Historical Events In December - 11

1915  Anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve) on this day in history.  

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

1917  On this day in history 13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot  

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

1917  13 black soldiers hanged for participation in Houston riot on this day in history.  

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dissident Russian writer, was born on December - 11.  

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970) on December - 11.  

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

1919  On December - 11 boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala  

1920  Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles) on December - 11.  

1921  On this day in history maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira)  

1922  Grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award) on December - 11.  

1923  Betsy Blair, actress (Marty) on December - 11.  

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

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

1925  Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.  

1926  Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam on December - 11.  

1926  On this day in history big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt)  

1927  Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952) on December - 11.  

1928  On December - 11 buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on Pres-elect Herbert Hoover  

1928  Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker on December - 11.  

1929  On December - 11 s P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)  

1930  New York's branch of Bank of the United States announced that it had gone belly-up on this day in history.  

1930  Bank of the United States closes in New York City on December - 11.  

1930  Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z) on December - 11.  

1930  On this day in history friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81  

1931  British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd on December - 11.  

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

1931  The birth of Rita Moreno, American actress and dancer on December - 11.  

1931  On this day in history japan leaves the Golden Standard  

1931  Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich on December - 11.  

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

1932  On December - 11 san Francisco's coldest day (27øF).  

1932  On December - 11 snow falls in San Francisco  

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.  

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1709  On December - 11 birth of louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)  

1712  On December - 11 birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)  

1725  On December - 11 birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)  

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.  

0711  On this day in history justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42  

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on December - 11.  

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on December - 11.  

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  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on this day in history.