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November 11th


- Women's Day in 1972 (Belgium)
- Republic Day in 1968 (Maldives)
- Independence Day, commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 (Poland)
- Christian Feast Day
- End of World War I related observances:
Armistice Day (New Zealand, France and Belgium)
- Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada)
- Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when the holiday was re-geared to be for all American military veterans. (United States)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975.
- L??pl?sis Day (Latvia)
- Opening of carnival ("Karneval"/"Fasching"), on 11-11, at 11:11. (Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries)
- Pocky Day and Pretz Day (Japan)
- Pepero Day (South Korea)
- Singles Day (China)
- St. Martin's Day

November 11th


- 2008 - The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) sets sail on her final voyage to Dubai.
- 2006 - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.
- 2004 - New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
- 2004 - The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
- 2001 - Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
- 2000 - In Kaprun, Austria, 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel.
- 1999 - The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
- 1992 - The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
- 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations.
- 1975 - Australian constitutional crisis of 1975: Australian Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismisses the government of Gough Whitlam, appoints Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister and announces a general election to be held in early December.
- 1972 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization – The United States Army turns over the massive Long Binh military base to South Vietnam.
- 1968 - Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.
- 1968 - A second republic is declared in the Maldives.
- 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.
- 1966 - NASA launches Gemini 12.
- 1965 - In Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe), the white-minority government of Ian Smith unilaterally declares independence.
- 1962 - Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
- 1960 - A military coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam is crushed.
- 1944 - Dr. jur. Erich Göstl, a member of the Waffen SS, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery, after losing his face and eyes during the Battle of Normandy.
- 1942 - World War II: Nazi Germany completes its occupation of France.
- 1940 - World War II: Battle of Taranto – The Royal Navy launches the first aircraft carrier strike in history, on the Italian fleet at Taranto.
- 1940 - The German cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail, and sends it to Japan.
- 1940 - Armistice Day Blizzard: An unexpected blizzard kills 144 in the U.S. Midwest.
- 1934 - The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
- 1930 - Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
- 1926 - U.S. Route 66 is established.
- 1924 - Prime Minister Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the first recognized Greek Republic.
- 1921 - The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
- 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 Industrial Workers of the World.
- 1919 - L??pl?ša day – Latvian forces defeat the Freikorps at Riga in the Latvian War of Independence.
- 1918 - World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiègne in France. The war officially ends at 11:00 (The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month) and this is annually honoured with a two-minute silence.
- 1918 - Józef Pi?sudski comes to Warsaw and assumes supreme military power in Poland. Poland regains its independence, celebrated each year on this day.
- 1918 - Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.
- 1911 - Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
- 1889 - Washington is admitted as the 42nd U.S. state.
- 1887 - Anarchist Haymarket Martyrs August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed.
- 1887 - Construction of the Manchester Ship Canal begins at Eastham.
- 1880 - Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Gaol.
- 1869 - The Victorian Aboriginal Protection Act is enacted in Australia, giving the government control of indigenous people's wages, their terms of employment, where they could live, and of their children, effectively leading to the Stolen Generations.
- 1865 - Treaty of Sinchula is signed by which Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south.
- 1854 - The Ballarat Reform League Charter adopted "At a Meeting held on Bakery Hill in the presence of about ten thousand men"
- 1839 - The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
- 1831 - In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.
- 1813 - War of 1812: Battle of Crysler's Farm – British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.
- 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein – 8000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
- 1778 - Cherry Valley Massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
- 1750 - The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
- 1724 - Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
- 1675 - Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of y = ƒ(x).
- 1673 - Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.
- 1634 - Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.
- 1620 - The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
- 1500 - Treaty of Granada – Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon agree to divide the Kingdom of Naples between them.
- 1215 - The Fourth Lateran Council meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ.
- 308 - At Carnuntum, Emperor emeritus Diocletian confers with Galerius, Augustus of the East, and Maximianus, the recently returned former Augustus of the West, in an attempt to restore order to the Roman Empire.

