A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on November 11 throughout history.
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Mayflower Compact is signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, establishing the first framework of government in the territory that is now the USA [N.S. Nov 21]
German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of the function y = f(x)
The Jacobite Army, sometimes referred to as the Highland Army, was the military force assembled by Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite supporters during the 1745 Rising that attempted to restore...
World War I Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect, with hostilities ending at 11 a.m., "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam is removed from office by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, the first elected Prime Minister removed in Australian history
The ordination of women in the Anglican Communion has been increasingly common in certain provinces since the 1970s.
Yasser Arafat's death from unidentified causes is confirmed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Mahmoud Abbas is elected PLO chairman shortly after
First AIDS-themed TV movie "An Early Frost" screens in the US on NBC
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist.
New York Knicks play their first Basketball Association of America (BAA) home game at Madison Square Garden, losing 78-68 to the Chicago Stags in overtime
Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I.
Anna Ivanovna (future Empress of Russia) (17) marries Frederick William, Duke of Courland (18). Frederick dies two months later.
Emma Wedgwood accepts English naturalist Charles Darwin's marriage proposal
English pilgrim Willibald (later St. Willibald) arrives in Jerusalem. One of the first known Europeans to visit the Holy Land.
The end of the Carolingian Empire: King Charles III resigns as Emperor after a revolt led by his nephew Arnulf, the empire is then split up
Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.
The Fourth Council of the Lateran or Lateran IV was convoked by Pope Innocent III in April 1213 and opened at the Lateran Palace in Rome on 11 November 1215.
Pope Martin V (Latin: Martinus V; Italian: Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11...
The Treaty of Granada (1500), signed on 11 November 1500, was a secret treaty between Ferdinand II of Aragon and Louis XII of France, in which they agreed to partition the Kingdom of Naples.
Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege of Haarlem
The Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Treaty of Sitvatorok) was a peace treaty which ended the 13-year Long Turkish War between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy on 11 November 1606.
Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery"
Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies
Dutch States-General forbids importation of French wine
Second Battle of Khotyn in the Ukraine, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski. defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets of Kazimierz Siemienowicz were successfully used.
A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street
First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia
Theresianische Military Academy opens in Vienna
British Soldiers and Loyalists, allied with Iroquois and Seneca raiders, slaughter 40 in the "Cherry Valley Massacre" in central New York
Chrysanthemums are introduced to England from China
The Venezuelan Independence was the juridical-political process that put an end to the ties between the Captaincy General of Venezuela and the Spanish Empire.
The Battle of Dresden (26–27 August 1813) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars.
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America.
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.
Alvan Clark patents telescope
Skirmish at Shoal Creek, AL
Mary Edwards Walker, the first female US Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor
1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC)
Anarchist Haymarket Martyrs August Spies (b. 1855), Albert Parsons (b. 1848), Adolph Fischer (b. 1858) and George Engel (b. 1836) are executed.
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George...
D. McCree patents a portable fire escape that could be attached to businesses and homes, allowing individuals to escape fires
The Cape Colony (Dutch: Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.
Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War
Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora" premieres in London
High Commissioner Prince George declares amnesty for all leaders of the insurrection that has been disturbing Crete during the recent months - but which never gained mass support
Ethel Smyth's "Standrecht" premieres in Leipzig
Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
In the 11/11/11 cold wave, many cities in the U.S. Midwest break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through
Dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution
Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political and business views
The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British...
Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90')
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (French: Tombe du Soldat inconnu) holds an unidentified member of the French armed forces killed during the First World War, to symbolically commemorate all soldiers...
Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC
Future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins is released as Chicago White Sox player/manager; replaced by another future HOF'er catcher Ray Schalk
Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building in San Francisco, California
"Great Black Blizzard" 1st of the great dust storms that created the dust bowl rips through South Dakota
WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC & becomes KICK-AM
Explorer II balloon sets an altitude record of 72,395 feet (22,066 meters) over South Dakota
German aircraft Messerschmidt ME-109V13 flies a new world air speed record for landplanes with piston engines of 610.95 km/h (379.62 mph)
Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100
Czech premier General Eliasj arrested by Nazis
-12] last German offensive in Stalingrad
The bombing of Rabaul in November 1943 here refers to a series of concentrated air raids conducted by the allied military in World War II, against the major Japanese stronghold in New Guinea located...
