Talk:November 15

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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 00:49, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

November 15: Republic Day in Brazil (1889), Shichigosan in Japan.

• 655 - Penda of Mercia was defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria at the Battle of the Winwaed.
• 1889 - A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca (pictured) overthrew Emperor Pedro II and declared Brazil a republic.
• 1920 - The first general assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
• 1971 - Intel released the 4004, the world's first single-chip microprocessor.
• 1988 - The Palestinian National Council declared the independence of the State of Palestine.

Recent days: November 14 – November 13 – November 12

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Removed:

• 1830 - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, loses a vote of no confidence as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Could not be confirmed. --mav 05:17, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• 1957 - Electric Boat shipyard is awarded the contract to build USS Tullibee.

Trivial. It is an important submarine so the day it was launched should have a note about it. --mav 05:17, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)