Historical Events In December - 11

1915  On December - 11 anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)  

1916  On this day in history david Lloyd George forms British war govt  

1917  13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot on December - 11.  

1917  On December - 11 german-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia  

1917  13 black soldiers hanged for participation in Houston riot on December - 11.  

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dissident Russian writer, was born on this day in history.  

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970) on this day in history.  

1918  Ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1919  Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala on December - 11.  

1920  Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles) on this day in history.  

1921  Maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira) on December - 11.  

1922  On December - 11 grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award)  

1923  On this day in history betsy Blair, actress (Marty)  

1924  Marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal) on this day in history.  

1925  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas on December - 11.  

1925  On this day in history paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel laureate  

1926  Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1926  On December - 11 big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt)  

1927  Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952) on this day in history.  

1928  Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on Pres-elect Herbert Hoover on December - 11.  

1928  On December - 11 tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker  

1929  S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner) on December - 11.  

1930  On December - 11 new York's branch of Bank of the United States announced that it had gone belly-up  

1930  On this day in history bank of the United States closes in New York City  

1930  Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z) on this day in history.  

1930  Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history british Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd  

1931  Pierre Pilote Hockey Hall of Famer NHL Chicago Black Hawks defenseman was born on December - 11.  

1931  On this day in history the birth of Rita Moreno, American actress and dancer  

1931  On this day in history japan leaves the Golden Standard  

1931  Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history pierre Pilote Hockey Hall of Famer: NHL: Chicago Black Hawks defenseman was born  

1932  San Francisco's coldest day (27øF) on this day in history.  

1932  On December - 11 snow falls in San Francisco  

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on this day in history.  

1475  On this day in history birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)  

1475  On this day in history birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)  

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on December - 11.  

1676  On December - 11 birth of johann Georg Weichenberger, composer  

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

1712  On this day in history birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)  

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

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on this day in history.  

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.  

1121  On December - 11 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 this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies  

1282  On December - 11 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 this day in history death of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455)