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15 November 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2022 - The world population reached eight billion.Total number of living humans on Earth
History
2020 - Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.British racing driver (born 1985)
History
2017 - A flood a few miles outside of Athens results in the death of 25 people.Natural disaster in Greece
History
2016 - Hong Kong's High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament.Superior court of record
History
2012 - Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.Leader of China since 2012
History
2010 - A fire in a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, China kills 58 people.Fire in 2010 that destroyed a building in Shanghai
History
2007 - Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.North Indian Ocean cyclone in 2007
History
2006 - Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.Qatari English-language news channel
History
2003 - The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more.Al-Qaeda suicide bombings in Istanbul, Turkey
History
2002 - Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.Leader of China from 2002 to 2012
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Celeste Caeiro, Portuguese pacifist (born 1933)Portuguese restaurant worker during the Carnation Revolution (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Béla Károlyi, Romanian-American gymnastics coach (born 1942)Romanian-American gymnastics coach (1942–2024)
Died
2024 - Jon Kenny, Irish comedian and actor (born 1957)Irish comedian and actor (1957–2024)
Died
2024 - Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Japanese princess (born 1923)Japanese princess (1923–2024)
Died
2017 - Lil Peep, American singer and rapper (born 1996)American rapper (1996–2017)
Died
2016 - Mose Allison, American pianist and songwriter (born 1927)American pianist, singer, and songwriter (1927–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
60.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.1 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
23.09 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Leo
11.48 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.