November 11

Events

 * - The Congress of : Attempting to keep peace within the, the leaders of the declare  and  to be , while rival contender  is declared  of  and.
 * - The meets, defining the doctrine of, the process by which bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of.
 * - -  and  agree to divide the  between them.
 * - In what is now near, the  is signed on the , establishing the basic laws for the . ( date,  in  date.)
 * - Following pressure from bishop, the  passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery".
 * - Second in the,  forces under the command of . defeat the  army. In this battle, rockets of  were successfully used.
 * - demonstrated  for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = f(x).
 * -, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) at the , is hanged in.
 * -, also known as the , was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the first college fraternity.
 * - : an attack by and  Indian forces on a fort and village in eastern  during the, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
 * - : - 8000  troops attempted to slow the retreat of a vastly superior n and n force.
 * - In, is hanged after inciting a violent.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - : -  General  begins burning  to the ground in preparation for his march.
 * - is signed in which  ceded the areas east of the  to the.
 * - Australian  is hanged at.
 * - , ,  and  are.
 * 1887  - Construction of the  starts at.
 * - is admitted as the 42nd.
 * - Many cities in the U.S. broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. (see ).
 * - ends:  signs an  agreement with  in a  car outside of  in . The war officially stops at 11:00 (The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month).
 * 1918  -  comes to  and assumes supreme military power in . Poland regains its independence.
 * 1918  - Emperor  relinquishes power.
 * - The in  results the deaths of four members of the  and the lynching of a local leader of the.
 * - The is dedicated by   at.
 * - Prime Minister proclaims the first.
 * - is established.
 * - number US1781541 was awarded to  and  for their invention, the.
 * - : In, a very strong strips  from desiccated farmlands.
 * - : - The  launches the first  strike in history, on the  fleet at.
 * 1940  - The  cruiser  captures   mail, and sends it to.
 * 1940  - : An unexpected  kills 144 in.
 * - World War II: completed their occupation of.
 * - 's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
 * - In (modern-day ), the white-minority government of.
 * - launches spaceship.
 * - : In a propaganda ceremony in, , three prisoners of war are released by the  and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist.
 * - Vietnam War: initiated. The goal was to interdict men and supplies on the, through  into.
 * 1968  - A second  is declared in the.
 * - Vietnam War: - The  turns over the massive  military base to.
 * - : n Sir  dismisses the government of  and commissions  as caretaker, and announces a general election to be held in early.
 * - The votes to allow  to become s.
 * - In, , 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a catches  in an alpine.
 * - dedicated at the,.
 * 2004  -  is confirmed dead by the, of unidentified causes.  is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
 * - The war memorial monument was unveiled by Her Majesty  in, , commemorating the loss on soldiers from the  and the.
 * - Oil Spill. 1000 tonnes of crude oil spilt into the.

