[August Krogh]], Danish zoologist and physiologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1949)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Lewis Stone]], American actor (d. 1953)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Franklin Pierce Adams]], American journalist and author (d. 1960)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Felix Frankfurter]], Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (d. 1965)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[René Guénon]], French-Egyptian philosopher and author (d. 1951)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Marianne Moore]], American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1972)
*  1887   &ndash; [[Georgia O'Keeffe]], American painter and educator (d. 1986)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Artie Matthews]], American pianist and composer (d. 1958)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Richmal Crompton]], English author and educator (d. 1969)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[W. Averell Harriman]], American businessman and politician, 11th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] (d. 1986)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Erwin Rommel]], German field marshal (d. 1944)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Naomi Childers]], American actress (d. 1964)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia]] (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia's Lost Princesses – Beyond the portraits |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/HxprRdWRhF6G7zg54kFLnp/beyond-the-portraits |website=BBC Two |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref>
*  1895   &ndash; [[Antoni Słonimski]], Polish journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Leonard Lord]], English businessman (d. 1967)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Aneurin Bevan]], Welsh journalist and politician, [[Secretary of State for Health]] (d. 1960)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Sacheverell Sitwell]], English author and critic (d. 1988)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Avdy Andresson]], Estonian-American soldier and diplomat, [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of War]] (d. 1990)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Stewie Dempster]], New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 1974)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Mantovani]], Italian conductor and composer (d. 1980)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Curtis LeMay]], American general and politician (d. 1990)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Claus von Stauffenberg]], German colonel (d. 1944)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Carlo Abarth]], Italian engineer and businessman, founded [[Abarth]] (d. 1979)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Harald Keres]], Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Yi Wu]], Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Jack Dyer]], Australian footballer and coach (d. 2003)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Arthur Haulot]], Belgian journalist and poet (d. 2005)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[V. R. Krishna Iyer]], Indian lawyer and judge (d. 2014)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Nita Barrow]], Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th [[Governor-General of Barbados]] (d. 1995)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituary |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dame-nita-barrow-1526933.html |access-date=15 Nov 2024 |work=The Independent}}</ref>
*  1916   &ndash; [[Bill Melendez]], Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer (d. 2008)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Carol Bruce]], American singer and actress (d. 2007)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Obituary |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/arts/television/16bruce.html?_r=0 |access-date=15 Nov 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  1919   &ndash; [[Joseph Wapner]], American judge and television personality (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Wapner {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Wapner |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=25 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Vasilis Diamantopoulos]], Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Francis Brunn]], German juggler (d. 2004)
*  1922   &ndash; [[David Sidney Feingold]], American biochemist and academic (d. 2019)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Francesco Rosi]], Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2015)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Văn Cao]], Vietnamese composer, poet, and painter (d. 1995)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Samuel Klein (businessman)|Samuel Klein]], Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Casas Bahia]] (d. 2014)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Gianni Ferrio]], Italian composer and conductor (d. 2013)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Howard Baker]], American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th [[White House Chief of Staff]] (d. 2014)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Thomas Williams (writer)|Thomas Williams]], American author and academic (d. 1990)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Bill Rowling]], New Zealand politician, 30th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1995)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Ed Asner]], American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ed-asner-dead-lou-grant-1235051373/|title=Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning 'Lou Grant' Star, Dies at 91|last1=Dagan|first1=Carmel|last2=Natale|first2=Richard|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2021|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Joe Hinton]], American singer (d. 1968)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[J. G. Ballard]],  English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2009)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 15: Winston Duke, Beverly D'Angelo |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/15/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-15-Winston-Duke-Beverly-DAngelo/8191668471125/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=13 November 2023 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
