^B{^#!16!15 November^N! Feast day of St Leopold of Austria, Saints Abibus, Gurias, and Samonas, St Fintan of Rheinau, St Malo or Machutus, St Albert the Great, and St Desiderius or Didier of Cahors.
^B{1837^B} Pitman's system of shorthand was published, under the title ^I{Stenographic Sound-Hand^I}. ^B{1889^B} Dom Pedro was overthrown, and Brazil was proclaimed a republic. ^B{1899^B} Winston Churchill was captured by the Boers while covering the war as a reporter for the ^I{Morning Post^I}. ^B{1956^B} ^I{Love Me Tender^I}, the first film starring Elvis Presley, premiered in New York. ^B{1968^B} The Cunard liner ^I{Queen Elizabeth^I} ended its final transatlantic journey. ^B{1983^B} An independent Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was unilaterally proclaimed, recognized only by Turkey. ^B{1985^B} UK and Irish premiers, Margaret Thatcher and Garret Fitzerald, signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement in Dublin. ^B{1991^B} In the wake of increased sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, Britain called up 1,400 reserve troops for full-time active duty.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}William Pitt the Elder, British statesman, ^B{1708^B}; William Herschel, English astronomer, ^B{1738^B}; Erwin Rommel, German field marshal, ^B{1891^B}; Averell Harriman, US diplomat, ^B{1891^B}; Petula Clark, British singer and actress, ^B{1934^B}; Daniel Barenboim, Israeli pianist and conductor, ^B{1942^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}George Romney, English painter, ^B{1802^B}; Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish novelist, ^B{1916^B}; Lionel Barrymore, US actor, ^B{1954^B}; Tyrone Power, US film actor, ^B{1958^B}; Jean Gabin, French actor, ^B{1976^B}; Margaret Mead, US anthropologist, ^B{1978^B}; Luciano Liggio, Italian racketeer, ^B{1993^B}.
