December 11th, 1915

Born on December 11th, 1915

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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, 1915

88

Gwenllian Gill

British actress (1915–2004)

*December 11th, 1915, Hartlepool †January 24th, 2004, Eureka Springs

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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

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

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

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

94

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

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

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

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

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

57

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

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

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

95

Jean Swiatek

French footballer (1921-2017)

*December 11th, 1921, Duszniki-Zdrój †May 17th, 2017, Talence

94

Carlo Ponti

Italian film producer (1912-2007)

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

58

Rajneesh

Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement

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

47

Alexie Gilmore

American actress

*December 11th, 1976, Manhattan

103

Elliott Carter

American composer

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

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

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

81

Frank Schöbel

German singer

*December 11th, 1942, Leipzig

93

Paul Greengard

American neuroscientist

*December 11th, 1925, New York City †April 13th, 2019, Manhattan

98

Dilip Kumar

Indian actor and politician

*December 11th, 1922, Peshawar †July 7th, 2021, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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