November 15 in History

• 1884

  November 15, 1884:

  Participating European nations begin the Berlin West Africa Conference to sort out issues related to Central Africa’s Congo River basin.

• 1885

  November 15, 1885:

  Upon the order of the leader of Buganda, Mwanga, St. Joseph Mukasa, who would become known as one of the Martyrs of Uganda, is beheaded.

• 1889

  November 15, 1889:

  A group of military officers force Brazil’s Emperor Pedro II to abdicate the throne.

• 1956

  November 15, 1956:

  “Love Me Tender”, a film starring singer Elvis Presley in his debut acting role, is released.

• 1984

  November 15, 1984:

  An infant nicknamed Baby Fae who was born with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome and subsequently received a baboon heart transplant dies.

• 1986

  November 15, 1986:

  The rap rock group, Beastie Boys release their debut studio album, “Licensed to Ill”.

• 1988

  November 15, 1988:

  Urged by Yasser Arafat, the Palestine National Council declares Palestine as an independent state.

• 2001

  November 15, 2001:

  The video game console, Xbox, is released by Microsoft.

• 2011

  November 15, 2011:

  Coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke University basketball team becomes the NCAA Division I men’s winning coach.

• 2017

  November 15, 2017:

  “Salvator Mundi”, a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci sells for $450 million.