November, 11th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 11, 2004:
Mary McAleese inaugurated for a second term as President of Ireland.

Saturday 11, 2000:
In Kaprun, Austria, 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel.

Tuesday 11, 1997:
Marianne Biancuzzo is charged for drowning her newborn baby in a toilet and hiding the remains in a coffee can in Tucson, Arizona.

Wednesday 11, 1992:
The Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.

Friday 11, 1988:
In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of 60-year-old boardinghouse landlady Dorothea Puente .

Tuesday 11, 1986:
Sperry Rand and Burroughs merge to form Unisys, becoming the second largest computer company.

Saturday 11, 1978:
A renovated Hollywood Sign is unveiled, replacing the older version that was built in 1923.

Tuesday 11, 1975:
Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam and commissions Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister, and announces a general election to be held in early December.

Saturday 11, 1972:
The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.

Tuesday 11, 1969:
Jim Morrison (The Doors) is arrested by the FBI after repeatedly prodding a stewardess.

Monday 11, 1968:
A second republic is declared in the Maldives.

Saturday 11, 1967:
Vietnam War: In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden.

Friday 11, 1966:
NASA launches spaceship Gemini 12.

Thursday 11, 1965:
Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe) was declared independent by the white minority regime of Ian Smith.

Sunday 11, 1962:
1962 Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.

Wednesday 11, 1942:
Road to Morocco, starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour, premieres.

Monday 11, 1940:
Armistice Day Blizzard: An unexpected blizzard kills 144 in U.S. Midwest.

Saturday 11, 1933:
Dust Bowl: In South Dakota, a very strong dust storm strips topsoil from desiccated farmlands.

Tuesday 11, 1930:
Patent number US1781541 was awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.

Friday 11, 1921:
The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.

Tuesday 11, 1919:
The Centralia Massacre in Centralia, Washington results the deaths of four members of the American Legion and the lynching of a local leader of the IWW.

Monday 11, 1918:
1918 - Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates.

Saturday 11, 1911:
Many cities in the midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. (see The 11/11/11 cold wave).

Monday 11, 1889:
Washington is admitted as the 42nd U.S. state.

Friday 11, 1887:
Construction of the Manchester Ship Canal starts at Eastham.

Thursday 11, 1880:
Australian bushranger and bank robber Ned Kelly is hung in Melbourne.

Saturday 11, 1865:
Treaty of Sinchula is signed in which Bhutan ceded the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.

Friday 11, 1864:
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south.

Monday 11, 1839:
The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.

Friday 11, 1831:
In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.

Monday 11, 1675:
Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs.

Saturday 11, 1634:
Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery" (anal sex).

Wednesday 11, 1620:
In what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod, the Mayflower Compact is signed on the Mayflower, establishing the basic laws for the Plymouth Colony.

Wednesday 11, 1215:
The Fourth Lateran Council meets, adopting the doctrine of transubstantiation, meaning that bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-november/on-this-day.html


People born on November 11

1985:
Kalan Porter, Canadian singer (b: November 11, 1985) (Biography of Kalan Porter)

1981:
Natalie Glebova, 2005 Miss Universe (b: November 11, 1981) (Biography of Natalie Glebova)

1977:
Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (b: November 11, 1977 ; d: March 23, 2002) (Biography of Ben Hollioake)

1974:
Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor (b: November 11, 1974) (Biography of Leonardo DiCaprio)

1973:
Jason White, American Musician (Green Day) (b: November 11, 1973) (Biography of Jason White)

1969:
Carson Kressley, American fashion expert (b: November 11, 1969) (Biography of Carson Kressley)

1967:
Gil de Ferran, Brazilian race car driver (b: November 11, 1967) (Biography of Gil de Ferran)

1964:
Calista Flockhart, American actress (b: November 11, 1964) (Biography of Calista Flockhart)

1962:
Demi Moore, American actress (b: November 11, 1962) (Biography of Demi Moore)

1961:
Corinne Hermès, French singer (b: November 11, 1961) (Biography of Corinne Hermès)

1960:
Stanley Tucci, American actor and film director (b: November 11, 1960) (Biography of Stanley Tucci)
Peter Parros, American actor (b: November 11, 1960) (Biography of Peter Parros)

1959:
Lee Haney, American bodybuilder (b: November 11, 1959) (Biography of Lee Haney)

1953:
Marshall Crenshaw, American musician (b: November 11, 1953) (Biography of Marshall Crenshaw)

1945:
Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (b: November 11, 1945) (Biography of Daniel Ortega)

1944:
Jesse Colin Young, American musician (The Youngbloods) (b: November 11, 1944) (Biography of Jesse Colin Young)

