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Through history45 events, 241 births and 92 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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A hundred years before

The front pages of October 11, 1926

What 24 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of New Britain herald, New Britain, Conn., October 11, 1926New Britain heraldNew Britain, Conn.Read it, zoom in, mark it →
15 more front pages that day

All 24 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

What happened

On October 11

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first.

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  1. 1142884 years ago

    The Treaty of Shaoxing was ratified, ending the Jin–Song wars, although sporadic fighting continued until 1234.

    Photo: Ian KiuCC BY 3.0
  2. 1311715 years ago

    The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers. · Peerage of England · Edward II

  3. 1776250 years ago

    American Revolutionary War: A British fleet defeated American ships at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, but gave American forces enough time to prepare their defenses for the Saratoga campaign.

    Photo: John TrumbullPublic domain
  4. 1797229 years ago

    French Revolutionary Wars: The Royal Navy captured eleven Dutch Navy ships without any losses at the Battle of Camperdown. · Royal Netherlands Navy

    Photo: Ruedi33aCC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 1840186 years ago

    Bashir Shihab II surrendered to the Ottoman Empire and was removed as Emir of Mount Lebanon after an imperial decree by Sultan Abdülmecid I. · Emirate of Mount Lebanon · Firman

  6. 1852174 years ago

    The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was inaugurated two years after being established by the University of Sydney Act.

  7. 1865161 years ago

    The Morant Bay rebellion, led by Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, began in Jamaica; after protestors burned down the courthouse, it was brutally suppressed by Governor Edward John Eyre.

    Photo: William Heysham OverendPublic domain
  8. 1890136 years ago

    In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded.

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  9. 1919107 years ago

    Communist leader Paul Freeman was deported from Australia, following several unsuccessful attempts and protests by the labour movement. · Australian labour movement

  10. 193789 years ago

    Former British king Edward and his wife arrived at Berlin Friedrichstraße station to begin a tour of Nazi Germany, where they were greeted with Nazi salutes and dined with high-ranking members of the state apparatus. · Edward VIII · Wallis Simpson

    Photo: Freeland StudioPublic domain
  11. 194284 years ago

    World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese fleet sent to attack Henderson Field. · United States Navy

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  12. 195076 years ago

    A field-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, only for it to be abandoned a year later. · Hungarian Americans · Peter Carl Goldmark

  13. 195076 years ago

    CBS's field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

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  14. 196858 years ago

    Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida. · Human spaceflight

    Photo: NASAPublic domain
  15. 197353 years ago

    Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.

    Photo: NOAAPublic domain
  16. 198442 years ago

    Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan (pictured) became the first American woman to perform a space walk.

    Photo: NASAPublic domain
  17. 198739 years ago

    Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.

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  18. 198739 years ago

    An estimated 750,000 people attended the "Great March" in Washington, D.C., to demand greater civil rights for the LGBT community. · Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights · LGBTQ people

    Photo: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CACC BY 2.0
  19. 200224 years ago

    A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland (aftermath pictured), resulting in seven deaths and 159 injuries. · Myyrmanni bombing

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All 45 events Wikipedia lists for October 11, by year

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Born

On October 11

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1884Eleanor RooseveltAmerican humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)149 languagesPhoto: FDR Presidential Library & MuseumCC BY 2.0
  2. 1942Amitabh BachchanIndian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician126 languagesPhoto: File:Amitabh Bacchan and Shrinivas Kulkarni.jpg :…CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 1885François MauriacFrench novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)118 languagesPhoto: Agence de presse MeurissePublic domain
  1. 1992Cardi B, American rapper85
  2. 1937Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023)83
  3. 1758Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (died 1840)68
  4. 1896Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist (died 1982)66
  5. 1884Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)65
  6. 1926Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022)64
  7. 1985Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (died 2025)61
  8. 1947Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece60
  9. 1739Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (died 1791)59
  10. 1962Joan Cusack, American actress59
  11. 1966Luke Perry, American actor and producer (died 2019)57
  12. 1976Emily Deschanel, American actress and producer56
  13. 1881Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973)54
  14. 1967Peter Thiel, German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist52
  15. 1671Frederick IV of Denmark (died 1730)51
  16. 1977Matt Bomer, American actor and producer51
  17. 1953David Morse, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter49
  18. 1948Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal48
  19. 1954Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia48
  20. 1738Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (died 1814)47
  21. 1905Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (died 1999)47
Everyone else born on October 11: 217 more, by year

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Died

On October 11

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1889James Prescott JouleEnglish physicist and brewer (born 1818)136 languagesPhoto: Henry RoscoePublic domain
  2. 1963Jean CocteauFrench author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)121 languagesPhoto: Agence de presse MeurissePublic domain
  3. 1531Huldrych ZwingliSwiss pastor and theologian (born 1484)100 languagesPhoto: Hans AsperPublic domain
  1. 2025Diane Keaton, American actress (born 1946)99
  2. 1896Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824)92
  3. 1303Pope Boniface VIII (born 1235)87
  4. 2019Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)87
  5. 2022Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)75
  6. 2008Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (born 1950)66
  7. 1965Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (born 1895)59
  8. 1347Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1282)58
  9. 1424Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader (born 1360)52
  10. 1940Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)48
  11. 1958Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (born 1876)47
  12. 1579Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1506)46
  13. 1542Thomas Wyatt, English poet and diplomat (born 1503)44
  14. 1809Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774)44
  15. 1852Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (born 1823)42
  16. 1086Sima Guang, Chinese historian and statesman (born 1019)39
  17. 2012Helmut Haller, German footballer and coach (born 1939)38
  18. 1961Chico Marx, American comedian (born 1887)36
  19. 1988Bonita Granville, American actress (born 1923)35
  20. 2000Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)35
  21. 2013María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (born 1980)34
Everyone else died on October 11: 68 more, by year

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Observed

On October 11

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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Christian feast days

Events, births, deaths and observances are Wikipedia's On this day for October 11, in its editors' words (CC BY-SA 4.0); the counts of languages are Wikidata's (CC0). Dates are the UTC day, as Wikipedia keeps them. Discover brings one of these at a time.