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On This Day · The 319th day of the year

November 15

November 15's record stretches 252 years, from 1760 to 2012. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Scorpio is the sign for November 15 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 15?

November 15 is the 319th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1760 and 2012. Famous people born on November 15 include Jonny Lee Miller, John I of France and Erwin Rommel.

Released on November 15

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Great God Grove
  • Game Subverse

2023

  • Game American Arcadia
  • Game The Last Faith

2022

  • Game Pentiment
  • Game Floodland
  • Game Bendy and the Dark Revival
  • Game Somerville

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1760

    Castellania (Valletta)

  2. 1864

    American Civil War

  3. 1889

    Brazil

  4. 1922

    1922 Guayaquil general strike

  5. 1933

    Thailand

  6. 1942

    World War II

  7. 1943

    The Holocaust

  8. 1959

    Clutter family murders

  9. 1971

    Intel

  10. 2012

    Xi Jinping

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 15

Jonny Lee Miller

b. 1972

John I of France

b. 1316

Erwin Rommel

b. 1891

William Herschel

b. 1738

Curtis LeMay

b. 1906

Claus von Stauffenberg

b. 1907

Cynthia Breazeal

b. 1967

Lorena Ochoa

b. 1981

Deaths

  • 2000Edoardo Agnelli
  • 1982Vinoba Bhave
  • 1832Jean-Baptiste Say
  • 1670John Amos Comenius
  • 1630Johannes Kepler
  • 655Penda of Mercia

Holidays & observances

  • —America Recycles Day (United States)
  • —Christian feast day: Abibus of Edessa
  • —Christian feast day: Albert the Great
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Caius of Korea
  • —Christian feast day: Didier of Cahors
  • —Christian feast day: Francis Asbury and George Whitefield (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Hugh Faringdon
  • —Christian feast day: Leopold III, a public holiday in Lower Austria and Vienna.

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