November 15th, 1903

Born on November 15th, 1903

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!

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What happened on November 15th?

November 15th, 2012

Xi Jinping replaced Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, succeeding as the paramount leader of China.

November 15th, 1988

The Soviet spacecraft Buran, a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, uncrewed, on its only flight.

November 15th, 1959

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.

November 15th, 1943

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".

November 15th, 1935

The Commonwealth of the Philippines was officially established, with Manuel L. Quezon inaugurated as its president.

November 15th, 1922

During a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador, police and military fired into a crowd, killing at least 300 people.

November 15th, 1908

As a result of numerous atrocities in the territory, the Congo Free State was annexed to Belgium to form the Belgian Congo.

November 15th, 1889

Brazilian emperor Pedro II was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca, while the country was proclaimed a republic.

November 15th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman 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.

November 15th, 1859

Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas (pictured), the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens.

November 15th, 1760

The chapel of the newly constructed Castellania in Valletta, Malta, was consecrated.

November 15th, 0655

Penda of Mercia and Æthelhere of East Anglia were defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed in Yorkshire, England.

November 15th, 0565

Justin II became Byzantine emperor, having allegedly been chosen by his uncle Justinian I as his successor on his deathbed.

November 15th, 2022

The world population reached eight billion.

November 15th, 2020

Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 15th

Born on November 15th, 1903

72

Tilly Losch

Ballerina, dancer, actress (1903-1975)

*November 15th, 1903, Vienna †December 24th, 1975, New York City

53

Jinzai Kiyoshi

Japanese writer

*November 15th, 1903, Tokyo City †March 11th, 1957, Kamakura

70

Stewie Dempster

New Zealand cricketer (1903-1974)

*November 15th, 1903, Wellington †February 14th, 1974, Wellington

68

Lucien Rebatet

French writer

*November 15th, 1903, Moras-en-Valloire †August 24th, 1972, Moras-en-Valloire

49

Harold Warrender

British actor (1903-1953)

*November 15th, 1903, London †May 6th, 1953, Gerrards Cross

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69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

52

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal of World War II

*November 15th, 1891, Heidenheim an der Brenz †October 14th, 1944, Herrlingen

83

Gerhart Hauptmann

German dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912 (1862-1946)

*November 15th, 1862, Szczawno-Zdrój †June 6th, 1946, Jagniątków

88

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine since 2005

*November 15th, 1935, Safed

72

Beverly D'Angelo

American actress

*November 15th, 1951, Columbus

83

Sam Waterston

American actor, producer and director

*November 15th, 1940, Cambridge

67

Gloria Foster

American actress (1933–2001)

*November 15th, 1933, Chicago †September 29th, 2001, New York City

30

Paulo Dybala

Argentine and Italian association football player (born 1993)

*November 15th, 1993, Laguna Larga

98

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist artist (1887–1986)

*November 15th, 1887, Sun Prairie †March 6th, 1986, Santa Fe

87

Martin Bangemann

German politician

*November 15th, 1934, Wanzleben †June 28th, 2022, Saint-Vincent-la-Châtre

27

Vanessa Nakate

Ugandan Climate Change Activist

*November 15th, 1996, Kampala

75

Klaus Ampler

German cyclist (1940-2016)

*November 15th, 1940, Malbork †May 6th, 2016, Leipzig

55

Stanisław Szpinalski

Polish pianist (1901-1957)

*November 15th, 1901, Krasnodar †June 12th, 1957, Paris

87

Jamie Hamilton

British rower and publisher (1900-1988)

*November 15th, 1900, Indianapolis †May 24th, 1988, Westminster

91

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021)

*November 15th, 1929, Kansas City †August 29th, 2021, Tarzana

56

Anna de Noailles

Romanian-French writer (1876-1933)

*November 15th, 1876, 7th arrondissement of Paris †April 30th, 1933, 16th arrondissement of Paris

83

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough

87

Carol Bruce

American actress (1919-2007)

*November 15th, 1919, Great Neck †October 9th, 2007, Woodland Hills

45

John Whiting

English actor, dramatist and critic (1917-1963)

*November 15th, 1917, Salisbury †June 16th, 1963, London

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53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

46

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

*June 25th, 1903, Motihari †January 21st, 1950, London

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

94

Benjamin Spock

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

*May 2nd, 1903, New Haven †March 15th, 1998, La Jolla

92

Alec Douglas-Home

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

*July 2nd, 1903, Mayfair †October 9th, 1995, The Hirsel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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