November 15

What happened on November 15 in history

5 events fall on November 15, from 1533 to 1988. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on November 15

  1. 1533

    Pizarro enters Cusco

    The Spanish take the Inca capital.

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  2. 1889

    Brazil becomes a republic

    A military coup deposes Pedro II.

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  3. 1899

    Churchill is captured

    An armoured train ambush in Natal makes him a prisoner of the Boers.

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  4. 1969

    The Moratorium march

    Half a million people protest the Vietnam War in Washington.

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  5. 1988

    Palestine declares independence

    The PNC proclaims a state in Algiers.

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