Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In October - 11
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1978 Nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in NYC on October - 11. 
1980 Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days on this day in history.
1980 On October - 11 russian cosmonauts return to earth, after spending a record 185 days in space
1981 On this day in history leRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds)
1981 Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history after 437 years, the remains of Henry VIII ship the 'Mary Rose' are raised from the seabed
1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England on this day in history.
1983 Last hand-cranked telephones US went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial on October - 11.
1984 Kathryn D. Sullivan of the US is the first female astronaut to walk in spaceoct12 on October - 11.
1984 On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-208
1984 VP candidate debate-Geraldine Ferraro (D) & George Bush (R) on this day in history.
1984 Khanderao M Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5 50 for India), dies on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1985 On this day in history pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands
1985 On this day in history tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer
1986 On this day in history reagan & Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
1986 On October - 11 norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51
1987 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington on October - 11.
1988 On this day in history bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55
1989 On October - 11 paul Shenar, actor (Deadly Force, Dream Lover), dies at 53
1990 On this day in history center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum
1990 Octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature on this day in history.
1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel on this day in history.
1990 On October - 11 douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73
1991 On this day in history anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her
1992 On this day in history theo Wolvencamp, painter (Cobra), dies
1994 Maja Bulgakova, Ukranian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62 on October - 11.
1996 On this day in history arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80
2006 On October - 11 new York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle is killed, along with his flight instructor, when his plane crashes into a building in New York City's Upper East Side
2007 A small private plane crashes into a house in the Fontibon neighborhood near the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing 5 on board and 2 in the house on October - 11.
2012 On October - 11 a further 83 people are killed throughout Syria by the Syrian army
2013 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan on October - 11.
2017 TripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, world's best restaurant on October - 11.
2018 On this day in history world's new longest flight flies from Singapore to Newark Airport, New Jersey takes 17 hours 52 mins