December 11th, 1803

Born on December 11th, 1803

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

December 11th, 2008

American stockbroker Bernie Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest in history.

December 11th, 2005

Demonstrations in Cronulla, a suburb of Sydney, against recent violence towards locals turned into a series of race riots.

December 11th, 1972

Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission, landed on the Moon.

December 11th, 1925

Pope Pius XI promulgated the encyclical Quas primas, establishing the Feast of Christ the King.

December 11th, 1920

Irish War of Independence: Following an Irish Republican Army ambush of an Auxiliary patrol, British forces burned and looted numerous buildings in Cork.

December 11th, 1907

The original Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire (pictured).

December 11th, 1899

Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein, Boers defeated British forces trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

December 11th, 1886

The London-based football club Arsenal, then known as Dial Square, played their first match on the Isle of Dogs.

December 11th, 1789

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (structure pictured), one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the only one to award degrees in the 18th century, was chartered.

December 11th, 1640

A crowd of 1,500 people presented the Root and Branch petition to the Long Parliament, calling for abolishing the episcopacy of the Church of England.

December 11th, 0861

The Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil was assassinated by his guards, beginning the Anarchy at Samarra.

December 11th, 1239

Treaty of Benavente: the heiresses of the Kingdom of León renounce their throne to King Ferdinand III of Castile

December 11th, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency.

December 11th, 2019

The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.

December 11th, 2017

New York City Subway bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.

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

Born on December 11th, 1803

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

*December 11th, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André †March 8th, 1869, Paris

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46

Alfred de Musset

French writer (1810-1857)

*December 11th, 1810, Paris †May 2nd, 1857, Paris

66

Robert Koch

German physician, bacteriologist

*December 11th, 1843, Clausthal †May 27th, 1910, Baden-Baden

94

Val Guest

English actor and director

*December 11th, 1911, London †May 10th, 2006, Palm Springs

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

34

Alphonse Bourquin

(1802-1837)

*December 11th, 1802, Corcelles †July 24th, 1837, New Orleans

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

*December 11th, 1882, Wrocław †January 5th, 1970, Göttingen

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

58

Dámaso Zabalza

Spanish composer and pianist (1830-1894)

*December 11th, 1835, Irurita †February 27th, 1894, Madrid

47

Alexie Gilmore

American actress

*December 11th, 1976, Manhattan

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

34

Christian Dietrich Grabbe

Playwright (1801-1836)

*December 11th, 1801, Detmold †September 12th, 1836, Detmold

79

Gianni Morandi

Italian singer

*December 11th, 1944, Monghidoro

76

Teri Garr

American actress

*December 11th, 1947, Lakewood

57

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

*December 11th, 1926, Montgomery †July 25th, 1984, Los Angeles

74

Heinrich Aemilius August Danz

German jurist (1806-1881)

*December 11th, 1806, Jena †May 17th, 1881, Jena

85

Enrico Macias

French recording artist; singer,(Born on December 11, 1938 he is an Algerian-born French Jewish singer.He was born in Constantine, Algeria.)

*December 11th, 1938, Constantine

50

Mos Def

American rapper and actor from New York

*December 11th, 1973, Brooklyn

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

81

Frank Schöbel

German singer

*December 11th, 1942, Leipzig

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49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

*November 29th, 1803, Salzburg †March 17th, 1853, Venice

71

Ernst Helwing

German historian

*October 4th, 1803, Lemgo †April 25th, 1875

78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

*May 25th, 1803, Boston †April 27th, 1882, Concord

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

*September 8th, 1803, Limoges †December 14th, 1854, Marseille

69

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British statesman and author (1803–1873)

*May 25th, 1803, London †January 18th, 1873, Torquay

63

Salomon Munk

German-born Jewish-French Orientalist (1803–1867)

*May 14th, 1803, Głogów †February 5th, 1867, Paris

66

Prosper Mérimée

French writer, historian, and translator (1803-1870)

*September 28th, 1803, Paris †September 23rd, 1870, Cannes

43

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville

French caricaturist (1803-1847)

*September 13th, 1803, Nancy †March 17th, 1847, Vanves

75

Albrecht von Roon

Prussian general (1803-1879)

*April 30th, 1803, Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †February 23rd, 1879, Berlin

75

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

*November 14th, 1803, Hallowell †October 31st, 1879, Farmington

69

Justus von Liebig

German chemist (1803-1873)

*May 12th, 1803, Darmstadt †April 18th, 1873, Munich

80

Maria Doolaeghe

Flemish poet and writer (1803-1884)

*October 25th, 1803, Diksmuide †April 7th, 1884, Diksmuide

69

Fyodor Tyutchev

Russian poet (1803-1873)

*November 23rd, 1803, Ovstug †July 15th, 1873, Pushkin

89

Princess Alexandrine of Prussia

Third daughter and sixth child of Frederick William III of Prussia

*February 23rd, 1803, Berlin †April 21st, 1892, Schwerin

82

Alphonse Toussenel

French naturalist, writer and journalist

*March 17th, 1803, Montreuil-Bellay †April 30th, 1885, Paris

78

George Borrow

English author (1803–1881)

*July 5th, 1803, Dereham †July 26th, 1881, Lowestoft

75

William Allen

American politician, 31st Governor of Ohio (1803-1879)

*December 18th, 1803, Edenton †July 11th, 1879, Chillicothe

30

Johann Christian Ziegler

German painter (1803-1833)

*February 7th, 1803, Wunsiedel †June 18th, 1833, Munich

87

Friedrich Arnold

German anatomist and physiologist

*January 8th, 1803, Edenkoben †July 4th, 1890, Heidelberg

80

Doroteo Vasconcelos

President of El Salvador (1803-1883)

*February 6th, 1803, Sensuntepeque †March 8th, 1883, San Vicente

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1803 is a normal year and no leap year.

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