November 11th, 1796

Born on November 11th, 1796

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 11th?

November 11th, 1999

The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.

November 11th, 1975

During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.

November 11th, 1965

Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.

November 11th, 1960

A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.

November 11th, 1940

Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.

November 11th, 1934

The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.

November 11th, 1926

The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.

November 11th, 1920

In London, the Cenotaph was unveiled and the Unknown Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey in remembrance of the First World War.

November 11th, 1918

Józef Piłsudski, appointed the commander-in-chief of Polish forces by the Regency Council, was entrusted with the creation of a national government for the newly independent Poland.

November 11th, 1880

Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly was hanged in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve.

November 11th, 1813

War of 1812: A British–Canadian force repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal.

November 11th, 1805

War of the Third Coalition: French, Austrian and Russian units suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Dürenstein.

November 11th, 1778

American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.

November 11th, 1215

The Fourth Lateran Council convened in Rome, defining the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, and mandating Jews to wear distinctive clothing or Jewish badges to prevent mixing with Christians.

November 11th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukrainian armed forces enter the city of Kherson following a successful two-month southern counteroffensive.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 11th?

59

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881)

*November 11th, 1821, Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor †January 28th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

24

X González

American activist and gun control advocate

*November 11th, 1999, United States of America

40

Philipp Lahm

German association football player

*November 11th, 1983, Munich

23

Cameron Kasky

American activist against gun violence

*November 11th, 2000, Hollywood

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

76

Maurice Leblanc

French writer

*November 11th, 1864, Rouen †November 6th, 1941, Perpignan

70

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American poet, novelist, editor (1836-1907)

*November 11th, 1836, Portsmouth †March 19th, 1907, Boston

63

Stanley Tucci

American actor

*November 11th, 1960, Peekskill

21

Chiu Hsiang-Chieh

Taiwanese badminton player

*November 11th, 2002, Hsinchu City

64

Katja Flint

German actress

*November 11th, 1959, Stadthagen

87

Jonathan Winters

American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013)

*November 11th, 1925, Dayton †April 11th, 2013, Montecito

59

Calista Flockhart

American actress

*November 11th, 1964, Freeport

33

Georginio Wijnaldum

Dutch association football player

*November 11th, 1990, Rotterdam

94

José Manuel Caballero

Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet

*November 11th, 1926, Jerez de la Frontera †May 9th, 2021, Madrid

34

Adam Rippon

American figure skater

*November 11th, 1989, Scranton

93

June Whitfield

English actress (1925–2018)

*November 11th, 1925, Streatham †December 28th, 2018, London

77

Moritz Heinrich Romberg

German physician (1795-1873)

*November 11th, 1795, Meiningen †June 16th, 1873, Berlin

68

Friedrich Merz

German politician (born 1955)

*November 11th, 1955, Brilon

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Born in 1796

71

Franz Berwald

Swedish composer

*July 23rd, 1796, Stockholm †April 3rd, 1868, Stockholm

58

Nicholas I of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)

*June 25th, 1796, Gatchina Palace †February 18th, 1855, Winter Palace

39

James Bowie

Nineteenth-century American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution

*April 10th, 1796, Logan County †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

77

Adolphe Quetelet

Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)

*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of Brussels

70

Thomas Bulfinch

American writer and mythologist (1796-1867)

*July 15th, 1796, Newton †May 27th, 1867, Boston

66

Edward Gibbon Wakefield

New Zealand politician (1796-1862)

*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington

53

Michał Mycielski

Brigadier general

*June 24th, 1796, Berlin †September 27th, 1849, Maincy

52

María Josefa García Granados

Guatemalan writer

*July 10th, 1796, El Puerto de Santa María †July 28th, 1848, Guatemala City

80

Christian Winther

Danish lyric poet (1796-1876)

*July 29th, 1796, Zealand †December 30th, 1876, Paris

36

Nicolas Carnot

French physicist, the "father of thermodynamics" (1796–1832)

*June 1st, 1796, Paris †August 24th, 1832, Paris

78

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)

*July 16th, 1796, Paris †February 22nd, 1875, Paris

43

Charles Follen

German-American educator

*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound

21

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)

*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont

90

Asher Brown Durand

American painter and engraver (1796-1886)

*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood

61

Daniel Elster

Composer and choir director (1796-1857)

*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen

80

Fernán Caballero

Spanish women novelist

*December 24th, 1796, Morges †April 7th, 1877, Seville

77

Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist

*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid

79

Bellamy Storer

Cincinnati politician (1796-1875)

*March 26th, 1796, Portland †June 1st, 1875, Cincinnati

74

Michael Thonet

German-Austrian cabinet maker, 1796-1871

*July 2nd, 1796, Boppard †March 3rd, 1871, Vienna

81

Joseph Bonomi the Younger

English archaeologist and writer (1796–1878)

*October 9th, 1796, London †March 3rd, 1878, Wimbledon

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Leap year

Yes: 1796 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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