October 11

Events

 * - is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.
 * - Because of the implementation of the, this day does not exist in this year in , , and.
 * - and 12  merchants petition the  for exclusive trading rights in the  colony.
 * - : - On  15  gunboats are defeated but give Patriot forces enough time to prepare defenses of.
 * - Along the in, explorer  dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.
 * - Inventor ' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first -powered (service between, and ).
 * - The, 's oldest , is inaugurated in.
 * - : In the aftermath of the,  General  and his men loot , during a raid into the north.
 * -, was established as a.
 * - led hundreds of black men and women in a march in, starting the.
 * - In, the is founded.
 * - begins: In, a war between the  and the  of the  and  erupts.
 * - public school board sparks  diplomatic crisis with  by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.
 * - Ex-president becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. He flew for four minutes with  in a plane built by the  at Kinloch Field,.
 * - opens store #1252 in, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 s.
 * - in, , won the  premiership for the fourth consecutive year.
 * - Beginning of the.
 * - : - On the northwest coast of,  ships intercept and defeat a ese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
 * - or formerly  was annexed by the U.S.S.R
 * - The U.S. issues the first license to broadcast  in color, to  ( will successfully dispute and block the license from taking effect, however).
 * - : The take control of.
 * The of the last stage of the  rocket carrying  was first successfully calculated on an  computer by teams at,.
 * - : launches the lunar probe  (the probe falls back to  and burns up).
 * - : convenes the first  of the  in 92 years.
 * -   resigns for health reasons
 * - : launches , the first successful manned Apollo mission, with s,  and  aboard.
 * - The sketch comedy/variety show  debuts with  as the host and  and  as musical guests.
 * - 's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of  by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 was approved by President.
 * - The, a Tudor gunship which sunk on July 18 1545, is raised from the sea bed in the Solent Channel, near.
 * - Aboard the, astronaut becomes the first  woman to perform a.
 * - : President  and  leader   in, , in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate  arsenals in.
 * - attracts an estimated 200,000 people to protest the  decision and the U.S. government's handling of the  epidemic; first public display of the.
 * - A  is shot down by rebels in Kindu,, killing 40
 * - The 100th mission  is flown.
 * - The files for federal  protection.
 * - A attack in a shopping mall in,  kills seven.

Births

 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, French diplomat (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina, diplomat (d. )
 * -, English philosopher (d. )
 * -, Governor of New South Wales (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, American Congressman (d. )
 * -, Austrian music teacher (d. )
 * -, first (d. )
 * -, Italian-born adventurer (d. )
 * -, English founder of the YMCA (d. )
 * -, American food manufacturer (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author and philologist (d. )
 * -, Norweigian religious leader (d. )
 * -, 12th (d. )
 * -, Austrian legal theorist (d. )
 * -, German chemist, (d. )
 * 1884  -,  (d. )
 * 1884 -  , German-American actor  (d. )
 * -, French author, (d. )
 * -, Croatian composer (d. )
 * -, general  (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. )
 * -, American real estate developer, father of (d. )
 * -, American choreographer (d. )
 * -, American jazz drummer (d. )
 * 1919  -, American voice actress (d. )
 * -, American athlete
 * -, American novelist
 * -, Premier of New South Wales
 * 1926  -, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, Spanish race car driver (d. )
 * -, Swiss actress
 * -, American politician
 * 1930  -, American football coach
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American jazz drummer (d. )
 * - Sir, English footballer
 * 1937  -, American poet
 * -, Brazilian tennis player
 * 1939  -, Northern Irish politician
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (d. )
 * 1941 - , American film director
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, English actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Japanese gymnast
 * 1946  -, American convicted murderer
 * 1946  -, American musician
 * 1946  -, American musician
 * -, English musician
 * 1947  -, Greek economist
 * 1947  -, American sports columnist
 * -, Spanish singer-songwriter
 * -, French singer/songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, Welsh comedian
 * -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, English television presenter
 * 1961  -, Egyptian singer
 * 1961  -, American football player
 * -, English actress
 * 1962  -, American actress
 * - of Jordan
 * -, American actor
 * -, German musician
 * 1965  -, American actor
 * 1965  -, American actor
 * -, aka Rikishi, American professional wrestler
 * -, American professional wrestling announcer
 * 1967  -, American actor andcomedian
 * 1967  -, American race car driver
 * 1967  -, American professional wrestler and commentator
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1968  -, American actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1970  -, English footballer
 * 1970  -, American rapper
 * 1970  -, American rapper
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, actor/model
 * 1973  -, Scottish footballer
 * 1973  -, American guitarist
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * 1973  -, Greek long jumper
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1974  -, Norwegian snowboarder
 * -, American actress
 * 1976  -, American mercenary
 * -, American actor
 * 1977  -, American basketball player
 * 1977 -, Colombian television journalist
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * -, South Korean model and actress
 * 1979  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  -, Uruguayan-born American musician
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American internet personality
 * -, Ukrainian chess player
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1984  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American golfer
 * -, singer
 * -, American golfer
 * -, singer

Deaths

 * -, son of
 * - (b. )
 * -, leader of the (b. )
 * -, Swiss Protestant leader (b. )
 * -, French physicist and instrument maker (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, English merchant and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born Mennonite bishop (b. )
 * -, Polish fighter for American independence (b. )
 * -, American explorer (b. )
 * -, Swiss physician and naturalist (b. )
 * -, American judge and lawyer (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, English physicist (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * 1896  -,  (b. )
 * -, Australian author (b. )
 * -, President of Generalitat of Catalonia (shot) (b. )
 * 1940  -, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * 1963  -, French singer and actress (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * 1965  -,  (b. )
 * -, the most decorated Marine in history (b. )
 * -, Italian author (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American geophysicist (b. )
 * -, American underground poet (suicide) (b. )
 * 1991  -, American comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * -, Finnish mathematician (b. )
 * 1996  -, C.C., LL.D., Canadian trade unionist (b. )
 * 1996  -,  singer-songwriter (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, First Minister of Scotland (b. )
 * -, Indian Actress (b. )
 * -, Australian sportsman (b. )
 * -, Polish economist and Prime Minister in exile (b. )
 * 2005  -, Linguist, and writer of Pakistan (b. )
 * -, American baseball pitcher (b. )
 * 2006  -, Chief Executive Officer of Kerzner International (b. )
 * 2006  -, Cuban who claimed to be the oldest person (b. ?)
 * -, member of the Trapp Family Singers (b. )
 * 2007  -,  fighter pilot, , 1st  (b. )
 * 2007  -,  fighter pilot, , 1st  (b. )