*  1930   &ndash; [[Olene Walker]], American lawyer and politician, 15th [[Governor of Utah]] (d. 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[John Kerr (actor)|John Kerr]], American actor, singer, and lawyer (d. 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Mwai Kibaki]], Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd [[President of Kenya]] (d. 2022)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Pascal Lissouba]], Congolese politician, [[President of the Republic of the Congo]] (d. 2020)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Petula Clark]], English singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1932   &ndash; [[Clyde McPhatter]], American singer (d. 1972)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Alvin Plantinga]], American philosopher, author, and academic
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Gloria Foster]], American actress (d. 2001)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Theodore Roszak (scholar)|Theodore Roszak]], American scholar and author (d. 2011)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Joanna Barnes]], American actress and author (d. 2022)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Peter Dickinson (musician)|Peter Dickinson]], English pianist and composer (d. 2023)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Nera White]], American basketball player (d. 2016)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[H. B. Bailey]], American race car driver (d. 2003)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Wolf Biermann]], German singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1936   &ndash; [[Tara Singh Hayer]], Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (d. 1998)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Little Willie John]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Terry Bradbury]], English footballer and manager
*  1939   &ndash; [[Yaphet Kotto]], American actor and screenwriter (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitmore |first1=Greg |title=Yaphet Kotto: a life in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2021/mar/16/yaphet-kotto-a-life-in-pictures |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 March 2021 |date=16 March 2021}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde]], Finnish physician and parapsychologist (d. 2015)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Roberto Cavalli]], Italian fashion designer (d. 2024)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Tony Mendez]], American CIA technical operations officer (d. 2019)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Ulf Pilgaard]], Danish actor and screenwriter
*  1940   &ndash; [[Hank Wangford]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician
*  1940   &ndash; [[Sam Waterston]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 15, 2022 includes celebrities Sam Waterston, Virginie Ledoyen |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-15-2022-includes-celebrities-sam-waterston-virginie-ledoyen.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=13 November 2023 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Rick Kemp]], English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer 
*  1941   &ndash; [[Daniel Pinkwater]], American author and illustrator
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Daniel Barenboim]], Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Roger Donaldson]], Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bob Gunton]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP" />
*  1945   &ndash; [[Anni-Frid Lyngstad]], Norwegian-Swedish singer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Vassilis Goumas]], Greek basketball player
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Bob Dandridge]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Dandridge |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76500/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Malcolm Ranjith]], Sri Lankan cardinal 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Bill Richardson]], American politician and diplomat, 21st [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] (d. 2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97050046.html|title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)|first=The Library of|last=Congress|website=id.loc.gov}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Ken Sutcliffe]], Australian journalist and sportscaster
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Choo]], Malaysian fashion designer{{Page needed|date=November 2022}}<ref>''Newsmakers'' (2006) Gale Biography In Context, Detroit</ref>  
*  1948   &ndash; [[Teodoro Locsin, Jr.]], Filipino journalist, lawyer, politician and diplomat
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Egon Vaupel]], German lawyer and politician, 16th [[Mayor of Marburg]]
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Beverly D'Angelo]], American actress, singer, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Rick Atkinson]], American journalist, historian, and author
*  1952   &ndash; [[Randy Savage]], American wrestler (d. 2011)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Alexander O'Neal]], American R&B singer-songwriter and arranger
*  1953   &ndash; [[James Widdoes]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Kevin S. Bright]], American director and producer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Emma Dent Coad]], British politician
*  1954   &ndash; [[Aleksander Kwaśniewski]], Polish journalist and politician, 3rd [[President of Poland]]
