Page 6: Historical Events In November - 15

1947  Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG on this day in history.   

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

1949  On this day in history kRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

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  Cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI v MCC, Lahore on this day in history.   

1953  On November - 15 wIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting   

1954  The first regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins on this day in history.   

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

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

1955  On November - 15 poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement   

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

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

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

1957  US sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years & $3,000 on this day in history.   

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

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

1959  On November - 15 alex Kennedy, cricketer (31 wkts in 5 Tests for England 1922-23), dies   

1960  Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history douglas Walton, actor (Bad Lands), dies of heart attack at 51   

1963  Fritz Reiner, Hung/US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1965  Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph) on this day in history.   

1966  Gemini XII returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1967  Michael Adams in X-15 reaches 80 km on November - 15.   

1967  On this day in history alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72   

1969  On this day in history 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against the Vietnam War   

1969  Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indecent language in Tampa, FL on November - 15.   

1969  On November - 15 roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75   

1974  James Morrison, actor (Don't, Black Beauty), dies on his 86th birthday on November - 15.   

1975  Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist, dies at 77 on November - 15.   

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

1977  President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran on November - 15.   

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

1978  On this day in history margaret Mead, anthropologist (Thoughts & Female), dies in NY at 76   

1979  ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage on this day in history.   

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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  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italy, Pope (1447-55) was born on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history birth of eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)   

1556  Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618) was born on November - 15.   

1559  Albrecht, arch duke of Austrian/cardinal-archbishop of Toledo was born on this day in history.   

1604  Davis Mell, composer was born on November - 15.   

1607  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701)   

1619  Philips Koninck, Amsterdams painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

0565  Justitianus I, [Petrus Sabbatius], Byzantine emperor (527-65), dies on this day in history.   

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

1028  Death of Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960) on November - 15.   

1136  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073)   

1194  Margaretha van Elzas, wife of count Boudouin V of Henegouwen, dies on November - 15.   

1280  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1544  Death of King Jungjong of Joseon (b. 1506) on November - 15.