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings, 5-2 to end NHL record 25 game winless streak (0-21-4)
WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast
The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, refers the Chinese government incursion of Chamdo to the United Nations
Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde, San Francisco
AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
Seals Stadium was a Minor League Baseball stadium in San Francisco, California, United States; it later became the first home of the major-league San Francisco Giants.
Record New York Knicks' crowd for the third Madison Square Garden venue on 49th Street, NYC; 18,499 see Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals, 112-108
Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961.
The Constitution of Kuwait was framed by the Constitutional Assembly in 1961–1962 and signed into law on 11 November 1962 by the Emir, the Commander of the Military of Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim...
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith signs Unilateral Declaration of Independence, proclaiming independence from Britain
Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church (USA)
Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins is the first of three collaborative experimental albums released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Apple Records.
James Douglas Morrison was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors.
John Wesley "Boog" Powell is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1961 through 1977, most prominently as a...
Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15
Dow Jones Industrial Average moves above 1,000 for 1st time, closes at record high of 995.26
In southwestern Africa, Portuguese Angola (Portuguese: Angola Portuguesa) was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of Estado Novo...
Wings release "Mull of Kintyre" & "Girl's School"
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician, statesman and diplomat who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008.
Boston Court issues occupancy permit for Cambridge Buddhist Center
Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37
NY Islanders' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Mike Bossy scores 4 goals in 6-6 tie against visiting Minnesota North Stars
5th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia makes the first officially "operational" shuttle mission
Earl Sidney Weaver (August 14, 1930 – January 19, 2013) was an American professional baseball manager, author, and television color commentator.
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in international cricket.
Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
The Cy Young Award, officially the Cy Young Memorial Award, is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
Oldest known insect fossils (390 million years old) are reported in the journal Science
Romanian students protest in Bucharest before the Communist Party congress, shouting "we want reforms", in a sign of the revolution to come
California Angel Chuck Finley & Seattle Mariner Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between US & Japanese all-star teams
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor.
Last upside-down date until January 1, 6000
skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria
Foreign journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton, and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack by Taliban troops on the convoy they are traveling with
The National War Memorial of New Zealand is located next to the Dominion Museum building on Buckle Street, in Wellington, the nation's capital.
New Zealand war memorial monument unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner. Built by John Brown & Company on the River Clyde in Scotland for the Cunard Line, the ship was operated as a transatlantic liner and cruise...
12 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Burma
58 people are killed in a bus crash in the Sukkur District, Pakistan
Flawless 12 carat Blue Moon Diamond sells for $48.4 million at auction in Geneva
Largest Singles Day sales ever - Alibaba says its sales alone were $25.3 billion
Arctic blast brings record low temperatures for November to the US Midwest including Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois
All Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resign after China passes resolution allowing for removal of four of their colleagues
Near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, the size of a ferris wheel, very likely a fragment of the moon, according to a new study [1]
Icelandic town of Grindavík on Reykjanes peninsula evacuated after thousands of earthquakes and rising magna point to an imminent eruption [1]
At least 35 people killed by a car attack in an athletics stadium in Zhuhai, southern China - one of the country's worst acts of violence in decades [1]
Victor Emmanuel III is born
George S. Patton united states army general, known for united states army general, was born on 1885-11-11. George Smith Patton Jr.
Daniel Ortega is born
Friedrich Merz is born
Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor and artist, known for american comedian, actor and artist, was born on 1925-11-11.
Stanley Tucci actor and author, known for american actor and author, was born on 1961-11-11. Stanley Tucci Jr. is an American actor.
Demi Moore, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1963-11-11. Demi Gene Moore ( də-MEE; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress.
Calista Flockhart, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1965-11-11.
Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1975-11-11. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer.
Jon Batiste, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1987-11-11.
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton is born
Raemer Schreiber, American nuclear physicist, known for american nuclear physicist, was born on 1910-11-11.
Fuzzy Zoeller professional golfer, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1952-11-11. Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller Jr.
English pilgrim Willibald (later St. Willibald) arrives in Jerusalem. One of the first known Europeans to visit the Holy Land.
