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  • Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Friday Nov 15, 1867
    Frederick Douglass

    Three Boxes

    Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Friday Nov 15, 1867

    In a speech delivered on November 15, 1867, Douglass said: "A man's rights rest in three boxes. The ballot box, jury box and the cartridge box. Let no man be kept from the ballot box because of his color. Let no woman be kept from the ballot box because of her sex".




  • Berlin, Germany
    Saturday Nov 15, 1884
    Rwandan genocide

    Berlin Conference

    Berlin, Germany
    Saturday Nov 15, 1884

    Rwanda and neighbouring Burundi were assigned to Germany by the Berlin Conference of 1884, and Germany established a presence in the country in 1897 with the formation of an alliance with the king.




  • Bilbeis, Al Sharqia, Egypt
    Friday Nov 15, 1935
    Magdi Yacoub

    Born

    Bilbeis, Al Sharqia, Egypt
    Friday Nov 15, 1935

    Yacoub was born on 16 November 1935 in Bilbeis, Al Sharqia, Egypt to Coptic family.




  • China
    Thursday Nov 15, 1945
    Chinese Civil War

    Preventing the CPC from strengthening its already strong base

    China
    Thursday Nov 15, 1945

    KMT troops were then airlifted by the US to occupy key cities in North China, while the countryside was already dominated by the CPC. On 15 November 1945, an offensive began with the intent of preventing the CPC from strengthening its already strong base.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Saturday Nov 15, 1952
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower tendered his resignation as Colombia University president

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Saturday Nov 15, 1952

    Eisenhower tendered his resignation as Columbia University president on November 15, 1952, effective January 19, 1953, the day before his inauguration.




  • Netherlands
    Sunday Nov 15, 1964
    Johan Cruyff

    Debut

    Netherlands
    Sunday Nov 15, 1964

    He made his first team debut on 15 November 1964 in the Eredivisie, against GVAV, scoring the only goal for Ajax in a 3–1 defeat. That year, Ajax finished in their lowest position since the establishment of professional football, in 13th.




  • Cyprus
    Wednesday Nov 15, 1967
    Cypriot intercommunal violence

    Engaged in heavy fighting with the Turkish Cypriots

    Cyprus
    Wednesday Nov 15, 1967

    Grivas escalated the conflict when his armed units began patrolling the Turkish Cypriot enclaves of Ayios Theodhoros and Kophinou, and on November 15 engaged in heavy fighting with the Turkish Cypriots.


  • California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 15, 1971
    Microprocessor

    The First Commercially Available Microprocessor

    California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 15, 1971

    The Intel 4004 is generally regarded as the first commercially available microprocessor, and cost US$60 (equivalent to $371.19 in 2018). The first known advertisement for the 4004 is dated November 15, 1971 and appeared in Electronic News. The microprocessor was designed by a team consisting of Italian engineer Federico Faggin, American engineers Marcian Hoff and Stanley Mazor, and Japanese engineer Masatoshi Shima.


  • Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, UK
    Friday Nov 15, 1985
    Margaret Thatcher

    The Anglo-Irish Agreement

    Hillsborough, Northern Ireland, UK
    Friday Nov 15, 1985

    On 15 November 1985, Thatcher and FitzGerald signed the Hillsborough Anglo-Irish Agreement, which marked the first time a British government had given the Republic of Ireland an advisory role in the governance of Northern Ireland.


  • West Hollywood, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 15, 1993
    River Phoenix

    The cause of death

    West Hollywood, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 15, 1993

    The November 15, 1993 autopsy report stated that there were "high concentrations of morphine and cocaine in the blood, as well as other substances in smaller concentrations." The cause of death was "acute multiple drug intoxication".


  • St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 15, 1998
    Dwayne Johnson

    Survivor Series (1998)

    St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 15, 1998

    The Rock was then entered into the "Deadly Game" tournament for the vacant WWF Championship. The finals occurred at Survivor Series, where The Rock defeated Vince McMahon's associate, Mankind, to win his first WWF Championship.


  • Sweden
    Tuesday Nov 15, 2005
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    The 1st Guldbollen award

    Sweden
    Tuesday Nov 15, 2005

    Ibrahimović moved from Ajax to Juventus for €16 million. He was promptly inserted into the starting eleven due in part to top scorer David Trezeguet's injury problems, and scored 16 goals. The club finished top of Serie A, and in the Champions League they reached the quarter-finals before being knocked out by eventual champions Liverpool.in November 2005, he was awarded the Guldbollen, a prize awarded to the best Swedish footballer of the year.


  • United Kingdom
    Sunday Nov 15, 2009
    Ellie Goulding

    Releasing "Under the Sheets"

    United Kingdom
    Sunday Nov 15, 2009

    Although Ellie Goulding signed to Polydor Records in July 2009, her debut single, "Under the Sheets", was released through the independent label Neon Gold Records, appearing digitally in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2009.The single peaked at No. 53 on the UK Singles Chart following a successful appearance on Later... with Jools Holland (performing "Under the Sheets" and "Guns and Horses") and a UK tour supporting Little Boots


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 15, 2010
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Acquired The Domain Name fb.com

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 15, 2010

    On November 15, 2010, Facebook announced it had acquired the domain name FB.com from the American Farm Bureau Federation(AFBF) for an undisclosed amount.


  • Japan
    Friday Nov 15, 2013
    Sony Corporation

    Releasing PlayStation 4

    Japan
    Friday Nov 15, 2013

    Sony launched its fourth console, the PlayStation 4, on 15 November 2013, which as of 31 December 2017 has sold 73.6 million units globally.


  • Notting Hill, London, United Kingdom
    Saturday Nov 15, 2014
    Ellie Goulding

    Aid 30

    Notting Hill, London, United Kingdom
    Saturday Nov 15, 2014

    On 15 November 2014, Goulding joined the charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts, recording a new version of the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa.


  • New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 15, 2017
    Leonardo da Vinci

    Salvator Mundi

    New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 15, 2017

    Salvator Mundi, a painting by Leonardo depicting Jesus holding an orb, sold for a world record US$450.3 million at a Christie's auction in New York, 15 November 2017.


  • York
    Tuesday Nov 15, 1527

    Catherine of York's death

    York
    Tuesday Nov 15, 1527

    The ninth child and sixth daughter of King Edward IV, Catherine of York, died at the age of 48.


  • Utrecht
    Tuesday Nov 15, 1527

    Treaty of Schoonhoven

    Utrecht
    Tuesday Nov 15, 1527

    The Bishop of Utrecht, Henry of the Palatinate, gave lands to the Habsburgs in exchange for security help against resistant citizens in the Treaty of Schoonhoven.


  • New York City
    Monday Nov 15, 1660

    America's First Kosher Butcher in 1660

    New York City
    Monday Nov 15, 1660

    Asser Levy is the first kosher butcher in New Amsterdam.


  • Melle
    Monday Nov 15, 1660

    Hermann von der Hardt Birth

    Melle
    Monday Nov 15, 1660

    The German historian, born in Melle, Westphalia, is called Hermann von der Hardt.


  • Montpellier
    Monday Nov 15, 1688

    Louis Bertrand Castel Brith

    Montpellier
    Monday Nov 15, 1688

    The French mathematician, Louis Bertrand Castel, was born in Montpellier, France.


  • England
    Monday Nov 15, 1688

    Glorious Revolution

    England
    Monday Nov 15, 1688

    The 'Glorious Revolution' begins when Prince Willem III's army lands at Torbay, England.


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