Historical Events
- British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong
Famous Birthdays
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)
American sculptor and painter (Cow's Skull, Flowers), born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- Hitoshi Ashida, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1948), born in Fukuchiyama, Japan (d. 1959)
- Marianne Moore, American poet (Pulitzer 1951, Collected Poems), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)
- René Maran, French author (Batouala, 1st black writer to win Prix Goncourt), born in Martinique (d. 1960)
1887 Highlights
About November 15, 1887
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 135 years, 4 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Scorpio
