Page 6: Historical Events In November - 15

1947  On this day in history bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG   

1948  William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada on November - 15.   

1949  On November - 15 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 November - 15.   

1951  On this day in history cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI v MCC, Lahore   

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

1954  On November - 15 lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76   

1955  Poland & Yugoslavia sign trade agreement on November - 15.   

1955  Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1956  "Li'l Abner" opens at St James Theater NYC for 693 performances on November - 15.   

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

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

1958  On this day in history tyrone Power, actor (Mark of Zorro), dies of a heart attack at 44   

1959  On November - 15 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 November - 15.   

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

1963  Fritz Reiner, Hung/US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch), dies at 74 on November - 15.   

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

1966  Gemini XII returns to Earth on November - 15.   

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

1967  On November - 15 alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72   

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  Roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history jean Gabin, French actor (Quai des Brumes), dies at 72   

1977  President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran on this day in history.   

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

1978  On November - 15 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 this day in history birth of jean I, king of France (Nov 15-19, 1316) (he lived only 4 days)   

1397  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)   

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  Madeleine de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On this day in history birth of philips Koninck, Amsterdams painter/etcher   

0565  On this day in history justitianus I, [Petrus Sabbatius], Byzantine emperor (527-65), dies   

0655  On this day in history death of penda, King of Mercia   

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

1136  On November - 15 death of margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073)   

1194  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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