November 15th, 1905

Born on November 15th, 1905

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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, 1905

74

Mantovani

Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer

*November 15th, 1905, Venice †March 29th, 1980, Royal Tunbridge Wells

45

Tamiki Hara

Japanese writer

*November 15th, 1905, Hiroshima †March 13th, 1951, Tokyo

89

Michael Arneth

German politician

*November 15th, 1905, Eggolsheim †March 20th, 1995, Bamberg

70

Ray Kellogg

American film director (1905-1976)

*November 15th, 1905, Iowa †July 5th, 1976, Ontario

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 15th?

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

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

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

72

Tilly Losch

Ballerina, dancer, actress (1903-1975)

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

52

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal of World War II

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

88

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine since 2005

*November 15th, 1935, Safed

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

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

87

Martin Bangemann

German politician

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

98

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist artist (1887–1986)

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

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

53

Jinzai Kiyoshi

Japanese writer

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

91

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021)

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

70

Carlo Abarth

Automobile engineer, designer and racecar driver (1908-1979)

*November 15th, 1908, Vienna †October 24th, 1979, Vienna

45

John Whiting

English actor, dramatist and critic (1917-1963)

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

87

Carol Bruce

American actress (1919-2007)

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

83

William Herschel

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

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

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Born in 1905

112

Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff

German supercentenarian

*December 7th, 1905, Gera †April 9th, 2018, Karlsruhe

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

78

Ulf von Euler

Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983)

*February 7th, 1905, Stockholm †March 9th, 1983, Stockholm

84

Greta Garbo

Swedish-American actress (1905–1990)

*September 18th, 1905, Katarina church parish †April 15th, 1990, New York City

68

Heinz Kähler

German classical archaeologist

*January 21st, 1905, Tetenbüll †January 9th, 1974, Cologne

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

84

Ernst Kuzorra

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1905, Gelsenkirchen †January 1st, 1990, Gelsenkirchen

63

Erika Mann

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

*November 9th, 1905, Munich †August 27th, 1969, Zürich

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

66

Louis Armand

French engineer, inventor, administrator, and resistance fighter (1905-1971)

*January 17th, 1905, Cruseilles †August 30th, 1971, Villers-sur-Mer

88

Myrna Loy

American actress (1905–1993)

*August 2nd, 1905, Helena †December 14th, 1993, New York City

50

Robert Newton

English stage and film actor

*June 1st, 1905, Shaftesbury †March 25th, 1956, Beverly Hills

77

Henry Fonda

American actor (1905–1982)

*May 16th, 1905, Grand Island †August 12th, 1982, Los Angeles

78

Mikhail Sholokhov

Soviet writer (1905-1984)

*May 11th, 1905, Kruzhilin †February 21st, 1984, Vyoshenskaya

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

69

Guy Mollet

French politician (1905-1975)

*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of Paris

83

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet (1905-1988)

*January 8th, 1905, La Spezia †August 9th, 1988, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1905 is a normal year and no leap year.

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