Page 4: Historical Events In December - 11

1915  On December - 11 anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)   

1916  David Lloyd George forms British war govt on December - 11.   

1917  13 black soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history german-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia   

1917  On December - 11 13 black soldiers hanged for participation in Houston riot   

1918  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dissident Russian writer, was born on December - 11.   

1918  On this day in history aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970)   

1918  On December - 11 ivan Cankar, Slavic author (Hlapec Jernej), dies at 42   

1919  On this day in history boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala   

1920  Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles) on this day in history.   

1921  Maila Nurmi, Petsamo Finland, actress (Vampira) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history grace Paley, writer (1970 Arts & Letters Award)   

1923  Betsy Blair, actress (Marty) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history marie Windsor, [Emily Marie Bertelson], Utah, actress (Double Deal)   

1925  On December - 11 pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quas Primas   

1925  Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel laureate on this day in history.   

1926  On December - 11 josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam   

1926  Big Mama Thornton, blues singer (Ball & Chain, Stronger than Dirt) on December - 11.   

1927  On this day in history stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1952)   

1928  Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on Pres-elect Herbert Hoover on this day in history.   

1928  Tomas Gutierrez Alea, filmmaker on December - 11.   

1929  S P "Fergie" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner) on this day in history.   

1930  New York's branch of Bank of the United States announced that it had gone belly-up on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history bank of the United States closes in New York City   

1930  Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man & a Woman, Z) on this day in history.   

1930  Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81 on December - 11.   

1931  On December - 11 british Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd   

1931  Pierre Pilote Hockey Hall of Famer NHL Chicago Black Hawks defenseman was born on this day in history.   

1931  The birth of Rita Moreno, American actress and dancer on December - 11.   

1931  On this day in history japan leaves the Golden Standard   

1931  On this day in history bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich   

1931  Pierre Pilote Hockey Hall of Famer: NHL: Chicago Black Hawks defenseman was born on December - 11.   

1932  On December - 11 san Francisco's coldest day (27øF).   

1932  Snow falls in San Francisco on December - 11.   

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1465  Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Japanese shogun (d. 1489) was born on December - 11.   

1475  Leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21) was born on this day in history.   

1475  On December - 11 birth of pope Leo X (d. 1521)   

1566  On December - 11 birth of manuel Cardoso, composer   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on December - 11.   

1709  Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1712  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) was born on December - 11.   

1725  George Mason, American statesman (d. 1792) was born on December - 11.   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on this day in history.   

0711  Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 on December - 11.   

1121  On December - 11 death of al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)   

1226  On December - 11 death of robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177)   

1282  Llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies on December - 11.   

1282  On this day in history death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.   

1524  On this day in history death of henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake   

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on December - 11.