Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 15
This is a list of selected November 15 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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November 15: Republic Day in Brazil (1889); Shichigosan in Japan
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- 655 – Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed in modern-day Yorkshire, England.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman began his "March to the Sea", inflicting significant damage to property and infrastructure on his way from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia.
- 1889 – Emperor Pedro II of Brazil was overthrown in a coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca.
- 1920 – The first general assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva, Switzerland, with 41 founding members.
- 1935 – The Commonwealth of the Philippines was officially established, with Manuel L. Quezon (pictured) inaugurated as its president.
- 1968 – Vietnam War: American forces launched Operation Commando Hunt, a large-scale bombing campaign to prevent the People's Army of (North) Vietnam from transporting personnel and supplies along the Ho Chi Minh trail.
- 1988 – The Soviet Buran spacecraft, a reusable vehicle built in response to NASA's Space Shuttle program, was launched, unmanned, on her first and only space flight.