Historical Events In October - 11

1978  On October - 11 nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in NYC   

1980  Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days on this day in history.   

1980  Russian cosmonauts return to earth, after spending a record 185 days in space on October - 11.   

1981  LeRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds) on October - 11.   

1981  On this day in history unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum   

1982  After 437 years, the remains of Henry VIII ship the 'Mary Rose' are raised from the seabed on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history english ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England   

1983  Last hand-cranked telephones US went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial on October - 11.   

1984  Kathryn D. Sullivan of the US is the first female astronaut to walk in spaceoct12 on this day in history.   

1984  NASA launches space vehicle S-208 on this day in history.   

1984  On October - 11 vP candidate debate-Geraldine Ferraro (D) & George Bush (R)   

1984  Khanderao M Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5 50 for India), dies on October - 11.   

1985  On this day in history atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

1985  On this day in history pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands   

1985  On this day in history tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer   

1986  On October - 11 reagan & Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland   

1986  Norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51 on October - 11.   

1987  On October - 11 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington   

1988  On this day in history bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55   

1989  Paul Shenar, actor (Deadly Force, Dream Lover), dies at 53 on October - 11.   

1990  Center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum on October - 11.   

1990  On October - 11 octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature   

1990  On this day in history oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel   

1990  On October - 11 douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73   

1991  On October - 11 anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her   

1992  Theo Wolvencamp, painter (Cobra), dies on October - 11.   

1994  On October - 11 maja Bulgakova, Ukranian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62   

1996  On this day in history arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80   

2006  New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle is killed, along with his flight instructor, when his plane crashes into a building in New York City's Upper East Side on October - 11.   

2007  On this day in history a small private plane crashes into a house in the Fontibon neighborhood near the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing 5 on board and 2 in the house.   

2012  On this day in history a further 83 people are killed throughout Syria by the Syrian army   

2013  On this day in history 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan   

2017  On this day in history tripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, world's best restaurant   

2018  World's new longest flight flies from Singapore to Newark Airport, New Jersey takes 17 hours 52 mins on October - 11.   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On October - 11 birth of jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on October - 11.   

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)   

1671  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on this day in history.   

0965  On October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on October - 11.