Page 2: Historical Events In November - 15
Sunday, 26 October 2025
1696 Gerhardus Havingha, composer on this day in history. 

1705 On November - 15 louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer 

1708 William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' on this day in history. 

1715 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to the Netherlands on November - 15. 

1715 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands on November - 15. 

1727 On November - 15 nY General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath 

1731 On November - 15 william Cowper, English lawyer/poet (John Gilpin) [OS] 

1738 On this day in history f William Herschel, German/English astronomer (discovered Uranus) 

1741 On November - 15 johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher 

1755 On November - 15 jan Blanken, Dutch hydraulic engineer 

1763 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland on November - 15. 

1763 On November - 15 charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania & Maryland 

1774 On November - 15 william Horsley, composer 

1775 On this day in history georges-Julien Sieber, composer 

1777 On November - 15 articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress 

1787 On November - 15 christoph W Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigénie Tauride), dies at 73 

1788 Peregrinus Pogl, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history. 

1791 1st Catholic college in US, Georgetown, opens on November - 15. 

1793 Michel Chasles, French mathematician (geometry) on this day in history. 

1800 George Rodwell, composer on this day in history. 

1806 On this day in history 1st US college magazine, Yale Literary Govt, publishes 1st issue 

1812 On this day in history eagle Fokke Simonsz, writer (Year 3000), dies at about 57 

1813 On November - 15 allied troops occupies Groningen 

1814 On this day in history pleasant Adam Hackleman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 

1815 On November - 15 john Banvard, NYC, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas) 

1815 Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history. 

1816 Joseph Bennett Plummer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history. 

1824 Series of fires kills 10 (Edinburgh Scotland) on November - 15. 

1826 Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura on this day in history. 

1827 On November - 15 creek-indians lose all their property in US 

1829 On November - 15 petrus A S van Limburg Brouwer, MP/critic (Akbar) 

1831 Vincenc Masek, composer, dies at 76 on November - 15. 

1832 On November - 15 felix Mendelssohn's "Reformation," premieres 

1832 Jean Baptiste Say, French economist, dies at 63 on November - 15. 

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