Historical Events In November - 15

1947  Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG on November - 15.   

1948  On this day in history william Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada   

1949  KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1950  Arthur Dorrington, 1st black man in organized hockey is signed (Atl City Seagulls of Eastern Amateur Hockey League) on this day in history.   

1951  On November - 15 cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI v MCC, Lahore   

1953  On this day in history wIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  On November - 15 the first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

1954  On this day in history 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins   

1954  Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76 on November - 15.   

1955  Poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement on this day in history.   

1955  On November - 15 lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65   

1956  "Li'l Abner" opens at St James Theater NYC for 693 performances on this day in history.   

1957  On November - 15 uS sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3,000 fine   

1957  US sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years & $3,000 on November - 15.   

1958  On November - 15 tyrone Power, actor (Mark of Zorro), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1959  Robert White & Perry Smith murder four members of the Herbert Clutter Family at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas on this day in history.   

1959  Alex Kennedy, cricketer (31 wkts in 5 Tests for England 1922-23), dies on November - 15.   

1960  On November - 15 elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks   

1961  On November - 15 douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51   

1963  On November - 15 fritz Reiner, Hung/US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch), dies at 74   

1965  On November - 15 craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)   

1966  On this day in history gemini XII returns to Earth   

1967  On this day in history michael Adams in X-15 reaches 80 km   

1967  Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72 on November - 15.   

1969  250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against the Vietnam War on November - 15.   

1969  On this day in history janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indecent language in Tampa, FL   

1969  On this day in history roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75   

1974  On this day in history james Morrison, actor (Don't, Black Beauty), dies on his 86th birthday   

1975  On this day in history willem Scheps, Dutch journalist, dies at 77   

1976  On November - 15 jean Gabin, French actor (Quai des Brumes), dies at 72   

1977  On November - 15 president Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran   

1978  183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka on this day in history.   

1978  Margaret Mead, anthropologist (Thoughts & Female), dies in NY at 76 on this day in history.   

1979  ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage on November - 15.   

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1316  On November - 15 birth of jean I, king of France (Nov 15-19, 1316) (he lived only 4 days)   

1397  On November - 15 birth of nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italy, Pope (1447-55)   

1498  Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558) was born on November - 15.   

1556  On November - 15 birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)   

1559  On November - 15 birth of albrecht, arch duke of Austrian/cardinal-archbishop of Toledo   

1604  On this day in history birth of davis Mell, composer   

1607  Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701) was born on November - 15.   

1619  On November - 15 birth of philips Koninck, Amsterdams painter/etcher   

0565  Justitianus I, [Petrus Sabbatius], Byzantine emperor (527-65), dies on November - 15.   

0655  On November - 15 death of penda, King of Mercia   

1028  On November - 15 death of constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960)   

1136  Death of Margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073) on November - 15.   

1194  On November - 15 margaretha van Elzas, wife of count Boudouin V of Henegouwen, dies   

1280  On November - 15 albertus Magnus the Great, German leader/bishop Regensburg, dies at 87   

1463  Death of Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto and Constable of Naples on November - 15.   

1544  On November - 15 death of king Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506)