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Historical Events on November 15

20 significant historical events occurred on November 15. November 15 has been the date of several key historical events. Notably, it includes the Palestinian Declaration of Independence by Yasser Arafat in 1988 and the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade agreement in 2020. In entertainment and sports, it marks the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and various international sporting competitions.

Total Events
20
Time Span
17032022
Categories
5
Top Category
war
9 events

25 famous birthdays on November 15

Including Gerhart Hauptmann, Mwai Kibaki, Ingrida Šimonytė

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
18th C.21st C.

18th Century

3 events
war

1703 battle in Rákóczi's War of Independence

war

Battle in Rákóczi War of Independence

war

1775 skirmish in the American Revolutionary War

19th Century

3 events
war

1813 battle between Johann von Hiller's Austrian army and Eugène de Beauharnais's French army

war

November 1816 battle during the Argentine War of Independence

war

1861 military conflict in Albania

20th Century

4 events
war

Battle of the Mexican Revolution

war

1936 battle in the Spanish Civil War

politics

1946 Dutch recognition of Indonesian rule in Java, Madura and Sumatra

politics

Palestinian Declaration of Independence — statement written by Mahmoud Darwish and proclaimed by Yasser Arafat

21st Century

10 events
culture

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 — 1st annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest

general

Coal mine disaster in Romania

culture

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 — 12th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest

general

2015 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2015

general

2017 disappearance of an Argentine submarine

disaster

Earthquake in South Korea, November 2017

culture

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership — 2020 Asia-Pacific free trade agreement

general

2020 Turkish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race

general

2022 terror attack in the occupied West Bank

war

2022 missile explosion in Poland — 15 November 2022 incident during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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