Born on 15 November 1972

At A Glance

15 November 1972 at a glance

Day of the week

15 November 1972 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Popcorn” by Hot Butter was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1972

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.

Star sign

The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 15 November 1972 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 November

• 1966 Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.
• 1968 The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere to provide direct rapid transit service from a city's downtown to its major airport.
• 1971 Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
• 1976 René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.
• 1979 A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

Famous people born on 15 November

• Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
• Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
• Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
• Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)

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