EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
November 15
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Day 319 of 2026 | Week 47 | 40 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
The world population reached eight billion.
Lewis Hamilton wins the Turkish Grand Prix and secures his seventh drivers' title, equalling the all-time record held by Michael Schumacher.
A flood a few miles outside of Athens results in the death of 25 people.
Hong Kong's High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament.
Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
A fire in a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, China kills 58 people.
Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.
Al Jazeera English launches worldwide.
The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more.
Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Lannemezan
American actress (Kim Possible; The Golbergs
Japanese golfer (Women's British Open 2019)
French rugby player (captain of French ruby team
Ugandan climate activist
American basketball center (2015 NBA Draft: #1 pick Minnesota Timberwolves)
Japanese actor (Nana 2
Indian tennis player
Tobagonian actor (Black Panther films; Us)
American model (Victoria's Secret)
Spanish tennis player (World #7 2009; Tour Finals doubles 2013; Davis Cup 2008
French actress (Les corps impatients
English actress (Loki; Flowers; Casualty)
Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold Team Pursuit 2004 WR 3:58.233; World C'ship gold 2002
American musician
π― yow.com Connection
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