*  1954   &ndash; [[Randy Thomas (musician)|Randy Thomas]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Tony Thompson (drummer)|Tony Thompson]], American R&B, disco, and rock drummer (d. 2003)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Joe Leeway]], English pop singer-songwriter and percussionist 
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Michael Hampton]], American guitarist and producer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Gerry Connolly (comedian)|Gerry Connolly]], Australian comedian and actor 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Kevin Eubanks]], American guitarist and composer<ref name="AP" />  
*  1957   &ndash; [[Harold Marcuse]], American historian and educator
*  1957   &ndash; [[Michael Woythe]], German footballer and manager
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Lewis Fitz-Gerald]], Australian actor and director
*  1958   &ndash; [[Gu Kailai]], Chinese lawyer and businesswoman
*  1958   &ndash; [[Lesley Laird]], British politician
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Tibor Fischer]], English author
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Dawn Airey]], English broadcaster
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Hugh McGahan]], New Zealand rugby league player
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Mark Acres]], American basketball player and educator
*  1962   &ndash; [[Judy Gold]], American comedian, actress, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Andrew Castle]], English tennis player and television host
*  1963   &ndash; [[Benny Elias]], Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
*  1963   &ndash; [[Kevin J. O'Connor (actor)|Kevin J. O'Connor]], American actor
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Stelios Aposporis]], Greek footballer and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Mikhail Rusyayev]], Russian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2011)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Tiit Sokk]], Estonian basketball player and coach
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Nigel Bond]], English snooker player
*  1965   &ndash; [[Stefan Pfeiffer]], German swimmer
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Rachel True]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Greg Anthony]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1967   &ndash; [[Cynthia Breazeal]], American computer scientist, roboticist, and academic
*  1967   &ndash; [[E-40]], American rapper and actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1967   &ndash; [[Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1967)|Wayne Harrison]], English footballer (d. 2013)
*  1967   &ndash; [[François Ozon]], French director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1967   &ndash; [[Gus Poyet]], Uruguayan footballer and manager
*  1967   &ndash; [[Jon Preston]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]], American rapper and producer (d. 2004)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Fausto Brizzi]], Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1968   &ndash; [[Teodoro Casiño]], Filipino journalist and politician
*  1968   &ndash; [[Jennifer Charles]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1968   &ndash; [[Uwe Rösler]], German footballer and manager
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Ilija Aračić]], Croatian footballer and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [[Jack Ingram]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*  1970   &ndash; [[Alexander Kvitashvili]], Georgian-Ukrainian academic and politician, 19th [[Minister of Healthcare (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Minister of Healthcare]]
*  1970   &ndash; [[Patrick M'Boma]], Cameroonian footballer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Jay Harrington]], American actor
*  1971   &ndash; [[Martin Pieckenhagen]], German footballer
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Jonny Lee Miller]], English-American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Sydney Tamiia Poitier]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1973   &ndash; [[Alamgir Sheriyar]], English cricketer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Chad Kroeger]], Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Scott Henshall]], English fashion designer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Yannick Tremblay]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Boris Živković]], Croatian footballer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Brandon DiCamillo]], American comedian, actor, and stuntman
*  1976   &ndash; [[Virginie Ledoyen]], French actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1976   &ndash; [[Sule (comedian)|Sule]], Indonesian comedian and actor
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Richard Lintner]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Lintner |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/richard-lintner-8465252 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Steven Miles]], Australian politician, 40th [[Premier of Queensland]]<ref name=qldparl>{{cite news|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Current-Members/Member-List/Member-Details?id=2137961166|title=Hon Dr Steven Miles|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Sean Murray (actor)|Sean Murray]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1977   &ndash; [[Peter Phillips]], English businessman
*  1977   &ndash; [[Robaire Smith]], American football player
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Floyd Womack]], American football player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Brooks Bollinger]], American football player and coach
*  1979   &ndash; [[Josemi]], Spanish footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Brett Lancaster]], Australian cyclist
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Ace Young]], American singer-songwriter and actor
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Drew Hodgdon]], American football player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Lorena Ochoa]], Mexican golfer<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[D. J. Fitzpatrick]], American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Rio Hirai]], Japanese actress
