December 11th, 1937

Born on December 11th, 1937

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What happened on December 11th, 1937?

December 11th, 1937

Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italo-Ethiopian_War

What else 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.

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

Born on December 11th, 1937

81

Stephen Moore

British actor (1937-2019)

*December 11th, 1937, Brixton †October 4th, 2019

78

Jim Harrison

American poet, novelist, and essayist

*December 11th, 1937, Grayling †March 26th, 2016, Patagonia

84

Manfred Krafft

German association football player

*December 11th, 1937, Düsseldorf †June 29th, 2022

80

Pietro Marzotto

Italian entrepreneur

*December 11th, 1937, Valdagno †April 26th, 2018, Portogruaro

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

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

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

41

Erich Hagen

East German cyclist

*December 11th, 1936, Leipzig †May 26th, 1978, Leipzig

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

79

Gianni Morandi

Italian singer

*December 11th, 1944, Monghidoro

81

Frank Schöbel

German singer

*December 11th, 1942, Leipzig

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

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

94

Val Guest

English actor and director

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

76

Teri Garr

American actress

*December 11th, 1947, Lakewood

84

Pranab Mukherjee

President of India from 2012 to 2017

*December 11th, 1935, Mirati †August 31st, 2020, New Delhi

58

Rajneesh

Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement

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

57

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

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

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

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

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

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

47

Alexie Gilmore

American actress

*December 11th, 1976, Manhattan

67

Ulrich Heinrich

German politician (1939-2007)

*December 11th, 1939, Tettnang †October 16th, 2007, Heidelberg

85

Christian Mégrelis

French poet

*December 11th, 1938, Chamalières

50

Mos Def

American rapper and actor from New York

*December 11th, 1973, Brooklyn

87

Hans van den Broek

Dutch politician (born 1936)

*December 11th, 1936, Paris

55

Emmanuelle Charpentier

French microbiologist and biochemist

*December 11th, 1968, Juvisy-sur-Orge

Same year
Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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