Jubilees in Latvia
In 1942, Ojars Grinbergs – singer and politician (d. 2016).
In 1947, Andris Kangro – professor at the University of Latvia.
In 1947, Lilita Ozoliņa – an actress of the Fine Arts Theater.
In 1949, Lidija Gavrilova – businesswoman.
In 1955, Romualds Ražuks, a Latvian doctor and politician of Lithuanian origin, was the second chairman of the Latvian Popular Front, later a member of Saeima and chairman of the Jūrmala city council.
In 1966, Regina Ločmele – former member of Saeima.
In 1966, Armands Skudra – sworn attorney.
In 1972, Marħers Eglinskis – actor.
In 1974 Robert Stelmacher – basketball player, now a coach.
In 1976, Ilze Jaunalksne – TV journalist.
In 1978, Ilze Lieckalniņa – actress.
Jubilees in the world
In 1600, Charles I – King of England (died 1649).
In 1711, Mikhail Lomonosov – Russian scientist and writer (died 1765).
In 1805, Ferdinand de Lesseps – French diplomat and main conceptual architect of the Suez Canal (d. 1894).
In 1822, Wilhelm Dilthey – German philosopher (died 1911).
In 1887, James Summers – American chemist, Nobel laureate (died 1955).
In 1888, José Capablanca – Cuban chess player (d. 1942).
In 1896, Georgy Zhukov – Soviet general (d. 1974).
In 1912, Georg Emil Palade – Romanian cell biologist, Nobel laureate (died 2008).
In 1915, Earl Wilbur Sutherland – American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1974).
In 1917, Indira Gandhi – Prime Minister of India (d. 1984).
1933 Larry King – American television star (d. 2021).
1934 Valentin Ivanovs – Russian footballer, 1956 Olympic champion (d. 2011).
In 1935, Jack Welch – American businessman, former head of “General Electric” (d. 2020).
In 1936, Lee – a chemist born in Taiwan, Nobel laureate.
In 1938, Ted Tanner – an American businessman, the founder of the CNN channel.
In 1942, Kelvin Klein – an American fashion designer.
In 1957 Ofra Haza – Israeli singer (d. 2000).
1961 Meg Ryan – American actress.
In 1962, Jodie Foster – American actress and director, winner of two “Oscar” awards.
In 1965, Laurent Blanc – former French footballer, now a manager, winner of the 1988 World Cup and 2000 European champion.
In 1983, Adam Driver – American actor.
In 1988, Patrick Kane – American hockey player, winner of three Stanley Cups, the Most Valuable Player of the 2018 Ice Hockey World Championship.
Events in Latvia
In 1905, a congress of delegates of Latvian parishes was held in the premises of the New Riga Theater, where the decision was made on the establishment of Latvian autonomy.
In 1917, the first session of the Latvian Provisional National Council was held in Valka
In 1918, the People’s Council approves the provisional government formed by Kārlis Ulmanis.
In 1920 the Theater of Fine Arts was founded.
In 1944, the military court sentenced the officers of the Kurelis group to death. At night, eight of the inmates are shot.
In 1988, the Latvian Olympic Committee was re-established.
In 1991, the first meeting of the World Association of Free Latvians was held in Latvia
In 1991, the LTF faction split in the Supreme Council and the “Satversme” faction was formed.
In 1999, representatives of a total of 54 countries, including Latvia, signed the Charter for European Security in Istanbul following the meeting of heads of state of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which established the principle that a conflict in one country is also the legitimate business of all other countries. On the Latvian side, Prime Minister Andris Šķēle is participating in the signing of the European Security Charter.
In 2003, in Istanbul, the Latvian national football team reached the final of the 2004 European Championship, having drawn 2:2 with Turkey in the second leg of the “play offs”. Juris Laizāns and Māris Verpakovskis scored goals in the match for the Latvian national team. In the first match, which took place in Riga on November 15, the Latvian national team celebrated a sensational victory with 1:0, for which Verpakovskis scored. In the sum of two matches, the Latvian national football team beat the Turkish national team with the score 3:2, achieving the most significant success in the country’s sports history since the restoration of independence.