November 11th


- 1994 - Connor Price, Canadian actor
- 1992 - Trey Smith, American actor
- 1991 - Christa B. Allen, American actress
- 1989 - Reina Tanaka, Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume)
- 1987 - Yuya Tegoshi, Japanese singer (NEWS, Tegomass)
- 1986 - Mark Sanchez, American football player
- 1986 - François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
- 1985 - Austin Collie, American football player
- 1985 - Kalan Porter, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1985 - Jessica Sierra, American singer
- 1985 - Robin Uthappa, Indian cricketer
- 1983 - Brittny Gastineau, American socialite
- 1983 - Matt Garza, American baseball player
- 1983 - Philipp Lahm, German footballer
- 1982 - Gonzalo Canale, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
- 1982 - Jeremy Williams, British Actor
- 1981 - Natalie Glebova, Russian/Canadian beauty queen, Miss Universe 2005
- 1981 - Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- 1980 - Willie Parker, American football player
- 1980 - Edmoore Takaendesa, Zimbabwean-born German rugby player
- 1978 - Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer
- 1977 - Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (d. 2002)
- 1977 - Maniche, Portuguese footballer
- 1976 - Lisa Gleave, Australian-American actress and model
- 1976 - Jason Grilli, American baseball player
- 1976 - Jesse F. Keeler, Canadian musician
- 1975 - Angelica Vale Mexican actress
- 1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
- 1974 - Static Major, American singer (d. 2008)
- 1974 - Wajahatullah Wasti, Pakistani cricketer
- 1973 - Jason White, American musician (Green Day)
- 1973 - Melissa Stark, American sportscaster/journalist
- 1972 - Adam Beach, Canadian actor
- 1972 - Tyler Christopher, American actor
- 1971 - Jennifer Celotta, American TV producer and writer
- 1971 - Paul Chaloner, English TV e-sports commentator
- 1971 - David DeLuise, American actor
- 1970 - Lee Battersby, Australian author
- 1969 - Carson Kressley, American television personality
- 1969 - Kristen Wilson, American actress
- 1968 - David L. Cook, American singer and comedian
- 1967 - Gil de Ferran, Brazilian racing driver
- 1966 - Alison Doody, Irish actress
- 1965 - Max Mutchnick, American TV writer and producer
- 1964 - Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress
- 1964 - Calista Flockhart, American actress
- 1962 - Mic Michaeli, Swedish keyboardist
- 1962 - Demi Moore, American actress
- 1962 - James Morrison, Australian musician
- 1961 - Jan Kuehnemund, American guitarist
- 1960 - Stanley Tucci, American actor and director
- 1960 - Lawrence Bayne, Canadian actor
- 1960 - Chuck Hernandez, American baseball coach
- 1960 - Peter Parros, American actor
- 1959 - Lee Haney, American bodybuilder
- 1958 - Luz Casal, Spanish singer
- 1958 - Carlos Lacamara, Cuban-born American Actor
- 1955 - Dave Alvin, American songwriter and guitarist
- 1954 - Mary Gaitskill, American novelist
- 1953 - Marshall Crenshaw, American musician
- 1953 - Andy Partridge, English musician (XTC)
- 1953 - Kostas Skandalidis, Greek politician
- 1951 - Kim Peek, American megasavant (d. 2009)
- 1951 - Marc Summers, American game show host
- 1950 - Mircea Dinescu, Romanian poet
- 1950 - Jim Peterik, American musician and songwriter (Survivor)
- 1950 - Ed Ordynski, Australian rally driver
- 1946 - Chris Dreja, British musician (The Yardbirds)
- 1946 - Al Holbert, American racing driver and team owner (d. 1988)
- 1945 - Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua
- 1945 - Vince Martell, American guitarist (Vanilla Fudge)
- 1944 - Kemal Sunal,Turkish actor
- 1943 - Doug Frost, Australian swimming coach
- 1941 - Jesse Colin Young, American singer and songwriter (The Youngbloods)
- 1940 - Barbara Boxer, American politician
- 1939 - Denise Alexander, American actress
- 1938 - Ants Antson, Estonian speed skater
- 1938 - Haruhiro Yamashita, Japanese gymnast
- 1937 - Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat
- 1936 - Jack Keller, American songwriter (d. 2005)
- 1936 - Mala Sinha, Bollywood film actress