*  1982   &ndash; [[Joe Kowalewski]], American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Benjamin Krause]], German rugby player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Giaan Rooney]], Australian swimmer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Lofa Tatupu]], American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Kalu Uche]], Nigerian footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Dominic Carroll]], Gibraltarian runner
*  1983   &ndash; [[Sophia Di Martino]], English actress<ref name="UPI" />
*  1983   &ndash; [[Aleksandar Pavlović (basketball)|Aleksandar Pavlović]], Serbian basketball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Fernando Verdasco]], Spanish tennis player
*  1983   &ndash; [[John Heitinga]], Dutch footballer and coach<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players: Netherlands |publisher=FIFA |page=20 |date=4 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010702/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Asia Kate Dillon]], American actor and producer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Lily Aldridge]], American model
*  1985   &ndash; [[Charron Fisher]], American basketball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Simon Spender]], Welsh footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Winston Duke]], Tobagonian-American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1986   &ndash; [[Coye Francies]], American football player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Sania Mirza]], Indian tennis player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jerry Roush]], American singer-songwriter 
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Sergio Llull]], Spanish basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Sergio Llull|url=https://www.olympic.org/sergio-llull|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[B.o.B]], American rapper, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1988   &ndash; [[Quanitra Hollingsworth]], American-Turkish basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Quanitra Hollingsworth |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/201895/quanitra-hollingsworth |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Morgan Parra]], French rugby player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Billy Twelvetrees]], English rugby player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Jona Viray]], Filipino singer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Maxime Colin]], French footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Shailene Woodley]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Dylan Bundy]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dylan Bundy |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/dylan-bundy-605164 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Sofia Goggia]], Italian skier
*  1992   &ndash; [[Minami Minegishi]], Japanese singer 
*  1992   &ndash; [[Daniela Seguel]], Chilean tennis player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Trevor Story]], American baseball player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Kevin Wimmer]], Austrian footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Arik Armstead]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Arik Armstead |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2971275/arik-armstead |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Paulo Dybala]], Argentine footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Saaya Irie]], Japanese actress and singer
*  1993 – [[Melitina Staniouta]], Belarusian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Melitina Staniouta – Olympedia |url= https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/120794 |publisher=[[Olympedia]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Ekaterina Alexandrova]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Ekaterina Alexandrova |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319007/ekaterina-alexandrova |access-date=16 October 2022 |publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]}}</ref>
*  1994  &ndash; [[Emma Dumont]], American actress and model<ref name="AP" />
*  1994   &ndash; [[Bryce Cartwright]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Blake Pieroni]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Blake Pieroni|url=https://www.olympic.org/blake-pieroni|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Karl-Anthony Towns]], Dominican-American basketball player
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Kim Min-jae (footballer)|Kim Min-jae]], South Korean footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Min-Jae Kim|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/minjae-kim|publisher=Bundesliga|access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Paula Badosa]], Spanish tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Paula Badosa |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320124/paula-badosa |access-date=16 October 2022 |publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[TyTy Washington Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=TyTy Washington Jr. |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631102/tyty-washington-jr |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[165 BCE]] &ndash; [[Mattathias]], Jewish resistance leader
* [[621]] &ndash; [[Malo (saint)|Malo]], Breton bishop and saint
* [[655]] &ndash; [[Æthelhere of East Anglia|Æthelhere]], king of East Anglia
*   655   &ndash; [[Penda of Mercia]], king of Mercia
*[[1037]] &ndash; [[Odo II, Count of Blois|Odo II]], French nobleman (b. 983)
*[[1136]] &ndash; [[Leopold III, Margrave of Austria|Leopold III]], margrave of Austria (b. 1073)
*[[1194]] &ndash; [[Margaret I, Countess of Flanders|Margaret I]], countess of Flanders
*[[1226]] &ndash; [[Frederick of Isenberg]], German nobleman (b. 1193)
*[[1280]] &ndash; [[Albertus Magnus]], German bishop, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1193)
*[[1347]] &ndash; [[James I of Urgell]], Spanish nobleman (b. 1321)
*[[1351]] &ndash; [[Joanna of Pfirt]], duchess of Austria
