15 November Births

Published : 15 Nov 2017, 10:56

Jagoroniya Desk

November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 46 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Births

459 – B'utz Aj Sak Chiik, Mayan king (d. 501)
1316 – John I of France (d. 1316)
1397 – Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
1498 – Eleanor of Austria (d. 1558)
1511 – Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet and author (d. 1536)
1556 – Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
1559 – Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621)
1607 – Madeleine de Scudéry, French author (d. 1701)
1660 – Hermann von der Hardt, German historian and orientalist (d. 1746)
1661 – Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss-American settler and author (d. 1743)
1688 – Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1757)
1692 – Eusebius Amort, German poet and theologian (d. 1775)
1708 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1778)
1738 – William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (d. 1822)
1741 – Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss poet and physiognomist (d. 1801)
1746 – Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1809)
1757 – Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (d. 1830)
1776 – José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Mexican journalist and author (d. 1827)
1784 – Jérôme Bonaparte, French husband of Catharina of Württemberg (d. 1860)
1791 – Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1869)
1793 – Michel Chasles, French mathematician and academic (d. 1880)
1849 – Mary E. Byrd, American astronomer and educator (d. 1934)
1852 – Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (d. 1892)
1859 – Christopher Hornsrud, Norwegian businessman and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
1862 – Gerhart Hauptmann, German novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1946)
1865 – John Earle, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Tasmania (d. 1932)
1868 – Emil Racoviță, Romanian biologist, zoologist, and explorer (d. 1947)
1873 – Sara Josephine Baker, American physician and academic (d. 1945)
1874 – Dimitrios Golemis, Greek runner (d. 1941)
1874 – August Krogh, Danish zoologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
1879 – Lewis Stone, American actor (d. 1953)
1881 – Franklin Pierce Adams, American journalist and author (d. 1960)
1882 – Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (d. 1965)
1886 – René Guénon, French-Egyptian philosopher and author (d. 1951)
1887 – Marianne Moore, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1972)
1887 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter and educator (d. 1986)
1888 – Artie Matthews, American pianist and composer (d. 1958)
1890 – Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (d. 1969)
1891 – W. Averell Harriman, American businessman and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 1986)
1891 – Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (d. 1944)
1892 – Naomi Childers, American actress (d. 1964)
1895 – Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
1895 – Antoni Słonimski, Polish journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1976)
1896 – Leonard Lord, English businessman (d. 1967)
1897 – Aneurin Bevan, Welsh journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Health (d. 1960)
1897 – Sacheverell Sitwell, English author and critic (d. 1988)
1899 – Avdy Andresson, Estonian-American soldier and diplomat, Estonian Minister of War (d. 1990)
1903 – Stewie Dempster, New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 1974)
1905 – Mantovani, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1980)
1906 – Curtis LeMay, American general and politician (d. 1990)
1907 – Claus von Stauffenberg, German colonel (d. 1944)
1908 – Carlo Abarth, Italian engineer and businessman, founded Abarth (d. 1979)
1912 – Harald Keres, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2010)
1912 – Yi Wu, Japanese-Korean colonel (d. 1945)
1913 – Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2003)
1913 – Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and poet (d. 2005)
1914 – V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (d. 2014)
1916 – Nita Barrow, Barbadian nurse and politician, 7th Governor-General of Barbados (d. 1995)
1916 – Bill Melendez, Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer (d. 2008)
1919 – Carol Bruce, American singer and actress (d. 2007)
1919 – Joseph Wapner, American lieutenant and judge (d. 2017)
1920 – Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1922 – Francis Brunn, German juggler (d. 2004)
1922 – David Sidney Feingold, American biochemist and academic
1922 – Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1923 – Văn Cao, Vietnamese composer, poet, and painter (d. 1995)
1923 – Samuel Klein, Polish-Brazilian businessman and philanthropist, founded Casas Bahia (d. 2014)
1924 – Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2013)
1925 – Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2014)
1926 – Thomas Williams, American author and academic (d. 1990)
1927 – Bill Rowling, New Zealand politician, 30th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1995)
1928 – C. W. McCall, American singer-songwriter and politician
1928 – Seldon Powell, American saxophonist and flute player (d. 1997)
1929 – Ed Asner, American actor, singer, and producer
1929 – Joe Hinton, American singer (d. 1968)
1930 – J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2009)
1930 – Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (d. 2015)
1931 – John Kerr, American actor, singer, and lawyer (d. 2013)
1931 – Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya
1931 – Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo
1932 – Petula Clark, English singer-songwriter and actress
1932 – Clyde McPhatter, American singer (d. 1972)
1932 – Alvin Plantinga, American philosopher, author, and academic
1933 – Gloria Foster, American actress (d. 2001)
1933 – Theodore Roszak, American scholar and author (d. 2011)
1934 – Joanna Barnes, American actress and author
1934 – Peter Dickinson, English pianist and composer
1935 – Nera White, American basketball player (d. 2016)
1936 – H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (d. 2003)
1936 – Wolf Biermann, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (d. 1998)
1937 – Little Willie John, American singer-songwriter (d. 1968)
1937 – Yaphet Kotto, American actor and screenwriter
1939 – Terry Bradbury, English footballer and manager
1939 – Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (d. 2015)
