Births on November 15

Tara Singh Hayer

Born on November 15, 1936

Tara Singh Hayer, Indian-Canadian journalist and publisher (d. 1998)

Tara Singh Hayer, OBC (November 15, 1936 – November 18, 1998) was a Indian-Canadian newspaper publisher and editor who was murdered after his outspoken criticism of fundamentalist violence and terrorism. In particular, he was a key witness in the trial of the Air India Flight 182 bombing.Hayer was the founder of the Indo-Canadian Times, the largest and oldest Punjabi-language weekly newspaper in Canada and the leading Punjabi-language newspaper in North America. The paper—distributed in Canada, the United States, and England—was regularly used by Hayer to speak out against violent extremist groups.He is the first, and one of the few journalists in Canada, to have been killed specifically for their work.

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Events on 1936

7 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
29 Mar

Remilitarization of the Rhineland
In Germany, Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in a referendum to ratify Germany's illegal remilitarization and reoccupation of the Rhineland, receiving 44.5 million votes out of 45.5 million registered voters.
9 May

Addis Ababa
Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
26 Jul

Spanish Civil War
The Axis powers decide to intervene in the Spanish Civil War.
7 Sep

Benjamin the thylacine
The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.

Births on November 15

Tara Singh Hayer

Born on November 15, 1936

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Events on 1936

Treaty of Versailles

Remilitarization of the Rhineland

Addis Ababa

Spanish Civil War

Benjamin the thylacine