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Today in History

Sunday, 15 November 2026

2007

Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroyed the world's largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans.

2005

Boeing formally launches the stretched Boeing 747-8 variant with orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines.

2003

The first day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300. Additional bombings follow on November 20.

2000

A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola killing more than 40 people.

Jharkhand state comes into existence in India.

1990

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' launches with flight STS-38.

1989

Sachin Tendulkar makes his debut as an international cricketer.

1988

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.

In the Soviet Union, the unmanned Shuttle ''Buran'' is launched on her first and last space flight.

The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.

FACTOIDS

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime.

Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived.

Gold

Every ton of seawater contains approximately 1 milligram of dissolved gold.

Mosquito

Studies show that mosquitoes prefer biting blondes to brunettes.

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