Who Was Born Today – November 15 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 15 | ||
1708 | William Pitt the Elder, secretary of state of England whose strategies helped win the Seven Years War. | |
1738 | Sir William Hershel, British astronomer who discovered Uranus. | |
1887 | Georgia O’Keefe, American artist. | |
1891 | Erwin Rommel, German field marshal in World War II. | |
1906 | Curtis LeMay, general in US Army Air Corps and later US Air Force; vice presidential running mate of George Wallace in 1968; credited with planning the strategic bombing campaign against Imperial Japan during WWII. | |
1907 | Claus von Stauffenberg, German army officer; a leader in the failed July 20, 1944, assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler. | |
1913 | Guy Green, English film director, screenwriter, cinematographer; won Academy Award for cinematography for Great Expectations (1946); received Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA (2002) and named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2004). | |
1925 | Howard Baker, Ameican politician; Senate Majority Leader (1981-85), White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan (1987-88), Ambassador to Japan (2001-05). | |
1939 | W. C. Clark, blues musician known as the “Godfather of Austin Blues.”. | |
1940 | Sam Waterston, actor, producer, director (The Killing Fields; TV movie Lincoln; Jack McCoy, Law & Order TV series). | |
1941 | Daniel Pinkwater, author best known for his children’s books and Young Adult fiction (The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death). | |
1942 | Daniel Barenboim, Israeli pianist and conductor. |
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