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What happened in history on this day: November 11?
On November 11 in ...
- 537 - Saint Silverius ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 1050 - Birth of Heinrich in Saxony; German King (1054), Holy Roman Emperor (1084).
- 1215 - 4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome.
- 1559 - Birth of Albert VII in Wiener Neustadt, Austria; archbishop and cardinal of Toledo, Spain in 1577, governed Portugal from 1581-1595, ruler of the Spanish Netherlands (1595-).
- 1572 - Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe observes a supernova (thought to be a bright star) in the constellation known as Casseopeia.
- 1620 - The Mayflower from England anchors off America at what is now Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod. 41 male passengers sign the Mayflower Compact, agreeing to submit to a government chosen by common consent and to obey all laws made for the good of the colony.
- 1636 - Birth of Yen Jo-chu Chinese scholar of Ch'ing dynasty.
- 1647 - Massachusetts passes first US compulsory school attendance law.
- 1648 - Dutch and French agree to divide Saint Maarten, Leeward Islands.
- 1714 - A highway in the Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street.
- 1744 - Birth of Abigail Adams in Weymouth, Massachusetts; second first lady of USA (1797-1801).
- 1748 - Birth of Charles IV king of Spain (1788-1808).
- 1771 - Birth of Ephraim McDowell surgeon (pioneered abdominal surgery).
- 1778 - Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre.
- 1790 - Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China.
- 1811 - Cartagena, Colombia, declares independence from Spain.
- 1836 - Birth of Thomas Bailey Aldrich; US author/editor (Story of a Bad Boy).
- 1864 - Birth of Alfred Hermann Fried in Germany; pacifist (Nobel Prize 1911).
- 1864 - USA Army General Tecumseh Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia.
- 1865 - Mary Edward Walker, first US Army female surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1868 - First American amateur track and field meet (New York City).
- 1869 - Birth of Victor Emmanuel III; king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia.
- 1869 - Death of John Walker in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; attorney (1826-35, 1849-57, 1864-69), US senator from Mississippi (1835-45), US Treasury secretary (1845-49), Kansas territory governor (1857-58).
- 1872 - Birth of Frederick A Stock in Julich, Germany; conductor (Theodore Thomas Orchestra).
- 1883 - Birth of Ernest Ansermet in Vevey, Switzerland; conductor (Ruilles de Printemps).
- 1885 - Birth of George Smith Patton in San Gabriel, California, USA; US general "Old Blood and Guts".
- 1889 - Washington state is admitted as 42nd state of the USA.
- 1895 - Bechuanaland becomes part of the Cape Colony.
- 1898 - Birth of Rene Clair; director (I Married a Witch).
- 1899 - Birth of Harold "Pie" Traynor; baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1899 - Birth of Pat O'Brien in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Knute Rockne, Angels with Dirty Faces).
- 1900 - Birth of Helena Konopacka in Poland; discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928).
- 1900 - Birth of Hugh Scott; American politician (Senator-Republican-Pennsylvania), minority whip.
- 1900 - Birth of John Longden in West Indies; actor (Man From Interpol).
- 1901 - Birth of Sam Spiegel; producer (On the Waterfront, Bridge on the River Kwai).
- 1903 - US President Theodore Roosevelt recognizes the independence of Panama.
- 1904 - Birth of Alger Hiss; US State Department official and spy.
- 1909 - Birth of Robert Ryan in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day).
- 1910 - Birth of Franz Kemser in Germany; four-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1911 - Birth of King Hussein of Jordan.
- 1911 - Birth of Patric Knowles in England; actor (Big Steal, Chisum).
- 1914 - Birth of Howard Fast; screenwriter (Rachel and the Stranger, Spartacus).
- 1915 - Birth of Edward William Proxmire AKA William Proxmire in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Wisconsin 1957-1989) (created Golden Fleece Awards).
- 1918 - (0500 hours) Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France.
- 1918 - (1100 hours) The Great War ends, after Germany, the last of the Central Powers, surrenders to the Allies.
- 1918 - Birth of Stubby Kaye in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Guys and Dolls, Lil' Abner, Cat Ballou).
- 1918 - Poland proclaims independence from Russia.
- 1921 - President Warren Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier.
- 1922 - Birth of Kurt Vonnegut Junior; author (Slaughterhouse Five, Sirens of Titan).
- 1925 - Birth of Jonathan Winters in Dayton, Ohio, USA; comedian (Jonathan Winters Show, Mork and Mindy).
- 1925 - Louis Armstrong records first of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.
- 1925 - Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays.
- 1927 - Birth of Mose Allison in Mississippi, USA; jazz artist ("Black Country Suite").
- 1929 - Birth of LaVern Baker in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rhythm and blues vocalist ("I Cried a Tear").
- 1931 - Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veterans Building.
- 1933 - "Great Black Blizzard" first great dust storm in the Great Plains of the USA.
