This Day In History
- Arts
- 2016 Philippine lesbian romantic drama independent film Baka Bukas is released, written, co-produced, and directed by Samantha Lee.
- Military
- 1866 Despite the prohibition against women serving in the military, Cathay Williams enlisted in the U.S. Regular Army under the false name of "William Cathay" on November 15, 1866. She enlisted for a three-year engagement, passing herself off as a man.
- Politics
- 2016 Hong Kong's High Court bans elected politicians Yau Wai-ching and Baggio Leung from the city's Parliament for their pro-independence views. With 20,643 votes, Yau had defeated incumbent Wong Yuk-man to become the youngest female member of the Legislative Council.
- Writing
- 1945 Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral becomes the first Latin American to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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