Births

 * -, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, doctor (d. )
 * 1493  -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * 1599  -, Queen of Sweden (d. )
 * -, British statesman (d. )
 * -, German scholar and bibliographer (d. )
 * -, Swedish naturalist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. )
 * -, English wife of (d. )
 * -, Russian novelist (d. )
 * -, Hindu saint (d. )
 * -, American poet and novelist (d. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Austrian pacifist, recipient of the (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Swiss conductor (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, French film director (d. )
 * -, American film actor (d. )
 * -, Polish athlete (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1901 -, wife of Nazi minister of propaganda, (d. )
 * 1901  -, Austrian-born American film producer (d. )
 * -, American government official and spy (d. )
 * 1904  -, British mathematician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American diplomat (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1914  -, American lawyer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American comic actor (d. )
 * -, Finnish novelist (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, British comedian
 * 1925  -, American comedian and actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American jazz pianist and singer
 * -, Mexican writer
 * 1928  -, Spanish actress (d. )
 * -, German writer
 * 1929  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American guitar virtuoso (d. )
 * 1930  -, American physicist (d. )
 * 1930  -, English conductor
 * -, American and Canadian television host
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician and diplomat
 * -, Estonian speed skater
 * 1938  -, Japanese gymnast
 * -, American actress
 * -, American politician
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, Australian swimming coach
 * 1945  -, American guitarist
 * -, British musician
 * -, Romanian poet
 * 1950  -, American musician and songwriter
 * 1950  -, Australian rally driver
 * -, American megasavant
 * 1951  -, American game show host
 * -, American musician
 * 1953 - , English musician
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American songwriter and guitarist
 * -, Spanish singer
 * 1958   -, Cuban-born American Actor
 * -, American bodybuilder
 * 1959  -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1960  -, American actor and director
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1962  -, Swedish keyboardist
 * -, American actress
 * 1962  -, Australian musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1964  -, American actress
 * -, American TV writer and producer
 * -, Irish actress
 * -, Brazilian race car driver
 * -, American singer and comedian
 * -, American television personality
 * -, Australian author
 * -, American TV producer and writer
 * 1971  -, English TV e-sports commentator
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1972  -, American actor
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1974  -, Pakistani cricketer
 * -, American actress and model
 * 1976  -, Relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
 * 1976  -, Canadian musician
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * 1977  -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American reality TV star
 * -, American football player
 * 1981  -
 * -, American socialite
 * -, German footballer
 * 1983  -, American baseball player
 * 1983  -, American baseball player

Deaths

 * -, French saint
 * -, intruding archbishop of Constantinople
 * -, saint
 * -, saint
 * -, Byzantine General
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * 1686  -, German scientist, inventor, and politician (b. )
 * - (alias Blueskin), English highwayman (executed) (b. c. )
 * -, Metropoitan of Moscow (b. )
 * -, American slave rebel (b. )
 * -, Danish philosopher (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Australian bushranger (hanged)
 * 1880  -, American feminist and abolitionist (b. )
 * - German zoologist (b. )
 * - defendants:
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Queen of Hawaii (b. )
 * -, Canadian soldier, last person to be killed in W.W.I. (b. )
 * -, Japanese industrialist (b. )
 * -, carrier of the typhoid disease (b. )
 * -, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Bass Player and founder, Allman Brothers Band (b. )
 * -, American banjo player (b. )
 * 1973  -, Finnish chemist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, Chilean composer (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born composer (b. )
 * -, Welsh conductor & organist (b. )
 * -, Greek actor (b. )
 * 1990  -, Greek poet, proposed nine times for the , winner of the  (b. )
 * 1990  -, Argentinian footballer (b. )
 * -, American trumpet player and leader (b. )
 * -, Cuban-American AIDS activist (b. )
 * 1994  -, Polish journalist, art historian and publicist (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American voice actress (b. )
 * 1999  -, Argentine writer and journalist (b. )
 * -, Palestinian leader, recipient of the (b. )
 * 2004  -, French director and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, British photographer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American management theorist (b. )
 * 2005  -, Syrian-American film producer and director (b. )
 * -, Australian actress (b. )
 * 2006  -, pastor and activist (b. )

Holidays and observances
Several nations celebrate, in some way, the end of, the ceasefire of which went into effect at 11:00am on this day in. Feast day of: Popular culture:
 * in, and
 * in the Netherlands, Germany, Flanders, Austria and
 * in the (called Armistice Day until, when the name was changed, and the holiday was re-geared toward all military veterans)
 * in the, including and.
 * in : a festival for biological twins and other multiples. The eleventh day of the eleventh month (11-11) consists of the same numeral in pairs and symbolizes their characteristics.
 * - Independence of, from Spain
 * Lāčplēsis Day in : the official date for commemoration of Latvian soldiers, who had died for the country's freedom.
 * Opening of season in Germany ("Karneval"/"Fasching" on 11-11, at 11:11), the Netherlands, and other countries
 * Opening of season in Germany ("Karneval"/"Fasching" on 11-11, at 11:11), the Netherlands, and other countries
 * Opening of season in Germany ("Karneval"/"Fasching" on 11-11, at 11:11), the Netherlands, and other countries
 * in the
 * in the Roman Catholic Church
 * in the Roman Catholic Church
 * in the Lutheran Church