*[[1379]] &ndash; [[Otto V, Duke of Bavaria|Otto V]], duke of Bavaria
*[[1463]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Antonio Del Balzo Orsini]], Italian nobleman
*[[1527]] &ndash; [[Catherine of York]], English princess (b. 1479)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Panton |first1=James |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7497-8 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA92 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1579]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Dávid]], Hungarian preacher, founder of the [[Unitarian Church of Transylvania]] (b. 1510)

===1601–1900===
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Roque González de Santa Cruz]], Paraguayan missionary and martyr (b. 1576)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Johannes Kepler]], German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1571)
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[John Amos Comenius]], Czech bishop, philosopher, and educator (b. 1592)
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Aelbert Cuyp]], Dutch painter (b. 1620)
*[[1706]] &ndash; [[6th Dalai Lama|Tsangyang]], Tibetan dalai lama (b. 1683)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton]], Scottish general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire]] (b. 1658)
*  1712   &ndash; [[Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun]], English politician (b. 1675)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]], German composer (b. 1714)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[John Witherspoon]], Scottish-American minister and academic (b. 1723)
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo]], French painter (b. 1719)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Say]], French economist and businessman (b. 1767)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Herman of Alaska]], Russian missionary and saint (b. 1750s)<ref>{{cite book|last=Korsun|first=Sergei|title=Herman: A Wilderness Saint|year=2012|publisher=Holy Trinity Publications|location=Jordanville, NY|isbn=978-0-88465-192-5 |page=146}}</ref>
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[William Knibb]], English Baptist minister and Jamaican missionary (b. 1803)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Maria II of Portugal|Maria II]], Portuguese queen and regent (b. 1819)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Thomas Neill Cream]], Scottish-Canadian serial killer (b. 1850)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Alfred Kennerley]], English-Australian politician, 10th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (b. 1810)

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Empress Dowager Cixi|Cixi]], China empress dowager and regent (b. 1835)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cixi {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cixi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=8 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Raabe]], German author (b. 1831)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]], Polish journalist and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1846)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 1905 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1905/sienkiewicz/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Émile Durkheim]], French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1858)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky]], Polish-Russian engineer, electrician, and inventor (b. 1862)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Mohammad Farid]], Egyptian lawyer and politician (b. 1868)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Alfred Werner]], French-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1866)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Tadhg Barry]], veteran [[Irish republicanism|Irish republican]] and leading trade unionist (b. 1880)<ref name="Ó Drisceoil">{{cite web |url=https://cora.ucc.ie/bitstream/handle/10468/3035/Labour_lives_-_T._Barry.pdf?sequence=1 |title=Tadhg Barry (1880–1921) |last=Ó Drisceoil |first=Donal |date=2013 |website=cora.ucc.ie |access-date=22 September 2019 }}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Dimitrios Gounaris]], Greek lawyer and politician, 94th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1866)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Petros Protopapadakis]], Greek mathematician and politician, 107th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1854)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Nikolaos Stratos]], Greek lawyer and politician, 106th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1872)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Wal Handley]], English motorcycle racer (b. 1902)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Annemarie Schwarzenbach]], Swiss author and photographer (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=Overlooked No More: Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Author, Photographer and 'Ravaged Angel' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/obituaries/annemarie-schwarzenbach-overlooked.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=10 October 2018}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Frank Chapman (ornithologist)|Frank Chapman]], American ornithologist and photographer (b. 1864)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Narayan Apte]], Indian activist, assassin of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] (b. 1911)<ref name="Godse1989">{{cite book|author=Gopal Vinayak Godse|title=Gandhiji's Murder & After|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4DduAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Surya-Prakashan|page=357}}</ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Nathuram Godse]], Indian assassin of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] (b. 1910)<ref name="Godse1989"/>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Frank Weston Benson]], American painter and educator (b. 1862)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Lionel