What Happened On 15th November 2012 In History

Historical Events for 15th November, 2012

• » Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
• » Four people are killed and 16 others are injured in the Midland train wreck after a Union Pacific train struck a parade float in Midland, Texas.

November 15th Famous Deaths for 2012

• » Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (b. 1954)
• » Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (b. 1976)
• » Maleli Kunavore, Fijian rugby player (b. 1983)
• » K. C. Pant, Indian politician, 18th Minister of Defence (India) named Indian Minister of Defence (b. 1931)
• » José Song Sui-Wan, Chinese-Brazilian bishop (b. 1941)
• » Frode Thingnæs, Norwegian trombone player, composer, and conductor (b. 1940)
• » Khin Maung Toe, Burmese singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)

November 15th Holidays in History

• » Christian Feast Day:
• » Abibus of Edessa
• » Albertus Magnus e.g Albert the Great
• » Hugh Cook Faringdon known as Blessed Hugh Faringdon
• » Didier of Cahors
• » Saint Leopold III known as Leopold III, a Culture of Austria Public holidays e.g public holiday in Lower Austria and Vienna.
• » Malo (saint) called Malo
• » Mechell
• » Francis Asbury and George Whitefield (Episcopal Church (USA))
• » November 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• » Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (German-speaking Community of Belgium)
• » Palestinian Declaration of Independence e.g Independence Day, unilaterally declared in 1988. (State of Palestine e.g Palestine)
• » Public holidays in Brazil known as Republic Proclamation Day (Brazil)
• » Shichi-Go-San (Japan)

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