
December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining. ==Events== *1792 - King Louis XVI of France goes on trial for treason *1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state. *1816 - Citizens of Geneva, Switzerland repel attack by Savoy. *1931 - Statute of Westminster 1931 gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Newfoundland and Labrador *1934 - A fire at the Hotel Kerns in Lansing, Michigan kills 34 people. *1937 - Edward VIII of the United Kingdom's abdication as King of the United Kingdom becomes effective. *1937 - Italy leaves the League of Nations *1941 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States *1946 - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. *1954 - The American Nuclear Society is founded *1958 - Upper Volta declares its independence from France *1970 - John Lennon releases the classic album ''Plastic Ono Band.'' *1971 - The United States Libertarian Party is formed. *1972 - Apollo 17 lands on the Moon *1981 - Muhammad Ali's last fight – he loses to Trevor Berbick *1981 - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru becomes UN Secretary-General *1981 - The El Salvador armed forces massacre 900 villagers in the El Mozote massacre *1994 - Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya *1994 - A small bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, killing a Japan businessman. The bombing was a field test done by Ramzi Yousef to test explosives that would have been used in Project Bojinka, a terrorist attack plan that would be exposed after an apartment fire. *1998 - A Thai Airways International Airbus A310-200 crashes just short of runway at Surat Thani airport, located in southern Thailand, killing 101. *2001 - DrinkOrDie raids. *2001 - The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization ==Births== *1465 - Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Ashikaga shogun (d. 1489) *1475 - Pope Leo X (d. 1521) *1725 - George Mason, American patriot (d. 1792) *1781 - Sir David Brewster, physicist (d. 1868) *1801 - Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German writer (d. 1836) *1803 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (d. 1869) *1810 - Alfred de Musset, French poet (d. 1857) *1843 - Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910) *1863 - Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer (d. 1941) *1873 - Josip Plemelj, mathematician (d. 1967) *1880 - Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (d. 1951). *1882 - Max Born, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) *1882 - Fiorello LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City (d. 1947) *1882 - Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil Indian poet (d. 1921) *1883 - Victor McLaglen, actor (d. 1959) *1890 - Mark Tobey, painter (d. 1976) *1905 - Gilbert Roland, actor (d. 1994) *1908 - Elliot Carter, American composer *1911 - Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian novelist, Nobel Prize laureate *1912 - Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer *1913 - Jean Marais, actor (d. 1998) *1916 - Dámaso Pérez Prado, Cuban musician (d. 1989) *1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author, Nobel Prize laureate *1919 - Marie Windsor, actress (d. 2000) *1920 - Big Mama Thornton, singer (d. 1984) *1924 - Doc Blanchard, American football player *1925 - Paul Greengard, scientist, Nobel Prize laureate *1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor *1931 - Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican singer, dancer, and actress *1933 - Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician *1935 - Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician *1936 - Taku Yamasaki, Japanese politician *1939 - Tom Hayden, American radical and politician *1943 - John Kerry, American politician and Presidential candidate *1944 - Brenda Lee, singer *1949 - Terri Garr, American film actress *1950 - Christina Onassis shipowner (d. 1988) *1954 - Jermaine Jackson, musician *1958 - Nikki Sixx, musician *1969 - Vishwanathan Anand, Indian chess player *1974 - Rey Mysterio, WWE wrestler *1981 - Javier Saviola, Argentine footballer ==Deaths== *384 - Pope Damasus I, Pope *1282 - Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales *1694 - Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Duke of Parma of Parma (b. 1630) *1920 - Olive Schreiner, writer (b. 1855) *1941 - John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator (b. 1922) *1945 - Charles Fabry, physicist *1950 - Leslie Comrie, astronomer and computing pioneer (b. 1893) *1964 - Sam Cooke, singer (b. 1931) *1983 - Sir Neil Ritchie, British general. (b. 1897) *1996 - Willie Rushton, United Kingdom comedian, satirist, actor and cartoonist (b. 1937) *2003 - Ahmadou Kourouma, author from Côte d'Ivoire *2003 - Paulos Tzadua, Roman Catholic cardinal from Ethiopia *2004 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic_Music vocalist ==Annual events== *Tango (dance) Day, Buenos Aires == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/11 BBC: On This Day] ---- December 10 - December 12 - November 11 - January 11 -- historical anniversaries ang:11 Géolmónaþ la:11 Decembris
--User:Maveric149 00:57, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) MediaWiki:December 11 selected anniversaries - MediaWiki talk:December 11 selected anniversaries - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=MediaWiki:December_11_selected_anniversaries&action=edit edit] ---- Why do all the nationalities dissapear? Not that I particularly like the style suggested at Historical anniversaries/Example but I do like that the nationalites are given, even though only for the birth dates... --user:Tobias Hoevekamp OK, I guess, I was just mislead by reading 'Country' in Historical anniversaries/Example. Anyhow, why not adding them? --Tobias :Better to concentrate on the things they are famous for, I think. Nationality, height, shoe size, etc., can be left for the main article. ---- ==1917: Lithuania declares its independence from the Soviet Union== Is it correct to talk about the Soviet Union in Dec 1917? Also, History of Lithuania has nothing special for this date. ''–User:Hajor 05:32, 11 Dec 2003 (UTC)''
