Page 7: Historical Events In December - 11

1985  The most expensive non-oil acquisition in U.S. history took place. General Electric Company agreed to buy RCA Corporation for $6.3 billion on this day in history.   

1986  Paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at 30 on December - 11.   

1990  On December - 11 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga TN, due to fog   

1990  On December - 11 uS 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space   

1990  On December - 11 fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker, dies at 92   

1991  On this day in history william Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape   

1991  On December - 11 artur Lundkvist, Swedish writer/Prof (Swedish Academy), dies   

1992  Michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1993  Ales Gartner, Slavic ski trainer of Norway, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history stanislaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major (WW II), dies at 102   

1995  Arthur Mullard, comedian, dies at 82 on December - 11.   

1996  On this day in history herbert Sally Frankel, economist, dies at 93   

1997  On this day in history judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of federal district court issues preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to stop, at least temporarily, requiring manufacturers to install its Internet Explorer on PCs.   

1997  Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

2005  205 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire north of London causes widespread damage on this day in history.   

2006  On December - 11 the Holocaust conference is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.   

2007  On December - 11 in Algiers, Algeria, two bombs explode within ten minutes of each other, the first near a UN office and the other detonated close to the Algerian Supreme Court. The official death count for both blasts stands as 31.   

2012  On this day in history 125 people are killed and 200 are injured by bombings in Aqrab, Syria   

2014  On December - 11 cIA Director John Brennan defends interrogation methods used after 9/11 but admits some methods were "abhorrent"   

2017  Saudi Arabia announces an end to its 35 year ban on cinemas on December - 11.   

2017  On December - 11 uS Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for the resignation of President Donald Trump given 16 women have accused him of sexual harassment   

2017  On December - 11 landmark trial for Huntington's disease in London announces positive results - first time a drug has been able to slow an incurable brain disorder   

2017  Rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi, is elected leader of the Indian National Congress on December - 11.   

2017  Six wildfires in Southern California now cover area larger than New York City and Boston combined on this day in history.   

2017  Attempted suicide terrorist bomb attack in New York wounds 3, bomb fails to fully detonate on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history time Magazine Person of the Year 2018 is "the Guardians" journalists targeted for their work, including Jamal Khashoggi   

2018  The Artic is experiencing "unprecedented warmth" caused by human-caused climate change, according to US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Report on December - 11.   

2019  On this day in history climate activist Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine's Person of the Year   

2020  US Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by Texas to overturn Jo Biden 's election in four battleground states, endorsed by 17 Republican attorney generals on this day in history.   

2020  The European Union agrees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% over the next decade on this day in history.   

2024  FIFA announces that Morocco, Portugal and Spain will jointly host the 2030 World Cup, with anniversary matches to be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, while Saudi Arabia is confirmed as the host for 2034 on this day in history.   

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

1475  On this day in history birth of leo X, [Giovanni de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1513-21)   

1475  Pope Leo X (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Manuel Cardoso, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1712  On this day in history birth of francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

1725  On December - 11 birth of george Mason, American statesman (d. 1792)   

0384  Death of Pope Damasus I on December - 11.   

0711  On December - 11 justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42   

1121  Death of Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066) on this day in history.   

1226  Death of Robert de Ros, English politician (b. 1177) on this day in history.   

1282  On this day in history llywelyn ab Gruffydd, monarch of North Wales (1246-77), dies   

1282  On December - 11 death of llywelyn the Last (b. c.1228), the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.   

1524  Death of Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake on December - 11.   

1532  Death of Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1455) on this day in history.