The end of the Carolingian Empire: King Charles III resigns as Emperor after a revolt led by his nephew Arnulf, the empire is then split up
Matilda of Scotland (originally christened Edith, 1080 – 1 May 1118), also known as Good Queen Maud, was Queen consort of England and Duchess of Normandy as the first wife of King Henry I.
Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.
The Fourth Council of the Lateran or Lateran IV was convoked by Pope Innocent III in April 1213 and opened at the Lateran Palace in Rome on 11 November 1215.
Pope Martin V (Latin: Martinus V; Italian: Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11...
The Treaty of Granada (1500), signed on 11 November 1500, was a secret treaty between Ferdinand II of Aragon and Louis XII of France, in which they agreed to partition the Kingdom of Naples.
Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege of Haarlem
The Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Treaty of Sitvatorok) was a peace treaty which ended the 13-year Long Turkish War between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy on 11 November 1606.
Mayflower Compact is signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, establishing the first framework of government in the territory that is now the USA [N.S. Nov 21]
Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes "An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery"
Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies
Dutch States-General forbids importation of French wine
Second Battle of Khotyn in the Ukraine, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski. defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets of Kazimierz Siemienowicz were successfully used.
German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of the function y = f(x)
Anna Ivanovna (future Empress of Russia) (17) marries Frederick William, Duke of Courland (18). Frederick dies two months later.
A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street
The Jacobite Army, sometimes referred to as the Highland Army, was the military force assembled by Charles Edward Stuart and his Jacobite supporters during the 1745 Rising that attempted to restore...
First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia
Theresianische Military Academy opens in Vienna
British Soldiers and Loyalists, allied with Iroquois and Seneca raiders, slaughter 40 in the "Cherry Valley Massacre" in central New York
Chrysanthemums are introduced to England from China
The Venezuelan Independence was the juridical-political process that put an end to the ties between the Captaincy General of Venezuela and the Spanish Empire.
The Battle of Dresden (26–27 August 1813) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars.
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America.
Emma Wedgwood accepts English naturalist Charles Darwin's marriage proposal
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.
Alvan Clark patents telescope
Skirmish at Shoal Creek, AL
Mary Edwards Walker, the first female US Army surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor
1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC)
Victor Emmanuel III is born
George S. Patton united states army general, known for united states army general, was born on 1885-11-11. George Smith Patton Jr.
Anarchist Haymarket Martyrs August Spies (b. 1855), Albert Parsons (b. 1848), Adolph Fischer (b. 1858) and George Engel (b. 1836) are executed.
Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George...
D. McCree patents a portable fire escape that could be attached to businesses and homes, allowing individuals to escape fires
The Cape Colony (Dutch: Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.
Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War
Stuart/Rubens/Boyd-Jones' "Floradora" premieres in London
High Commissioner Prince George declares amnesty for all leaders of the insurrection that has been disturbing Crete during the recent months - but which never gained mass support
Ethel Smyth's "Standrecht" premieres in Leipzig
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton is born
Construction of US navy base begins at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Raemer Schreiber, American nuclear physicist, known for american nuclear physicist, was born on 1910-11-11.
In the 11/11/11 cold wave, many cities in the U.S. Midwest break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through
World War I Armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect, with hostilities ending at 11 a.m., "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month"
Dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution
Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political and business views
The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the dead of Britain and the British...
Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90')
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (French: Tombe du Soldat inconnu) holds an unidentified member of the French armed forces killed during the First World War, to symbolically commemorate all soldiers...
Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American jazz and blues trumpeter and vocalist.
Jonathan Winters, American comedian, actor and artist, known for american comedian, actor and artist, was born on 1925-11-11.
Future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins is released as Chicago White Sox player/manager; replaced by another future HOF'er catcher Ray Schalk
Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building in San Francisco, California
"Great Black Blizzard" 1st of the great dust storms that created the dust bowl rips through South Dakota
WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC & becomes KICK-AM
Explorer II balloon sets an altitude record of 72,395 feet (22,066 meters) over South Dakota
German aircraft Messerschmidt ME-109V13 flies a new world air speed record for landplanes with piston engines of 610.95 km/h (379.62 mph)
Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100
Czech premier General Eliasj arrested by Nazis
-12] last German offensive in Stalingrad
The bombing of Rabaul in November 1943 here refers to a series of concentrated air raids conducted by the allied military in World War II, against the major Japanese stronghold in New Guinea located...
