Historical Events In November - 11

1917  On November - 11 julien-Francois Zbinden, composer  

1917  On November - 11 liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79  

1918  On November - 11 armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front)  

1918  On November - 11 germany and the Allies sign the armistice, in a railway carriage in the Compiegne forest  

1918  On November - 11 dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution  

1918  On November - 11 jurg Baur, composer  

1918  Victor Adler, Austrian neurologist/foreign minister, dies on this day in history.  

1919  Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)  

1921  President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier on this day in history.  

1921  Pres Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Arlington Cemetary) on November - 11.  

1922  Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90') on this day in history.  

1923  Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown solder, Arc de Triumph on this day in history.  

1924  On November - 11 palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (San Francisco)  

1924  On this day in history martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC  

1925  On this day in history louis Armstrong records first of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings  

1925  On this day in history robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays  

1925  Earnest Thalmann becomes chairman of German KPD on this day in history.  

1926  On November - 11 eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager  

1928  On this day in history france's 5th govt of Poincaré forms  

1929  Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history patent number US1781541 was awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.  

1930  W W Whysall, cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), dies on this day in history.  

1931  Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building on November - 11.  

1933  On November - 11 "Great Black Blizzard",the first great dust storm of the depression arrives on the Great Plains  

1933  "Great Black Blizzard" 1st great dust storm in Great Plains on this day in history.  

1934  1st penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful on November - 11.  

1935  Explorer 2 balloon sets altitude record of 72,000 feet over SD on November - 11.  

1936  On November - 11 edward German, composer, dies at 74  

1937  Messerschmidt ME-109V13 flies world record 610.4 kph on November - 11.  

1938  German & Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in nazi on November - 11.  

1939  Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history jan Opletal, Czech student, victim of Nazi violence in Prague  

1940  Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100 on November - 11.  

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0995  Gisela of Swabia, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1041) was born on this day in history.  

1050  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1106)  

1154  Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1212) was born on this day in history.  

1155  Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia was born on this day in history.  

1220  On this day in history birth of alphonse of Toulouse, son of Louis VIII of France (d. 1271)  

1493  On this day in history birth of bernardo Tasso, Italian poet (d. 1569)  

1493  Paracelsus, doctor (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.  

1523  On November - 11 birth of joachim Hopperus, [Hoppers], Frisian lawyer/politician  

0307  Flavius Valerius Severus, compassionate emperor of Rome (306-07), dies on November - 11.  

0397  On November - 11 martinus, (St Maarten), Roman bishop of Tours, dies at about 81  

0405  Death of Arsacius, intruding archbishop of Constantinople on November - 11.  

0511  On November - 11 clovis, king of Salische France/founder of Merovingische, dies at 45  

0537  Death of Pope Silverius, saint on November - 11.  

0826  On this day in history theodore the Studite, Byzantine theologist/poet/saint, dies  

0865  Death of Petronas the Patrician, Byzantine General on November - 11.  

1150  Hartbert, bishop of Utrecht (1140-50), dies on this day in history.