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December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining. ==Events== *1792 - King Louis XVI of France goes on trial for treason *1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state. *1816 - Citizens of Geneva, Switzerland repel attack by Savoy. *1931 - Statute of Westminster 1931 gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Newfoundland and Labrador *1934 - A fire at the Hotel Kerns in Lansing, Michigan kills 34 people. *1937 - Edward VIII of the United Kingdom's abdication as King of the United Kingdom becomes effective. *1937 - Italy leaves the League of Nations *1941 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States *1946 - The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. *1954 - The American Nuclear Society is founded *1958 - Upper Volta declares its independence from France *1970 - John Lennon releases the classic album ''Plastic Ono Band.'' *1971 - The United States Libertarian Party is formed. *1972 - Apollo 17 lands on the Moon *1981 - Muhammad Ali's last fight – he loses to Trevor Berbick *1981 - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru becomes UN Secretary-General *1981 - The El Salvador armed forces massacre 900 villagers in the El Mozote massacre *1994 - Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya *1994 - A small bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, killing a Japan businessman. The bombing was a field test done by Ramzi Yousef to test explosives that would have been used in Project Bojinka, a terrorist attack plan that would be exposed after an apartment fire. *1998 - A Thai Airways International Airbus A310-200 crashes just short of runway at Surat Thani airport, located in southern Thailand, killing 101. *2001 - DrinkOrDie raids. *2001 - The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization ==Births== *1465 - Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Ashikaga shogun (d. 1489) *1475 - Pope Leo X (d. 1521) *1725 - George Mason, American patriot (d. 1792) *1781 - Sir David Brewster, physicist (d. 1868) *1801 - Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German writer (d. 1836) *1803 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (d. 1869) *1810 - Alfred de Musset, French poet (d. 1857) *1843 - Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch, bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910) *1863 - Annie Jump Cannon, astronomer (d. 1941) *1873 - Josip Plemelj, mathematician (d. 1967) *1880 - Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (d. 1951). *1882 - Max Born, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) *1882 - Fiorello LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City (d. 1947) *1882 - Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil Indian poet (d. 1921) *1883 - Victor McLaglen, actor (d. 1959) *1890 - Mark Tobey, painter (d. 1976) *1905 - Gilbert Roland, actor (d. 1994) *1908 - Elliot Carter, American composer *1911 - Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian novelist, Nobel Prize laureate *1912 - Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer *1913 - Jean Marais, actor (d. 1998) *1916 - Dámaso Pérez Prado, Cuban musician (d. 1989) *1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author, Nobel Prize laureate *1919 - Marie Windsor, actress (d. 2000) *1920 - Big Mama Thornton, singer (d. 1984) *1924 - Doc Blanchard, American football player *1925 - Paul Greengard, scientist, Nobel Prize laureate *1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor *1931 - Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican singer, dancer, and actress *1933 - Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician *1935 - Pranab Mukherjee, Indian politician *1936 - Taku Yamasaki, Japanese politician *1939 - Tom Hayden, American radical and politician *1943 - John Kerry, American politician and Presidential candidate *1944 - Brenda Lee, singer *1949 - Terri Garr, American film actress *1950 - Christina Onassis shipowner (d. 1988) *1954 - Jermaine Jackson, musician *1958 - Nikki Sixx, musician *1969 - Vishwanathan Anand, Indian chess player *1974 - Rey Mysterio, WWE wrestler *1981 - Javier Saviola, Argentine footballer ==Deaths== *384 - Pope Damasus I, Pope *1282 - Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales *1694 - Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Duke of Parma of Parma (b. 1630) *1920 - Olive Schreiner, writer (b. 1855) *1941 - John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator (b. 1922) *1945 - Charles Fabry, physicist *1950 - Leslie Comrie, astronomer and computing pioneer (b. 1893) *1964 - Sam Cooke, singer (b. 1931) *1983 - Sir Neil Ritchie, British general. (b. 1897) *1996 - Willie Rushton, United Kingdom comedian, satirist, actor and cartoonist (b. 1937) *2003 - Ahmadou Kourouma, author from Côte d'Ivoire *2003 - Paulos Tzadua, Roman Catholic cardinal from Ethiopia *2004 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic_Music vocalist ==Annual events== *Tango (dance) Day, Buenos Aires == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/11 BBC: On This Day] ---- December 10 - December 12 - November 11 - January 11 -- historical anniversaries ang:11 Géolmónaþ la:11 Decembris
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--User:Maveric149 00:57, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) MediaWiki:December 11 selected anniversaries - MediaWiki talk:December 11 selected anniversaries - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=MediaWiki:December_11_selected_anniversaries&action=edit edit] ---- Why do all the nationalities dissapear? Not that I particularly like the style suggested at Historical anniversaries/Example but I do like that the nationalites are given, even though only for the birth dates... --user:Tobias Hoevekamp OK, I guess, I was just mislead by reading 'Country' in Historical anniversaries/Example. Anyhow, why not adding them? --Tobias :Better to concentrate on the things they are famous for, I think. Nationality, height, shoe size, etc., can be left for the main article. ---- ==1917: Lithuania declares its independence from the Soviet Union== Is it correct to talk about the Soviet Union in Dec 1917? Also, History of Lithuania has nothing special for this date. ''–User:Hajor 05:32, 11 Dec 2003 (UTC)''
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