New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings, 5-2 to end NHL record 25 game winless streak (0-21-4)
New York Knicks play their first Basketball Association of America (BAA) home game at Madison Square Garden, losing 78-68 to the Chicago Stags in overtime
Daniel Ortega is born
WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast
The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, refers the Chinese government incursion of Chamdo to the United Nations
Fuzzy Zoeller professional golfer, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1952-11-11. Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller Jr.
Friedrich Merz is born
Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde, San Francisco
AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
Seals Stadium was a Minor League Baseball stadium in San Francisco, California, United States; it later became the first home of the major-league San Francisco Giants.
Record New York Knicks' crowd for the third Madison Square Garden venue on 49th Street, NYC; 18,499 see Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals, 112-108
Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961.
Stanley Tucci actor and author, known for american actor and author, was born on 1961-11-11. Stanley Tucci Jr. is an American actor.
The Constitution of Kuwait was framed by the Constitutional Assembly in 1961–1962 and signed into law on 11 November 1962 by the Emir, the Commander of the Military of Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim...
Demi Moore, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1963-11-11. Demi Gene Moore ( də-MEE; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress.
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith signs Unilateral Declaration of Independence, proclaiming independence from Britain
Calista Flockhart, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1965-11-11.
Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church (USA)
Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins is the first of three collaborative experimental albums released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono on Apple Records.
James Douglas Morrison was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors.
John Wesley "Boog" Powell is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1961 through 1977, most prominently as a...
Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15
Dow Jones Industrial Average moves above 1,000 for 1st time, closes at record high of 995.26
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam is removed from office by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, the first elected Prime Minister removed in Australian history
In southwestern Africa, Portuguese Angola (Portuguese: Angola Portuguesa) was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of Estado Novo...
Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1975-11-11. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer.
Wings release "Mull of Kintyre" & "Girl's School"
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician, statesman and diplomat who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008.
Boston Court issues occupancy permit for Cambridge Buddhist Center
Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37
NY Islanders' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Mike Bossy scores 4 goals in 6-6 tie against visiting Minnesota North Stars
5th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia makes the first officially "operational" shuttle mission
Earl Sidney Weaver (August 14, 1930 – January 19, 2013) was an American professional baseball manager, author, and television color commentator.
The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in international cricket.
First AIDS-themed TV movie "An Early Frost" screens in the US on NBC
Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
The Cy Young Award, officially the Cy Young Memorial Award, is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
Jon Batiste, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1987-11-11.
Oldest known insect fossils (390 million years old) are reported in the journal Science
Romanian students protest in Bucharest before the Communist Party congress, shouting "we want reforms", in a sign of the revolution to come
California Angel Chuck Finley & Seattle Mariner Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between US & Japanese all-star teams
The ordination of women in the Anglican Communion has been increasingly common in certain provinces since the 1970s.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award
Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. is an American journalist, commentator, and former national evening news anchor.
Last upside-down date until January 1, 6000
skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria
Foreign journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton, and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack by Taliban troops on the convoy they are traveling with
Yasser Arafat's death from unidentified causes is confirmed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Mahmoud Abbas is elected PLO chairman shortly after
The National War Memorial of New Zealand is located next to the Dominion Museum building on Buckle Street, in Wellington, the nation's capital.
New Zealand war memorial monument unveiled by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner. Built by John Brown & Company on the River Clyde in Scotland for the Cunard Line, the ship was operated as a transatlantic liner and cruise...
12 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Burma
58 people are killed in a bus crash in the Sukkur District, Pakistan
Flawless 12 carat Blue Moon Diamond sells for $48.4 million at auction in Geneva
Largest Singles Day sales ever - Alibaba says its sales alone were $25.3 billion
Arctic blast brings record low temperatures for November to the US Midwest including Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois
All Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resign after China passes resolution allowing for removal of four of their colleagues
Near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, the size of a ferris wheel, very likely a fragment of the moon, according to a new study [1]
Icelandic town of Grindavík on Reykjanes peninsula evacuated after thousands of earthquakes and rising magna point to an imminent eruption [1]
At least 35 people killed by a car attack in an athletics stadium in Zhuhai, southern China - one of the country's worst acts of violence in decades [1]