November 11
November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining.
Events:
- 1620 - Mayflower Compact signed, establishing the basic laws for the Plymouth Colony.
- 1889 - Washington becomes the 42nd state of the United States.
- 1918 - World War I ends, and this day is thereafter celebrated as "Armistice Day," "Remembrance Day," "Veterans Day," "Victory Day," or "World War I Memorial Day," depending on your location.
- 1965 - Rhodesia proclaims itself independent.
- 1992 - The Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
- 2002 - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grants $100 million to the Indian Health Ministry to fight HIV/AIDS
Births:
- 1050 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (+ 1106)
- 1493 - Paracelsus, physician
- 1792 - Mary Anne Evans, wife of Benjamin Disraeli
- 1821 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (+ 1881)
- 1863 - Paul Signac, painter (+ 1935)
- 1864 - Alfred Hermann Fried, pacifist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Price 1911 (+ 1921)
- 1869 - Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
- 1882 - Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (+ 1973)
- 1885 - George Patton, American general
- 1892 - Margaret Rutherford, British actress
- 1904 - Alger Hiss, American government official
- 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., American novelist
- 1925 - June Whitfield, British comedienne
- 1927 - Mose Allison, jazz musician
- 1928 - LaVern Baker
- 1929 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, poet
- 1962 - Demi Moore (born "Demetria Guynes"), actress
- 1959 - Lee Haney, American body builder
- 1964 - Calista Flockhart, American actress
- 1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
Deaths:
- 397 - Martin of Tours, French saint
- 1028 - Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire
- 1285 - Peter III of Aragon
- 1643 - Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer
- 1831 - Nat Turner, American leader of a slave rebellion
- 1855 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher
- 1880 - Ned Kelly hanged
- 1945 - Jerome David Kern, American composer
- 1974 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer
- 1975 - Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist
- 2000 - Hugh Paddick, British actor
Holidays and Observances:
- Poland - the Independence Day
- Opening of carnival season in Germany (on 11-11, at 11:11)
- Rememberance Day in Canada
See Also:
November 10 - November 12 - October 11 - December 11 -- listing of all days
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