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What happened on November 15
32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 655 to 2024.
Standout on November 15
2020
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.
About November 15
November 15 is the 319th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 319 of 365 (320 in leap years)46 days left in the year (46 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029, Friday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 46 of 2026 · Q4
- Zodiac sign
- ♏ Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- November birthstone
- Topaz / Citrinewarmth, abundance and healing
- November birth flower
- Chrysanthemum / Peonyfriendship, joy and honour
- Next occurrence
- In 19 days
- Roman numerals
- XV.XIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 30thKim Min-jae (footballer)1996
- 25thMicrosoft2001
- 25thTyTy Washington Jr.2001
- 20thAl Jazeera English2006
- 10thHong Kong High Court2016
- 10thMose Allison2016
November 15 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Hong Kong High Court · Mose Allison
- 25 years ago2001
- Microsoft · TyTy Washington Jr.
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on November 15 — ages this year
- 2001TyTy Washington Jr.turns 25
- 1997Paula Badosaturns 29
- 1996Kim Min-jae (footballer)turns 30
- 1995Karl-Anthony Townsturns 31
- 1995Blake Pieroniturns 31
- 1994Emma Dumontturns 32
Historical events 32
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.
2017 West Attica floods
A flood a few miles outside of Athens results in the death of 25 people.
Hong Kong High Court
Hong Kong's High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament.
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.
2010 Shanghai fire
A fire in a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, China kills 58 people.
Cyclone Sidr
Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
2003 Istanbul bombings
The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more.
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
Microsoft
Microsoft launches the Xbox game console in North America.
Antonov An-24
A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
Edoardo Agnelli
Edoardo Agnelli, son of the industrialist patriarch Gianni Agnelli, was found dead under a bridge on the outskirts of Turin, Italy.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand officially becomes the 28th state of India, formed from eighteen districts of southern Bihar.
1994 Mindoro earthquake
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Mindoro, killing 78 people, injuring 430 and triggering a tsunami up to 8.5 m (28 ft) high.
People's Republic of Bulgaria
The Communist People's Republic of Bulgaria is disestablished and a new republican government is instituted.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-38, a classified mission for the Department of Defense.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
Buran (spacecraft)
The Soviet spacecraft Buran, a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.
Fair-trade certification
The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
Soviet Union
In the Soviet Union, the uncrewed Shuttle Buran makes its only space flight.
Brașov
In Brașov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Clutter family murders
Two men murdered a family in Holcomb, Kansas; the events became the subject of Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, a pioneering work of the true crime genre.
The Holocaust
The Holocaust: In the Romani Holocaust, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler ordered that the Romani were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps".
Fountain of Time
Fountain of Time, in Chicago's Washington Park, was dedicated as a tribute to 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
1922 Guayaquil general strike
During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people.
Atrocities in the Congo Free State
As a result of numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo.
Pedro II of Brazil
Brazilian emperor Pedro II was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca (pictured), while the country was proclaimed a republic.
American Civil War
American Civil War: Union army general William Tecumseh Sherman (pictured) began his March to the Sea, inflicting significant damage to property and infrastructure using scorched-earth tactics on his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia.
Evangelos Zappas
Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens.
Castellania (Valletta)
The chapel of the newly constructed Castellania in Valletta, Malta, was consecrated.
Penda of Mercia
Penda of Mercia and Æthelhere of East Anglia were defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed in Yorkshire, England.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Reg Withers
Reg Withers, Australian soldier and politician, Australian Minister for the Capital Territory (born 1924)
Mike McCormack (American football)
Mike McCormack, American football player and coach (born 1930)
Glafcos Clerides
Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (born 1919)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Didier of Cahors
Christian feast day: Didier of Cahors
America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day (United States)
Francis Asbury
Christian feast day: Francis Asbury and George Whitefield (Episcopal Church)
Albertus Magnus
Christian feast day: Albert the Great
Hugh Faringdon
Christian feast day: Blessed Hugh Faringdon
Abibus of Edessa
Christian feast day: Abibus of Edessa
Leopold III, Margrave of Austria
Christian feast day: Leopold III, a public holiday in Lower Austria and Vienna.
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Caius of Korea
Spread across the centuries
- 7th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century3
- 20th century35
- 21st century32
Earliest: Penda of Mercia (655). Most recent: Jon Kenny (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about November 15
What day of the year is November 15?
November 15 is the 319th day of the year, with 46 days left after it.
What star sign is November 15?
November 15 falls under Scorpio (October 23 – November 21), a water sign ruled by Pluto (traditionally Mars). The birthstone for the month is Topaz or Citrine.
How many things happened on November 15?
We record 80 entries for November 15: 32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 655 to 2024.
Who was born on November 15?
TyTy Washington Jr. (2001) is among the notable births on November 15. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the November 15 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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