December 11th, 1909

Born on December 11th, 1909

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, 1909

78

Irène Zurkinden

Swiss painter (1909-1987)

*December 11th, 1909, Basel †December 27th, 1987, Basel

64

Fred A. Seaton

American politician (1909-1974)

*December 11th, 1909, Washington, D.C. †January 16th, 1974, Minneapolis

79

John Wyer

British racing engineer and team manager (1909-1989)

*December 11th, 1909, Kidderminster †April 8th, 1989, Scottsdale

33

Hermann Frieb

German politician (1909-1943)

*December 11th, 1909, Bad Endorf †August 12th, 1943, Munich

81

Ronald McKie

Australian novelist

*December 11th, 1909, Toowoomba †May 8th, 1991

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94

Val Guest

English actor and director

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

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

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

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

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

94

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

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

103

Elliott Carter

American composer

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

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

106

Manoel de Oliveira

Portuguese film director

*December 11th, 1908, Porto †April 2nd, 2015, Porto

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

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

57

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

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

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

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

94

Carlo Ponti

Italian film producer (1912-2007)

*December 11th, 1912, Magenta †January 10th, 2007, Geneva

79

Gianni Morandi

Italian singer

*December 11th, 1944, Monghidoro

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

76

Teri Garr

American actress

*December 11th, 1947, Lakewood

47

Alexie Gilmore

American actress

*December 11th, 1976, Manhattan

80

Carlos Arias Navarro

Spanish politician (1908-1989)

*December 11th, 1908, Madrid †November 27th, 1989, Madrid

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

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

81

Frank Schöbel

German singer

*December 11th, 1942, Leipzig

58

Rajneesh

Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement

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

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72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

62

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

53

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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