Timeline November 2015

Events in November 2015 10

• 1927 – 2015 Kim Young-sam (1927-2015) Died 22 November 2015, aged 87 Kim Young-sam was President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998 and the country's first civilian president after decades of military rule. His administration prosecuted two former military presidents for corruption and mutiny. Kim's later term was marked by the Asian financial crisis that struck South Korea in 1997.
• 1975 – 2015 Jonah Lomu The winger who turned rugby into a global spectacle Jonah Tali Lomu was a New Zealand rugby union winger widely credited as the sport's first global superstar. Combining a 120kg frame with sprinter-level speed, he redefined what a back-line player could be and forced the laws and tactics of the game to adapt around him. His explosive performances at the 1995 Rugby World Cup arrived just as rugby turned professional, and the two events together are often cited as the moment the sport became a worldwide commercial product. Off the field he battled a serious kidney disorder for two decades, undergoing a transplant in 2004 before dying suddenly in 2015 at age 40.
• 2015 Paris Terror Attacks Charlie Hebdo & Bataclan A series of deadly coordinated Islamist attacks that sparked global solidarity movements.
• 2015 Retires from international rugby as all-time leading points scorer Closing the All Blacks chapter Following the 2015 World Cup final, Carter retired from international rugby having scored 1,598 points in 112 Tests for the All Blacks, the most in Test rugby history at the time of his retirement. He finished his New Zealand career with two Rugby World Cup winner's medals and a reputation as the finest fly-half of his generation.
• 2015 Retires from international rugby Steps down at the peak of his career after 148 Tests Days after lifting the 2015 World Cup, McCaw announced his retirement from international rugby, bringing an end to a Test career spanning 148 caps, 110 of them as captain. He finished with a winning percentage of close to 90 percent as captain, the best record of any long-serving Test captain in rugby history.
• 2015 Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Wins Myanmar Election National League for Democracy takes power after decades of military rule The National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won a landslide victory in Myanmar's first openly contested general election in 25 years. Constitutional provisions barred Suu Kyi from the presidency herself, but the result marked a dramatic opening after decades of military rule. The vote was widely seen internationally as a milestone in the country's democratic transition.
• 2015 Paris attacks 130 killed at Bataclan and Stade de France ISIS militants launched coordinated attacks across Paris on November 13, 2015, killing 130 people at the Bataclan concert hall, restaurants and outside the Stade de France.
• 2015 Sudden death in Auckland Jonah Lomu dies at 40 from a condition linked to his long kidney illness Jonah Lomu died suddenly at his home in Auckland on 18 November 2015 at the age of 40, shortly after returning from a promotional trip to the United Kingdom tied to the Rugby World Cup. His death was attributed to a cardiac event linked to his long-term kidney disease. Tributes poured in from across the rugby world, and his funeral at Eden Park drew thousands of mourners along with tributes from heads of state and sporting figures worldwide.
• 2015 Willie Nelson receives the Gershwin Prize Library of Congress For popular song.
• 2015 James Taylor receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom From Barack Obama Awarded the highest US civilian honour.