Historical Events In December - 11

1915  On this day in history anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)  

1916  David Lloyd George forms British war govt on December - 11.  

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

1917  German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia on this day in history.  

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

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

1918  On December - 11 aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970)  

1918  Ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42 on December - 11.  

1919  On this day in history boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala  

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

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

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

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

1924  On December - 11 marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal)  

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

1925  On December - 11 paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel laureate  

1926  On December - 11 josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam  

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  Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker on December - 11.  

1929  On this day in history s P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner)  

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  On December - 11 jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z)  

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

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

1932  San Francisco's coldest day (27øF) on December - 11.  

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

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

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer  

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.  

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

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 December - 11.  

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on this day in history.  

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 December - 11 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)