- 1934 - First penalty shot versus Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Montreal Canadiens) unsuccessful.
- 1934 - Birth of Bibi Andersson in Sweden; actress (Scenes From a Marriage).
- 1934 - Birth of Paula Myers-Pope; American platform diver, two silver, one bronze (Olympic 1952, 1960).
- 1935 - National Geographic Society-funded American Explorer II balloon sets altitude record of 72,395 feet over South Dakota.
- 1936 - Birth of Susan Kohner; actress (Imitation of Life, Gene Krupa Story).
- 1937 - Birth of Warner Wolf in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV).
- 1938 - Birth of John Reilly in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Sean - General Hospital, Dallas, The Hamptons).
- 1938 - Birth of Josef Odozil in Czechoslovakia; 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1964).
- 1939 - Birth of Claudia Boyarskikh in USSR; 5km/10km cross country (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1939 - Kate Smith first sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America".
- 1939 - Portuguese Foreign Ministry issues dispatch Number 14 instructing consuls to issue visas (to Portugal) only to those with ticket on ship out of Lisbon, no visas to Czechs, Russians, and Jews.
- 1940 - (evening) British aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious launches 21 Swordfish planes, attacking the Italian naval fleet at Taranto. Four major ships are sunk or put out of action. Two attacking aircraft are shot down.
- 1942 - Admiral François Darlan, senior French officer in North Africa, signs a cease-fire ending French fighting in the area.
- 1942 - Adolf Hitler launches Operation Anton, with German forces occupying the remainder of France and the island of Corsica.
- 1942 - Spain mobilizes its army along the French border.
- 1943 - Birth of Jan Adamski in Poland; International Chess Master (1976).
- 1944 - Birth of Jesse Colin Young in New York, USA; rocker (The Youngbloods - "Soul of a City Boy").
- 1944 - New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4).
- 1945 - Birth of Daniel Ortega Saavedra; President of Nicaragua (1984-).
- 1945 - Birth of Denise Alexander in New York City, New York, USA; actress (General Hospital, Another World).
- 1946 - New York Knicks' first game at Madison Square Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags.
- 1951 - Birth of Fuzzy Zoeller in New Albany, Indiana, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1981).
- 1953 - Birth of Andy Partridge; guitars/vocal (XTC-Oranges and Lemons).
- 1954 - Birth of Gail Marquis; Women's Professional Basketball League forward (New York Stars, Olympic-silver-1976).
- 1955 - Birth of Jigme Singye Wangchuk; king of Bhutan (1972-).
- 1956 - Birth of Ian Craig Marsh; rocker (Heaven 17 - "Electric Dreams").
- 1956 - Victor Young, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at age 56.
- 1956 - Death of Jerome Kern at age 60 of a cerebral hemmorhage; composer ("father of the American musical", "Ol' Man River", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Lovely to Look At", "The Way You Look Tonight", "The Last Time I Saw Paris").
- 1959 - Birth of Vincent Irizarry in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Guiding Light, Santa Barbara).
- 1959 - Seals Stadium in San Francisco is demolished.
- 1960 - Largest New York Knicks' 49th Steet Madison Square Gardens crowd-18,499.
- 1962 - Birth of Demi Moore [Guynes] in Roswell, New Mexico, USA; actress (7th Sign, Blame it on Rio).
- 1962 - Rene Coty, President of France, dies at age 80.
- 1963 - Birth of Vinnie Testaverde; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccineers).
- 1964 - Birth of Philip McKeon in Westbury, New York, USA; actor (Tommy - Alice, Return to Horror High).
- 1965 - Birth of Brian Wilson in New York City, New York, USA; murderer (FBI Most Wanted List).
- 1965 - Rhodesia proclaims independence by Prime Minister Ian D Smith.
- 1966 - Gemini XII launched on 4-day flight.
- 1968 - Birth of Jo Kittsee in Germany; rocker (Fuzzbox - "Into Rescue").
- 1968 - Birth of Wyatt Pauley in Ecuador; rocker (Linear - "I Never Felt This Way", "Lies").
- 1968 - Maldives (in Indian Ocean) becomes a republic.
- 1968 - Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester, England.
- 1970 - Birth of Derry Brownson; rock keyboardist (EMF - "Unbelievable").
- 1970 - Birth of Lee Parkin Starsky, daughter of Ringo.
- 1972 - US Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army.
- 1973 - Death of Stringbean AKA David Akeman at age 58, murdered (and his wife) in his home by burglars in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country comedian/banjo player (Grand Ole Opry radio show, Ozark Jubilee TV show, Hee Haw TV show).
- 1974 - Birth of Leonardo DiCaprio in Louisiana, USA; actor (Luke - Growing Pains).
- 1974 - Death of Jane Ace at age 74; actress (Easy Aces radio show).
