What happened this day in history November 11

What are the important events that happened on November 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 11 is the 315th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 50 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 29, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 489,672 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectadecapentagon’ day.

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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 98 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,708 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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November 11 Historical Events

  • 1215
    The Fourth Lateran Council meets, defining the doctrine of transubstantiation, the process by which bread and wine are, by that doctrine, said to transform into the body and blood of Christ.
  • 1620
    The Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod.
  • 1634
    Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.
  • 1750
    riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.
  • 1805
    Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein – 8000 French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
  • 1831
    In Jerusalem, Virginia, Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising.
  • 1921
    The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • 1993
    A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  • 2004
    New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
  • 2004
    The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.

Who were born on November 11?

  • 1858
    Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (d. 1884)
  • 1864
    Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1921)
  • 1887
    Roland Young, American actor (d. 1953)
  • 1899
    Pat O'Brien, American film actor (d. 1983)
  • 1904
    Alger Hiss, American government official and spy (d. 1996)
  • 1937
    Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat
  • 1960
    Peter Parros, American actor
  • 1961
    Jan Kuehnemund, American guitarist
  • 1980
    Jaeson Ma, Pastor, Artist, Missionary
  • 1985
    Austin Collie, American football player

Who died on November 11?

  • 1623
    Philippe de Mornay, French writer (b. 1549)
  • 1887
    Haymarket defendants: August Spies (b. 1855)
  • 1887
    Haymarket defendants: George Engel (b. 1836)
  • 1938
    Mary Mallon, Irish-born American carrier of typhoid (b. 1869)
  • 1985
    Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1959)
  • 1993
    Erskine Hawkins, American trumpeter and big band leader (b. 1914)
  • 1997
    Rod Milburn, American athlete (b. 1950)
  • 2005
    Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American film producer and director (b. 1930)
  • 2005
    Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer (b. 1939)
  • 2009
    Dhanpat Rai Nahar, Indian labour leader (b. 1919)

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