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What happened in history on this day: November 11?
On November 11 in ...
- 1963 - Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a three show contract for The Beatles.
Births on November 11
- 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).
- 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").
- 1944 - Birth of Jesse Colin Young in New York, USA; rocker (The Youngbloods - "Soul of a City Boy").
- 1956 - Birth of Ian Craig Marsh; rocker (Heaven 17 - "Electric Dreams").
- 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").
- 1970 - Birth of Derry Brownson; rock keyboardist (EMF - "Unbelievable").
Deaths on November 11
- 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").
- 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).
- 1992 - Death of Erskine Hawkins at age 78; trumpeter and bandleader ("Tuxedo Junction" (1939)).
- 2022 - Death of Kevin Levene at age 65; musician (The Clash, Publis Image Ltd).
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