Famous Birthdays on November 15

Fernando Verdasco

1983 — Fernando Verdasco

Spanish tennis player

November 15 has seen 224 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 459 – 2001. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

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Famous Birthdays 224 people 459 – 2001

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Verdasco won seven singles titles on the ATP Tour, and reached a major singles semifinal at the 2009 Australian Open

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In men's doubles, Verdasco won the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals and was a finalist at the 2013 Shanghai Masters

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He also has the second-most singles losses in ATP history (447), behind Feliciano López.

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7 in men's singles by the ATP, achieved in April 2009, and world No

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He earned his 500th singles win at the 2018 Madrid Open, becoming the 45th man in ATP Tour history with 500 wins


Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik
Mayan king (died 501)
Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik, also known as Manik,, was an ajaw of the Maya city of Palenque. He took the throne on July 28, 487, reigning until 501. He was likely the brother of Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I.
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459
John I
John I
king of France and Navarre (died 1316)
John I, called the Posthumous, was the King of France and Navarre, as the posthumous son and successor of Louis X, for the four days he lived in 1316. He is the youngest person to be king of France, the only one to have…
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1316
Nicholas V
Nicholas V
pope of the Catholic Church (died 1455)
Pope Nicholas V, born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a cardinal in 1446 after successful…
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1397
Eleanor of Austria
Eleanor of Austria
queen of Portugal and France (died 1558)
Eleanor of Austria, also called Eleanor of Castile, was Queen of Portugal from 1518 to 1521 as the wife of King Manuel I and Queen of France from 1530 to 1547 as the wife of King Francis I. She also held the Duchy of…
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1498
Johannes Secundus
Johannes Secundus
Dutch poet and author (died 1536)
Johannes Secundus was a Neo-Latin poet of Dutch nationality.
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1511
Jacques Davy Duperron
Jacques Davy Duperron
French cardinal (died 1618)
Jacques Davy Duperron was a French politician and Roman Catholic cardinal.
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1556
Madeleine de Scudéry
Madeleine de Scudéry
French author (died 1701)
Madeleine de Scudéry, often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer.
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1607
Hermann von der Hardt
Hermann von der Hardt
German historian and orientalist (died 1746)
Hermann von der Hardt was a German historian and orientalist.
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1660
Christoph von Graffenried
Swiss-American settler and author (died 1743)
Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg was a Swiss nobleman and explorer who was one of the founders of New Bern, North Carolina. Born in Worb Castle in the Canton of Bern, he played a major role in the…
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1661
Eusebius Amort
Eusebius Amort
German poet and theologian (died 1775)
Eusebius Amort was a German Roman Catholic theologian.
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1692
William Pitt
William Pitt
1st Earl of Chatham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1778)
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham was a British Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him "Chatham" or "Pitt the Elder" to distinguish him from his son William…
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1708
William Herschel
William Herschel
German-English astronomer and composer (died 1822)
Frederick William Herschel was a German–British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, he followed his…
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1738
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Swiss poet and physiognomist (died 1801)
Johann Kaspar Lavater was a Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and Reformed theologian.
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1741
Joseph Quesnel
Joseph Quesnel
French-Canadian poet, playwright, and composer (died 1809)
Joseph Quesnel was a French Canadian composer, poet and playwright. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Colinette and Lucas et Cécile; the former is considered to be the first Canadian opera and probably of North…
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1746
Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher
Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher
Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (died 1830)
Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher was a Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy at the University of Copenhagen. Schumacher carried out significant research work in malacology, in other words on…
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1757
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
Mexican journalist and author (died 1827)
José Joaquín Eugenio Fernández de Lizardi Gutiérrez, commonly known as José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, was a Mexican writer, journalist, and political thinker known for his pioneering role in Latin American…
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1776
Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme Bonaparte
French husband of Catharina of Württemberg (died 1860)
Jérôme Bonaparte was the youngest brother of Napoleon I who reigned as Jérôme Napoleon I, King of Westphalia, between 1807 and 1813.
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1784
Friedrich Ernst Scheller
German lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1869)
Friedrich Ernst Scheller was a German jurist and politician. He served as a member of the Frankfurt Parliament.
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1791
Michel Chasles
Michel Chasles
French mathematician and academic (died 1880)
Michel Floréal Chasles was a French mathematician.
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1793
Mary E. Byrd
Mary E. Byrd
American astronomer and educator (died 1934)
Mary Emma Byrd was an American astronomer and educator. She is considered a pioneer astronomy teacher at college level. She was also an astronomer in her own right, determining cometary positions by photography.
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1849
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Who was born on November 15?

Fernando Verdasco — Spanish tennis player (born 1983)

Birth year1983
Known forHe was ranked world No
Birthdays on this date224 (459 – 2001)

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