Historical Events In December - 11

1985  On December - 11 the most expensive non-oil acquisition in U.S. history took place. General Electric Company agreed to buy RCA Corporation for $6.3 billion.  

1986  On December - 11 paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at 30  

1990  13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga TN, due to fog on December - 11.  

1990  On December - 11 uS 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space  

1990  Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1991  William Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape on this day in history.  

1991  On December - 11 artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Prof (Swedish Academy), dies  

1992  On this day in history michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at 62  

1993  Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45 on December - 11.  

1994  On December - 11 stanislaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major (WW II), dies at 102  

1995  On this day in history arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82  

1996  Herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93 on December - 11.  

1997  On this day in history judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of federal district court issues preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to stop, at least temporarily, requiring manufacturers to install its Internet Explorer on PCs.  

1997  On this day in history kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73  

2005  205 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire north of London causes widespread damage on this day in history.  

2006  The Holocaust conference is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on this day in history.  

2007  On December - 11 in Algiers, Algeria, two bombs explode within ten minutes of each other, the first near a UN office and the other detonated close to the Algerian Supreme Court. The official death count for both blasts stands as 31.  

2012  On this day in history 125 people are killed and 200 are injured by bombings in Aqrab, Syria  

2014  CIA Director John Brennan defends interrogation methods used after 9/11 but admits some methods were "abhorrent" on this day in history.  

2017  On December - 11 saudi Arabia announces an end to its 35 year ban on cinemas  

2017  US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for the resignation of President Donald Trump given 16 women have accused him of sexual harassment on December - 11.  

2017  On December - 11 landmark trial for Huntington's disease in London announces positive results - first time a drug has been able to slow an incurable brain disorder  

2017  Rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi, is elected leader of the Indian National Congress on December - 11.  

2017  On December - 11 six wildfires in Southern California now cover area larger than New York City and Boston combined  

2017  Attempted suicide terrorist bomb attack in New York wounds 3, bomb fails to fully detonate on December - 11.  

2018  Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018 is "the Guardians" journalists targeted for their work, including Jamal Khashoggi on this day in history.  

2018  The Artic is experiencing "unprecedented warmth" caused by human-caused climate change, according to US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Report on December - 11.  

2019  On this day in history climate activist Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine's Person of the Year  

2020  US Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by Texas to overturn Jo Biden 's election in four battleground states, endorsed by 17 Republican attorney generals on this day in history.  

2020  The European Union agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% over the next decade on December - 11.  

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1465  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489)  

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on December - 11.  

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on December - 11.  

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer  

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on December - 11.  

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.  

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

0384  On this day in history death of pope Damasus I  

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42  

1121  On this day in history death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)  

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on this day in history.  

1282  On December - 11 llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies  

1282  On this day in history death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.  

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake  

1532  On December - 11 death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)