November 15th, 1937

Born on November 15th, 1937

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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, 1937

86

Gabriele Ferro

Italian conductor

*November 15th, 1937, Pescara

86

Fernando Schwartz

Spanish writer

*November 15th, 1937, Geneva

30

Little Willie John

American R&B singer (1937–1968)

*November 15th, 1937, Ouachita County †May 26th, 1968, Detroit

86

Jean Sobieski

French actor and painter

*November 15th, 1937, Cannes

79

Hans-Ulrich Everts

Ph.D. Universität zu Köln 1966

*November 15th, 1937, Remscheid †March 20th, 2017, Hanover

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Who's birthday is on November 15th?

88

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine since 2005

*November 15th, 1935, Safed

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

83

Sam Waterston

American actor, producer and director

*November 15th, 1940, Cambridge

87

Martin Bangemann

German politician

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

67

Gloria Foster

American actress (1933–2001)

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

75

Klaus Ampler

German cyclist (1940-2016)

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

72

Beverly D'Angelo

American actress

*November 15th, 1951, Columbus

87

Wolf Biermann

German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident

*November 15th, 1936, Hamburg

30

Paulo Dybala

Argentine and Italian association football player (born 1993)

*November 15th, 1993, Laguna Larga

81

Daniel Barenboim

Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor

*November 15th, 1942, Buenos Aires

91

Ed Asner

American actor (1929–2021)

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

78

Bob Gunton

American film and television actor

*November 15th, 1945, Santa Monica

83

Roberto Cavalli

Italian fashion designer

*November 15th, 1940, Florence

78

Anni-Frid Lyngstad

Swedish singer (born 1945)

*November 15th, 1945, Ballangen

81

Yaphet Kotto

American actor (1939–2021)

*November 15th, 1939, New York City †March 15th, 2021, Manila

27

Vanessa Nakate

Ugandan Climate Change Activist

*November 15th, 1996, Kampala

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

81

John Kerr

American actor and lawyer

*November 15th, 1931, New York City †February 2nd, 2013, Pasadena

52

Erwin Rommel

German field marshal of World War II

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

90

Mwai Kibaki

3rd President of Kenya

*November 15th, 1931, Gatuyaini †April 21st, 2022, Nairobi

Same year
Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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