In 2004, NATO Secretary General Jāps de Hop Šefers arrives in Latvia to receive the Order of Three Stars First Class from President Vaira Vīķes-Freiberg.
Events around the world
In 1816, the University of Warsaw was founded.
In 1916, Samuel Goldwin and Edgar Selwyn founded the ‘Goldwin Company’, which later became one of the most successful independent film companies.
In 1941, the Australian warship ‘Sydney’ engages in a fierce battle in the Indian Ocean with the Nazi German ship ‘Kormoran’ during World War II. After this battle, “Sydney” disappears and all 645 people on board are presumed dead. She also sinks the German “Kormoran”, killing 77 people.
In 1942, Soviet Red Army soldiers led by General Georgy Zhukov launched a counterattack against Nazi Germany’s forces in Stalingrad during World War II.
In 1946, the first UNESCO conference was opened in Paris.
In 1946 Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden were admitted to the UN.
In 1949, Prince Rainier became the ruler of Monaco.
In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, son of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, disappears in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.
In 1969, the US spacecraft “Apollo 12” landed on the moon with two astronauts.
In 1969, the Brazilian footballer Pele scored his thousandth goal, playing between the football clubs “Santos” and “Vasco”. Pele played in the Santos team, which won 2-1.
In 1976 Algeria adopts a new constitution which increases the power of the elected president.
In 1977, a Portuguese “Boeing 727” crashed in the Madeira Islands, killing 130 people.
In 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrived in Israel, becoming the first Arab leader to do so. He meets Israeli Prime Minister Nenahem Begin and delivers a speech in front of the Knesset in an attempt to bring peace between the two countries.
In 1984, a series of explosions at the PEMEX oil storage center in Mexico City started a major fire that claimed the lives of approximately 500 people.
In 1985, the first meeting between US President Ronald Reagan and USSR leader Mikhail Gorbachev took place in Geneva.
In 1988 Christina Onassis, daughter of Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, died in Argentina at the age of 37.
In 1990, the pop group ‘Milli Vanilli’ were stripped of their Grammy award when it was discovered that the members of the group had not sung themselves on the award-winning album ‘Girl You Know It’s True’.
In 1990, NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries conclude an agreement on conventional forces in Europe, eliminating their Cold War-era arsenals.
In 1994, the UN Security Council authorized NATO warplanes to strike targets in Croatia that Serbian forces were using to launch attacks in UN-declared safe zones in neighboring Bosnia.
In 1995, a suicide bomber broke into the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, causing a powerful explosion that killed 16 and injured more than 60.
In 1996, Pope John Paul II met Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro for the first time.
In 1997, a 29-year-old American woman gives birth to four boys and three girls. This is the first time in the world that all seven children have survived.
In 1998, Vincent van Gogh’s “Portrait of the Artist Without a Beard” sold at auction for $71.5 million.
In 1999, John Carpenter becomes the first winner of the US TV show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and receives a million dollars.
In 1999, the British telecommunications group Vodafone AirTouch offers 124 billion euros for its German rival Mannesmann, the largest attempt in the world to buy a competitor.
In 2000, US President Bill Clinton concluded his three-day visit to Vietnam, which was the first visit by a US president to the country since the Vietnam War.
In 2002, China canceled Afghanistan’s debts, which it had accumulated since the 1960s, to allow the war-ravaged country to stabilize its economy.
In 2003, the Republic of South Africa approved the National Drug Program, which provides $1.75 billion for a three-year campaign to combat the country’s catastrophic AIDS epidemic.
In 2004, less than two weeks before his 114th birthday, Fred Hale senior dies, who is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest person in the world.
In 2005, Prince Albert of Monaco was crowned, succeeding his father, Prince Rainier.
