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November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 46 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 655 – ...
November 25: Evacuation Day in New York City ( 1783 ) Moraine Lake at Banff National Park. 1034 – After Malcolm II of Scotland died at Glamis, Duncan, the son of his second daughter, rather than Macbeth, the son of his eldest daughter, inherited the throne to become the King of Scots. 1491 – Reconquista: The Granada War was effectively ...
November 15. Evangelos Zappas. 1859 – Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas (pictured), the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens. 1908 – As a result of numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo.
The original Famous Birthdays website was created by Edward Morykwas, a Michigan schoolteacher, in 1996. [4] [5] [6]The site was updated to its current format in November 7, 2012, by Evan Britton, [7] who has since described the website as "Wikipedia for Generation Z".
November 2: 1885 – Birth of Harlow Shapley, American astronomer (d. 1972) 1894 – Birth of Alexander Lippisch, German scientist (d. 1976) 1911 – Birth of Raphael Robinson, US mathematician (d. 1995) 1944 – Death of Thomas Midgley Jr., American chemist and inventor (b. 1889) 1957 – The Levelland UFO case in Levelland, Texas, generates ...
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) ... Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2024) [15] [16] 1953 – Joyce Maynard, ...
November 28 is the 332nd day of the year ... 1891 – Mabel Alvarez, American painter (d. 1985) [15] 1894 – Brooks Atkinson, American theatre critic (d. 1984)
November 17 is the 321st day of the year ... Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1679) [15] 1601–1900. 1602 – Agnes of Jesus, French Catholic nun (d. 1634)