Barrymore]], American actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1878)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Emma Richter]], German paleontologist (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Biographie |first1=Deutsche |title=Richter, Emma – Deutsche Biographie |url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd116510757.html#ndbcontent |website=www.deutsche-biographie.de |access-date=8 January 2020 |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Tyrone Power]], American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1914)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Charles Thomson Rees Wilson]], Scottish physicist and meteorologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1869)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Robert Raymond Cook]], Canadian murderer (b. 1937)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Elsie Ferguson]], American actress (b. 1883)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Johanna Westerdijk]], Dutch pathologist and academic (b. 1883)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Fritz Reiner]], Hungarian-American conductor (b. 1888)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Dimitrios Tofalos]], Greek weightlifter and wrestler (b. 1877)
*  1966   &ndash; [[William Zorach]], Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (b. 1887)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Michael J. Adams]], American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Konstantinos Tsaldaris]], Egyptian-Greek politician (b. 1884)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Abel]], English-Russian colonel (b. 1903)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jean Gabin]], French actor, singer, and producer (b. 1904)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Margaret Mead]], American anthropologist and author (b. 1901)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Mead {{!}} Biography, Theory, Books, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Mead |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Bill Lee (singer)|Bill Lee]], American actor and singer (b. 1916)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Steve Macko]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1954)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Enid Markey]], American actress (b. 1894)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Khawar Rizvi]], Pakistani poet and scholar (b. 1938)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Vinoba Bhave]], Indian philosopher and Gandhian, [[Bharat Ratna]] Awardee (b. 1895)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Martín de Álzaga (racing driver)|Martín de Álzaga]], Argentinian race car driver (b. 1901)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[John Grimaldi]], English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1955)
*  1983   &ndash; [[Charlie Grimm]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
*  1983   &ndash; [[John Le Mesurier]], English actor (b. 1912)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Baby Fae]], American infant, who received [[baboon]] heart (b. 1984)<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4086900/baby-fae-history/|title=What Happened When a Baby Girl Got a Heart Transplant From a Baboon|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=October 26, 2015}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Méret Oppenheim]], German-Swiss painter, photographer, and poet (b. 1913)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Billo Frómeta]], Dominican conductor and composer (b. 1915)
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ieronymos I of Athens]], Greek archbishop and theologian (b. 1905)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth George Speare]], American author (b. 1908)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Alger Hiss]], American lawyer and diplomat (b. 1904)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Saul Chaplin]], American director and composer (b. 1912)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Stokely Carmichael]], Trinidadian-American activist (b. 1941)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Ludvík Daněk]], Czech discus thrower (b. 1937)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Edoardo Agnelli]], son of industrialist Gianni Agnelli, converted to Shia Islam (b. 1954)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Ray Lewis (track and field athlete)|Ray Lewis]], Canadian runner (b. 1910)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Dorothy Loudon]], American actress and singer (b. 1925) 
*  2003   &ndash; [[Laurence Tisch]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Loews Corporation]] (b. 1923)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Speedy West]], American guitarist and producer (b. 1924)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Elmer L. Andersen]], American businessman and politician, 30th [[Governor of Minnesota]] (b. 1909)
*  2004   &ndash; [[John Morgan (comedian)|John Morgan]], Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Adrian Rogers]], American pastor and author (b. 1931)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Arto Salminen]], Finnish journalist and author (b. 1959)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[David K. Wyatt]], American historian and author (b. 1937)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Joe Nuxhall]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Grace Hartigan]], American painter (b. 1922)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Serbian Patriarch Pavle II]] (b. 1914)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Larry Evans (chess grandmaster)|Larry Evans]], American chess player and journalist (b. 1932)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Ed Kirkpatrick]], American baseball player (b. 1944)