1940:
Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator (b: November 11, 1940) (Biography of Barbara Boxer)

1939:
Denise Alexander, American actress (b: November 11, 1939) (Biography of Denise Alexander)

1938:
Ants Antson, Estonian speed skater (b: November 11, 1938) (Biography of Ants Antson)

1929:
Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer (b: November 11, 1929) (Biography of Hans Magnus Enzensberger)

1928:
LaVern Baker, American singer (b: November 11, 1928) (Biography of LaVern Baker)
Carlos Fuentes, Panamanian writer (b: November 11, 1928) (Biography of Carlos Fuentes)

1927:
Mose Allison, American musician (b: November 11, 1927) (Biography of Mose Allison)

1925:
June Whitfield, British comedienne (b: November 11, 1925) (Biography of June Whitfield)
Jonathan Winters, American comedian and actor (b: November 11, 1925) (Biography of Jonathan Winters)

1922:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., American novelist (b: November 11, 1922) (Biography of Kurt Vonnegut)

1920:
Roy Jenkins, British politician (b: November 11, 1920 ; d: January 5, 2003) (Biography of Roy Jenkins)

1915:
William Proxmire, U.S. Senator (b: November 11, 1915) (Biography of William Proxmire)

1914:
Howard Fast, American author (b: November 11, 1914 ; d: March 12, 2003) (Biography of Howard Fast)
Henry Wade, American lawyer (b: November 11, 1914) (Biography of Henry Wade)

1909:
Robert Ryan, American actor (b: November 11, 1909) (Biography of Robert Ryan)

1904:
J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician (b: November 11, 1904 ; d: May 8, 1960) (Biography of J. H. C. Whitehead)
Alger Hiss, American government official and spy (b: November 11, 1904 ; d: November 15, 1996) (Biography of Alger Hiss)

1903:
Sam Spiegel, Austrian-born film producer (b: November 11, 1903) (Biography of Sam Spiegel)

1901:
F. Van Wyck Mason, American author (b: November 11, 1901) (Biography of F. Van Wyck Mason)

1897:
Lucky Luciano, American gangster (b: November 11, 1897 ; d: January 26, 1962) (Biography of Lucky Luciano)

1891:
Rabbit Maranville, baseball player (b: November 11, 1891) (Biography of Rabbit Maranville)

1889:
Clifton Webb, American actor (b: November 11, 1889 ; d: October 13, 1966) (Biography of Clifton Webb)

1887:
Roland Young, American actor (b: November 11, 1887) (Biography of Roland Young)

1885:
George Patton, American general (b: November 11, 1885) (Biography of George Patton)

1882:
King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (b: November 11, 1882 ; d: September 15, 1973) (Biography of Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden)

1869:
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b: November 11, 1869 ; d: December 28, 1947) (Biography of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy)

1864:
Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: November 11, 1864) (Biography of Alfred Hermann Fried)

1863:
Paul Signac, French painter (b: November 11, 1863) (Biography of Paul Signac)

1852:
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (b: November 11, 1852 ; d: August 25, 1925) (Biography of Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf)

1828:
Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji, Hindu saint (b: November 11, 1828 ; d: December 5, 1963) (Biography of Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji)

1821:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (b: November 11, 1821 ; d: February 9, 1881) (Biography of Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

1792:
Mary Anne Evans, English wife of Benjamin Disraeli (b: November 11, 1792) (Biography of Mary Anne Evans)

1791:
Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councillor (b: November 11, 1791 ; d: February 6, 1855) (Biography of Josef Munzinger)

1748:
King Charles IV of Spain (b: November 11, 1748) (Biography of Charles IV of Spain)

1744:
Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (b: November 11, 1744 ; d: October 28, 1818) (Biography of Abigail Adams)

1668:
Johann Albert Fabricius, German classical scholar and bibliographer (b: November 11, 1668 ; d: April 30, 1736) (Biography of Johann Albert Fabricius)

1633:
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, British statesman (b: November 11, 1633 ; d: April 5, 1695) (Biography of George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax)

1599:
Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi, Austrian field marshal (b: November 11, 1599 ; d: August 11, 1656) (Biography of Prince Octavio Piccolomini, Duke of Amalfi)

1493:
Bernardo Tasso, Italian poet (b: November 11, 1493) (Biography of Bernardo Tasso)

1155:
King Alfonso VIII of Castile (b: November 11, 1155 ; d: October 5, 1214) (Biography of Alfonso VIII of Castile)

1154:
King Sancho I of Portugal (b: November 11, 1154 ; d: March 26, 1212) (Biography of Sancho I of Portugal)

1050:
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b: November 11, 1050) (Biography of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/11-november/births.html