Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 15
- 200th: 1824 - Series of fires kills ten (Edinburgh, Scotland).
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of August Krogh in Denmark; physiologist (Nobel Prize-1920).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Joanna Barnes in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie, 21 Beacon Street, Dateline: Hollywood).
- 70th: 1954 - First regularly scheduled commercial flight over North Pole begins.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Beverly D'Angelo in Columbus, Ohio, USA; actress (Vacation, European Vacation, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Talk to Me).
- 70th: 1954 - Death of Lionel Barrymore at age 76; actor (Mayor of the Town radio show, Scrooge - A Christmas Carol).
- 60th: 1964 - Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman professional.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Chad Kroeger in Alberta, Canada; singer (Nickelback).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jesse Sandoval; drummer (The Shins).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of David Carr; Christian rock musician (Third Day).
- 40th: 1984 - Baby Fae, who received a baboon's heart, dies at California medical center.
- 30th: 1994 - Helmut Kohl is re-elected German Chancellor by the Bundestag with a vote of 338-333.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of John Morgan at age 74 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor/comic (founding and longtime member of The Royal Canadian Air Farce radio and TV shows).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Patriarch Pavle, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (born 1914).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Pierre Harmel, 39th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1911).
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/anniv/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
|