What Happened on November 15, 2017

Historical Events

3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request

American jazz and standards singer Tony Bennett receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.

Argentine submarine San Juan goes missing in the Atlantic after reporting mechanical failure
Australian postal vote on same-sex marriage revealed - 61% vote yes

Country singer Blake Shelton wins People Magazine's sexiest man alive award

Isabel Dos Santos, Africa's richest woman, fired as head of Angola state oil company Sonangol

Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" sells for $450.3 million at auction in New York, world record price for any artwork

Pakistan unveils remains of 1,700 year-old sleeping Buddha in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

The Zimbabwean Army detains Robert Mugabe and the first family and appoints sacked Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as interim president

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 6 years, 5 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Scorpio