December 11th, 1895

Born on December 11th, 1895

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, 1895

65

Ruth Fischer

German activist

*December 11th, 1895, Leipzig †March 13th, 1961, Paris

84

Gene Markey

American writer and producer

*December 11th, 1895, Jackson †May 1st, 1980, Miami Beach

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94

Val Guest

English actor and director

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

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

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

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

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

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

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

72

Friederike Nadig

German politician (1897-1970)

*December 11th, 1897, Herford †August 14th, 1970, Bad Oeynhausen

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

94

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

*December 11th, 1911, Cairo †August 30th, 2006, Giza Governorate

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

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

57

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

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

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

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

79

Gianni Morandi

Italian singer

*December 11th, 1944, Monghidoro

47

Alexie Gilmore

American actress

*December 11th, 1976, Manhattan

66

Robert Koch

German physician, bacteriologist

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

76

Teri Garr

American actress

*December 11th, 1947, Lakewood

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

81

Frank Schöbel

German singer

*December 11th, 1942, Leipzig

103

Elliott Carter

American composer

*December 11th, 1908, Manhattan †November 5th, 2012, New York City

58

Rajneesh

Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement

*December 11th, 1931, Udaipura †January 19th, 1990, Pune

50

Mos Def

American rapper and actor from New York

*December 11th, 1973, Brooklyn

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Born in 1895

92

Fritz Schachermeyr

Austrian classical scholar and archaeologist

*January 10th, 1895, Urfahr †December 26th, 1987, Eisenstadt

91

Joseph Vogt

German historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)

*June 23rd, 1895, Schechingen †July 14th, 1986, Tübingen

85

Andreas Alföldi

Hungarian historian, epigraphist, numismatist, archaeologist (1895-1981)

*August 27th, 1895, Pomáz †February 12th, 1981, Princeton

56

George VI

King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952, Emperor of India from 1936 to 1948 (1895–1952)

*December 14th, 1895, York Cottage †February 6th, 1952, Sandringham House

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

70

Dorothea Lange

American photojournalist (1895-1965)

*May 25th, 1895, Hoboken †October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

49

Wolfram von Richthofen

German military officer and aviator

*October 10th, 1895, Bartoszówek †July 12th, 1945, Bad Ischl

66

Anita Stewart

American actress, film producer (1895-1961)

*February 7th, 1895, Brooklyn †May 4th, 1961, Los Angeles

80

Ruth McDevitt

Actress (1895-1976)

*September 13th, 1895, Coldwater †May 27th, 1976, Hollywood

75

Igor Tamm

Russian physicist

*July 8th, 1895, Vladivostok †April 12th, 1971, Moscow

82

Jacques Brugnon

French tennis player (1895-1978)

*May 11th, 1895, Paris †March 20th, 1978, Paris

53

Babe Ruth

American baseball player (1895–1948)

*February 6th, 1895, Baltimore †August 16th, 1948, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

102

Ernst Jünger

German writer

*March 29th, 1895, Heidelberg †February 17th, 1998, Riedlingen

79

Moyna Macgill

Irish actress (1895-1975)

*December 10th, 1895, Belfast †November 25th, 1975, Los Angeles

71

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor (1895-1967)

*September 22nd, 1895, Lviv †August 25th, 1967, Montecito

79

Ruth Lee

American actress (1895-1975)

*September 14th, 1895, Minneapolis †August 3rd, 1975, Woodland Hills

77

J. Edgar Hoover

American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)

*January 1st, 1895, Washington, D.C. †May 2nd, 1972, Washington, D.C.

68

Gerhard Domagk

German bacteriologist (1895-1964)

*October 30th, 1895, Łagów, Świebodzin County †April 24th, 1964, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald

82

Anastas Mikoyan

Soviet revolutionary and statesman (1895–1978)

*November 13th, 1895, Sanahin †October 21st, 1978, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1895 is a normal year and no leap year.

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