*  2010   &ndash; [[William Edwin Self]], American actor, director, and producer (b. 1921)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Oba Chandler]], American murderer (b. 1946)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Théophile Abega]], Cameroonian footballer and politician (b. 1954)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Luís Carreira]], Portuguese motorcycle racer (b. 1976)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Maleli Kunavore]], Fijian rugby player (b. 1983)
*  2012   &ndash; [[K. C. Pant]], Indian politician, 18th [[Minister of Defence (India)|Indian Minister of Defence]] (b. 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Frode Thingnæs]], Norwegian trombonist, composer, and conductor (b. 1940)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Sheila Matthews Allen]], American actress and producer (b. 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Glafcos Clerides]], Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th [[President of Cyprus]] (b. 1919)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mike McCormack (American football)|Mike McCormack]], American football player and coach (b. 1930)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Jack Bridger Chalker]], English painter and academic (b. 1918)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Lucien Clergue]], French photographer and educator (b. 1934)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Valéry Mézague]], Cameroonian footballer (b. 1983)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Reg Withers]], Australian soldier and politician, [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)|Australian Minister for the Capital Territory]] (b. 1924)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Gisèle Prassinos]], French author (b. 1920)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Herbert Scarf]], American economist and academic (b. 1930)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Saeed Jaffrey]], Indian-British actor (b. 1929)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Mose Allison]], American pianist and songwriter (b. 1927)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Lil Peep]], American singer and rapper (b. 1996)
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Žarko Laušević]], Serbian actor (b. 1960)<ref>[https://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2023&mm=11&dd=15&nav_id=117052 Žarko Laušević passed away]</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Celeste Caeiro]], Portuguese pacifist (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 15, 2024 |title=Portugal's 'Carnations Lady' who gave name to 1974 revolution dies at 91 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/portugals-carnations-lady-who-gave-name-1974-revolution-dies-91-2024-11-15/ |access-date=November 16, 2024 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Béla Károlyi]], Romanian-American gymnastics coach (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=DeMeyer |first1=Tess |last2=Tauber |first2=Rebecca |date=November 16, 2024 |title=Béla Károlyi, former gymnastics coach who trained Olympic champions, dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5926568/2024/11/16/bela-karolyi-gymnastics-coach-dies/ |access-date=November 17, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Jon Kenny]], Irish comedian and actor (b. 1957)<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2024 |title=Jon Kenny: Irish comedian who starred in Father Ted and Banshees of Inisherin dies aged 66 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/jon-kenny-irish-comedian-who-starred-in-father-ted-and-banshees-of-inisherin-dies-aged-66-13255125 |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=[[Sky News]] |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Yuriko, Princess Mikasa]], Japanese princess (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 15, 2024 |title=Princess Yuriko, Oldest Member of Japan's Imperial Family, Dies at 101 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/world/asia/princess-yuriko-dead.html |access-date=November 17, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[America Recycles Day]] (United States)
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Abibus of Edessa]]
** [[Albertus Magnus|Albert the Great]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=J. C. |title=Dictionary of Christianity |date=2013 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |isbn=9781315074047 |page=5}}</ref>
** [[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Caius of Korea]]
** [[Didier of Cahors]]
** [[Francis Asbury]] and [[George Whitefield]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
** [[Hugh Cook Faringdon|Blessed Hugh Faringdon]]
** [[Saint Leopold III|Leopold III]], a [[Culture of Austria#Public holidays|public holiday]] in [[Lower Austria]] and [[Vienna]].
** [[Malo (saint)|Malo]]
** [[Mechell]]
** [[November 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium]] ([[German-speaking Community of Belgium]])
* [[Day of the Imprisoned Writer]] ([[International observance]])
* [[Palestinian Declaration of Independence|Independence Day]], unilaterally declared in 1988. ([[Palestine]])
* [[King's Feast]] (Belgium)
* [[Arbor Day|National Tree Planting Day]] ([[Sri Lanka]])
* [[Public holidays in Ivory Coast|Peace Day]] ([[Ivory Coast]])
* [[Republic Proclamation Day]] (Brazil)
* [[Shichi-Go-San]] (Japan)
* [[Republic Day (Northern Cyprus)|Republic Day]] (Northern Cyprus)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mahkemeler.net/cgi-bin/yasametin.aspx?cnt=2545 | title = Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Resmi Tatil ve Anma Günleri Yasası (41/1984) | accessdate = 4 November 2009 | publisher = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Courts | date = 6 November 1984 | language = Turkish | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160103191218/http://www.mahkemeler.net/cgi-bin/yasametin.aspx?cnt=2545 | archivedate = 3 January 2016}}</ref>
* The beginning of [[Nativity Fast]] ([[Eastern Orthodox]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/15 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=11|day=15}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/november/15 |title=Historical Events on November 15 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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