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Wednesday, 31 December 2025
1956 On October - 11 1st Pakistan v Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day 
1958 On this day in history 2nd US Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back
1958 On this day in history "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances
1958 On October - 11 j R Becher, writer, dies at 67
1959 On October - 11 kTHI TV channel 11 in Fargo-Grand Forks, ND (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 On this day in history bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64
1960 Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die) on October - 11.
1960 On October - 11 richard Cromwell, actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50
1961 On October - 11 uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100 m
1961 On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m
1961 Leonard "Chico" Marx, comedian (Marx Brothers), dies at 74 on October - 11.
1962 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII on October - 11.
1962 On October - 11 pope John XXIII opens Vatican council
1962 The first appearance of a Gabor sister on the Merv Griffin Show on this day in history.
1962 1st appearance of a Gabor sister on Merv Griffin Show on this day in history.
1963 Navy medical team from Norfolk, VA begins massive inoculation program to safeguard against outbreak of typhoid in the wake of Hurricane Flora on October - 11.
1963 Edith Piaf, French singer (No, I don't regret anything), dies at 47 on October - 11.
1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Hillside House Ladies' Golf Open on October - 11.
1967 On this day in history operation Coronado VI began in Rung Sat Zone
1967 Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) on October - 11.
1967 On October - 11 world Series record 3 consecutive HRs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, & Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox
1968 Apollo 7 (Schirra, Eisele & Cunningham) made 163 orbits in 260 hours on October - 11.
1968 Launch of Apollo 7, the first U.S. 3-man space mission, commanded by CDR Walter Schirra, JR. USN. MAJ Ronnie Cunningham, USMCR served as Lunar Module pilot. The mission lasted 10 days and 20 hours. Recovery was by HS-5 helicopters from USS Essex (CVS-9) on this day in history.
1968 Panama revolts on this day in history.
1969 Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 & 8 follow in next 2 days on this day in history.
1970 Anis Fuleihan, composer, dies at 69 on October - 11.
1971 On this day in history frank McGee becomes news anchor of the Today Show
1971 Chester Conklin, actor (Greed, Modern Times), dies at 83 on this day in history.
1972 On October - 11 prison uprising at Washington DC jail
1975 On this day in history "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin
1976 Connie Boswell, actress (Artists & Models), dies at 68 on October - 11.
1977 On this day in history soyuz 25 returns to Earth
1977 Mason Gross, professor (Think Fast, 2 for the Money), dies at 66 on October - 11.
1978 Aristides Royo elected president of Panama on October - 11.
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