Historical Events In December - 11

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

1916  David Lloyd George forms British war govt on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1918  On this day in history aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dissident Russian writer, was born  

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

1918  On this day in history ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42  

1919  Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala on this day in history.  

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

1921  Maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira) on this day in history.  

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

1923  Betsy Blair, actress (Marty) on this day in history.  

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

1925  On December - 11 pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas  

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

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  On this day in history stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952)  

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

1928  On December - 11 tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker  

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

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

1930  On December - 11 bank of the United States closes in New York City  

1930  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich  

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

1932  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on December - 11.  

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  Death of Llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales on this day in history.  

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.  

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