- 1975 - Former Portuguese territory Angola becomes independent People's Republic of Angola.
- 1975 - Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam is removed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr (first elected Prime Minister removed in 200 years).
- 1975 - Marty May, comedian (TV show Fireball Fun For All), dies at age 79.
- 1980 - Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37.
- 1980 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores four goals against Minnesota North Stars.
- 1981 - Birth of Guillaume, hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
- 1981 - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates sign an economic agreement to create the Gulf Cooperation Council.
- 1982 - 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launches first commercial flight.
- 1982 - Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland.
- 1982 - 30th time New York Islanders shut-out-2-0 versus Minnesota North Stars.
- 1983 - Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. President to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
- 1984 - Reverend Martin Luther King Sr dies in Atlanta, Georgie, USA at age 84.
- 1986 - Roger C Carmel, actor (Harry Mudd - Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at age 54.
- 1986 - Sperry Rand and Burroughs merge to form Unisys, becoming the world's second largest computer company.
- 1987 - Birth of Chanelle Hayes; 2007 UK Big Brother TV show contestant.
- 1987 - Judge Anthony M Kennedy nominated to the US Supreme Court.
- 1987 - L T Coggeshall, medical scientist (Secretary of HEW 1956-58), dies at age 86.
- 1987 - Van Gogh's Irises sells for record US$53.6 million at auction.
- 1988 - Oldest known insect fossils (390 million years) reported in Science.
- 1988 - In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of 60-year-old boardinghouse landlady Dorothea Puente (seven bodies are eventually found and Puente is convicted of three murders and sentenced to life in prison).
- 1989 - Death of Kenneth MacLean Glazier, Sr., Canadian minister and librarian (born 1912).
- 1989 - Canadian swimmer Victor Davis is hit by a car outside a nightclub in Montreal, Quebec. He dies two days later.
- 1992 - The Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
- 1992 - Death of Erskine Hawkins at age 78; trumpeter and bandleader ("Tuxedo Junction" (1939)).
- 1993 - Disney announces plans to build a 150-acre amusement park called Disney's America with a history theme in Piedmont, Virginia. The 3,000 acre, US$650 million development would also include a campground, golf course, 2500 homes, and two million square feet of office/commercial space.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Santa Clause to theaters in the USA.
- 1994 - Bill Gates pays US$30.8 million at auction in New York for Leonardo da Vinci's notebook, the Leicester Codex. The price paid is a record for a manuscript.
- 1995 - In New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, the casino venture files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 1997 - Mary McAleese is elected the 8th President of Ireland.
- 1999 - A six-story apartment building collapses in Italian city of Foggia killing more than 60 residents.
- 2000 - Kaprun disaster, Austria: A cable car fire in an alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.
- 2001 - St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman Mark McGwire turns down a two-year, US$30 million extension, retiring from the sport.
- 2003 - Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays wins the American League Cy Young Award.
- 2004 - Death of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born 1929).
- 2005 - Death of Moustapha Akkad, film producer (Halloween films) (born 1930).
- 2005 - Death of Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer (born 1939).
- 2006 - Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier, Hong Kong, completes the last journey of its 49-year operation.
- 2006 - Sony releases the PlayStation 3 video game system in Japan. Total sales in the first nine days: 133,000.
- 2007 - Slovenians vote in the final round of the nation's presidential elections. Danilo Türk won the race with 68.26 percent of the vote.
- 2008 - The Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner leaves Southampton, England, on its last ever voyage. Following the voyage, the 41-year-old liner will be turned into a floating hotel in Dubai.
- 2008 - Death of Jack Scott, British meteorologist (BBC), at age 85.
- 2009 - At the Greensville Correctional Center in In Jarratt, Virginia, USA, John Allen Muhammad is executed by lethal injection. Muhannad was convicted of sniper shootings that killed 10 people and terrified the Washington, D.C., region in 2002.
- 2010 - The G-20 summit is held in Seoul, South Korea. Korea becomes the first non-G8 nation to host a G-20 leaders summit.
- 2010 - The 20,000th defector from North Korea arrives in South Korea.
- 2017 - Death of Kirti Nidhi Bista, 25th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1927).
- 2019 - A transit of Mercury occurs.
- 2020 - The Sputnik V vaccine is proven to be 92% effective against COVID-19 according to interim results.
- 2020 - Death of Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, 1st Prime Minister of Bahrain (born 1935).
- 2021 - Death of Frederik Willem de Klerk at age 85; President of South Africa.
- 2021 - SpaceX launches the Crew-3 mission, carrying four Expedition 66 crew members to the International Space Station.
- 2022 - Death of John Aniston AKA Yiannis Anastasakis at age 89; actor (Love of Life TV show, Search for Tomorrow TV show, Victor Kiriakis - Days of Our Lives TV show, Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award).
- 2022 - Death of Kevin Levene at age 65; musician (The Clash, Publis Image Ltd).
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