1940 – Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer
1940 – Tony Mendez, American CIA technical operations officer
1940 – Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor and screenwriter
1940 – Hank Wangford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and physician
1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor
1941 – Rick Kemp, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1941 – Daniel Pinkwater, American author and illustrator
1942 – Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor
1945 – Roger Donaldson, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1945 – Bob Gunton, American actor and singer
1945 – Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Norwegian-Swedish singer (ABBA)
1946 – Vassilis Goumas, Greek basketball player
1947 – Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lankan cardinal
1947 – Bill Richardson, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1947 – Ken Sutcliffe, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1948 – Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician
1950 – Egon Vaupel, German lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Marburg
1951 – Beverly D'Angelo, American actress, singer, and producer
1952 – Rick Atkinson, American journalist, historian, and author
1952 – Randy Savage, American wrestler (d. 2011)
1953 – Alexander O'Neal, American R&B singer-songwriter and arranger
1953 – James Widdoes, American actor, director, and producer
1954 – Kevin S. Bright, American director and producer
1954 – Emma Dent Coad, British politician
1954 – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland
1954 – Randy Thomas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Tony Thompson, American R&B, disco, and rock drummer (d. 2003)
1955 – Joe Leeway, English pop singer-songwriter and percussionist
1956 – Michael Hampton, American guitarist and producer
1957 – Gerry Connolly, Australian comedian and actor
1957 – Kevin Eubanks, American guitarist and composer
1957 – Harold Marcuse, American historian and educator
1957 – Michael Woythe, German footballer and manager
1958 – Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Australian actor and director
1958 – Gu Kailai, Chinese lawyer and businesswoman
1958 – Lesley Laird, British politician
1959 – Tibor Fischer, English author
1960 – Dawn Airey, English broadcaster
1962 – Mark Acres, American basketball player and educator
1962 – Judy Gold, American comedian, actress, and producer
1963 – Andrew Castle, English tennis player and television host
1963 – Benny Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1963 – Kevin J. O'Connor, American actor
1964 – Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer and manager
1964 – Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2011)
1964 – Tiit Sokk, Estonian basketball player and coach
1965 – Nigel Bond, English snooker player
1965 – Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
1966 – Rachel True, American actress
1967 – Greg Anthony, American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 – Cynthia Breazeal, American computer scientist, roboticist, and academic
1967 – Pedro Borbón, Jr., Dominican baseball player
1967 – E-40, American rapper and actor (The Click)
1967 – Wayne Harrison, English footballer (d. 2013)
1967 – François Ozon, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Gus Poyet, Uruguayan footballer and manager
1967 – Jon Preston, New Zealand rugby player
1968 – Ol' Dirty Bastard, American rapper and producer (d. 2004)
1968 – Fausto Brizzi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Teodoro Casiño, Filipino journalist and politician
1968 – Jennifer Charles, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1968 – Uwe Rösler, German footballer and manager
1970 – Ilija Aračić, Croatian footballer and coach
1970 – Jack Ingram, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Alexander Kvitashvili, Georgian-Ukrainian academic and politician, 19th Ukrainian Minister of Healthcare
1970 – Patrick M'Boma, Cameroonian footballer
1971 – Jay Harrington, American actor
1971 – Martin Pieckenhagen, German footballer
1972 – Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor
1973 – Sydney Tamiia Poitier, American actress
1973 – Alamgir Sheriyar, English cricketer
1974 – Chad Kroeger, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1975 – Scott Henshall, English fashion designer
1975 – Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Boris Živković, Croatian footballer
1976 – Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian, actor, and stuntman
1976 – Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
1976 – Sule, Indonesian comedian and actor
1977 – Sean Murray, American actor
1977 – Peter Phillips, English businessman
1977 – Robaire Smith, American football player
1978 – Floyd Womack, American football player
1979 – Brooks Bollinger, American football player and coach
1979 – Josemi, Spanish footballer
1979 – Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
1980 – Ace Young, American singer-songwriter and actor
1981 – Drew Hodgdon, American football player
1981 – Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
1982 – D. J. Fitzpatrick, American football player
1982 – Rio Hirai, Japanese actress
1982 – Joe Kowalewski, American football player
1982 – Benjamin Krause, German rugby player
1982 – Giaan Rooney, Australian swimmer
1982 – Lofa Tatupu, American football player
1982 – Kalu Uche, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Dominic Carroll, Gibraltarian runner
1983 – Sasha Pavlović, Serbian basketball player
1983 – Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
1985 – Charron Fisher, American basketball player
1985 – Simon Spender, Welsh footballer
1986 – Coye Francies, American football player
1986 – Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
1986 – Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter
1987 – Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
1988 – Morgan Parra, French rugby player
1988 – Billy Twelvetrees, English rugby player
1989 – Jonalyn Viray, Filipino singer
1991 – Maxime Colin, French footballer
1991 – Shailene Woodley, American actress
1992 – Sofia Goggia, Italian skier
1992 – Minami Minegishi, Japanese singer
1992 – Daniela Seguel, Chilean tennis player
1992 – Trevor Story, American baseball player
1992 – Kevin Wimmer, Austrian footballer
1993 – Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer
1993 – Saaya Irie, Japanese actress and singer
1994 – Bryce Cartwright, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player

Source: wikipedia

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