November 15 On This Day in History Timeline

Notable Figures on November 15 (12)

• Adolfo Pedernera (Born: 1918-11-15) — Argentine football legend, nicknamed 'El Maestro,' pivotal in the 1940s.
• Alvin Plantinga (Born: 1932-11-15) — Leading American philosopher and theologian known for Reformed epistemology.
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (Died: 1787-11-15) — Master opera composer who reformed Italian and French dramatic traditions.
• Empress Dowager Cixi (Died: 1908-11-15) — Manchu noblewoman who controlled the late Qing Dynasty as Empress Dowager and Regent.
• Erwin Rommel (Born: 1891-11-15) — German Field Marshal known as The Desert Fox for his WWII command.
• Georgia O'Keeffe (Born: 1887-11-15) — Pioneering American modernist painter known for natural forms and abstraction.
• Henryk Sienkiewicz (Died: 1916-11-15) — Master Polish epic novelist, celebrated for historical sagas like Quo Vadis.
• Kim Porter (Died: 2018-11-15) — American actress and model known for her career spanning the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
• Margaret Mead (Died: 1978-11-15) — Pioneering cultural anthropologist known for studies on adolescence and culture.
• Émile Durkheim (Died: 1917-11-15) — Pioneering French sociologist who established modern academic discipline of sociology.
• Shailene Woodley (Born: 1991-11-15) — American actress known for roles in teen dramas, sci-fi, and acclaimed performances on screen and stage.
• William Herschel (Born: 1738-11-15) — Pioneering astronomer, composer, and discoverer of Uranus.