- 1932 - Germano Mosconi, Italian journalist and former-anchorman
- 1930 - Hugh Everett, American physicist (d. 1982)
- 1930 - Vernon Handley, English conductor (d. 2008)
- 1930 - Hank Garland, American guitar virtuoso (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer
- 1929 - LaVern Baker, American singer (d. 1997)
- 1928 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer
- 1928 - Gracita Morales, Spanish actress (d. 1995)
- 1927 - Mose Allison, American jazz pianist and singer
- 1926 - Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
- 1925 - June Whitfield, British comedian
- 1925 - Jonathan Winters, American comedian and actor
- 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist (d. 2007)
- 1921 - Terrel Bell, American politician (d. 1996)
- 1920 - Roy Jenkins, British politician (d. 2003)
- 1919 - Kalle Päätalo, Finnish novelist (d. 2000)
- 1918 - Stubby Kaye, American comic actor (d. 1997)
- 1916 - Robert Carr, British conservative politician
- 1915 - William Proxmire, American politician (d. 2005)
- 1914 - Howard Fast, American author (d. 2003)
- 1914 - James G. Baker, American astronomer and optician (d. 2005)
- 1914 - Henry Wade, American lawyer (d. 2001)
- 1912 - Thomas C. Mann, American diplomat (d. 1999)
- 1911 - Roberto Matta, Chilean painter (d. 2002)
- 1909 - Robert Ryan, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1904 - Alger Hiss, American government official and spy (d. 1996)
- 1904 - J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician (d. 1960)
- 1901 - F. Van Wyck Mason, American author (d. 1978)
- 1901 - Magda Goebbels, wife of Nazi minister of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels (d. 1945)
- 1901 - Sam Spiegel, Austrian-born American film producer (d. 1985)
- 1900 - Halina Konopacka, Polish athlete (d. 1989)
- 1899 - Pat O'Brien, American film actor (d. 1983)
- 1898 - René Clair, French film director (d. 1981)
- 1891 - Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (d. 1954)
- 1888 - Abul Kalam Azad, Indian independence movement leader (d. 1958)
- 1887 - Roland Young, American actor (d. 1953)
- 1885 - George Smith Patton, Jr., American general (d. 1945)
- 1883 - Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (d. 1969)
- 1882 - King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (d. 1973)
- 1872 - David I. Walsh, 46th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1947)
- 1869 - Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist (d. 1901)
- 1869 - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (d. 1947)
- 1864 - Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1921)
- 1863 - Paul Signac, French painter (d. 1935)
- 1858 - Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (d. 1884)
- 1857 - Janet Erskine Stuart, Sacred Heart educator (d. 1914)
- 1852 - Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1925)
- 1836 - Thomas Bailey Aldrich, American poet and novelist (d. 1907)
- 1821 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (d. 1881)
- 1792 - Mary Anne Evans, Welsh wife of Benjamin Disraeli (d. 1872)
- 1791 - Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1855)
- 1748 - King Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819)
- 1744 - Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (d. 1818)
- 1743 - Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist (d. 1828)
- 1668 - Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and bibliographer (d. 1736)
- 1633 - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, British statesman (d. 1695)
- 1599 - Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (d. 1656)
- 1599 - Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1655)
- 1569 - Martin Ruland the Younger, German physician and alchemist (d. 1611)
- 1493 - Paracelsus, doctor (d. 1541)
- 1493 - Bernardo Tasso, Italian poet (d. 1569)
- 1220 - Alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (d. 1271)
- 1155 - King Alfonso VIII of Castile (d. 1214)
- 1154 - King Sancho I of Portugal (d. 1212)
- 1050 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1106)
- 995 - Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1041)