November 11
November 11 is the 316th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 50 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 11 the Sun's declination is approximately -18.4°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 11.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan)
- Children's Day (Croatia)
- Christian feast day: Bartholomew of Grottaferrata
- Christian feast day: Martin of Tours, and its related observances.
- Christian feast day: Menas
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2024 — A vehicle-ramming attack in Zhuhai, China, kills 38 people and injures 48. ↗(2 years ago)more
On 11 November 2024, 62-year-old Fan Weiqiu drove his SUV into people on the exercise track at the Zhuhai Stadium sports center in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, killing 38 and injuring 48 more. Weiqiu then attempted to kill himself with a knife; he was taken into custody and sent to a hospital.
2022 — Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukrainian armed forces enter the city of Kherson following a successful two-month southern counteroffensive. ↗(4 years ago)more
The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed groups who started a war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be occupied by Russia.
2020 — Typhoon Vamco makes landfall in Luzon and several offshore islands, killing 67 people. The storm causes the worst floods in the region since Typhoon Ketsana in 2009. ↗(6 years ago)more
Typhoon Vamco, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ulysses, was a powerful, deadly, and very destructive Category 4-equivalent typhoon that struck the Philippines and Vietnam in mid-November 2020. It also caused the worst flooding in Metro Manila since Typhoon Ketsana in 2009.
2012 — A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people. ↗(14 years ago)more
The 2012 Shwebo earthquake occurred at 07:42 local time on 11 November in Myanmar. It had a magnitude of 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The epicenter was near the town of Male, 52 km NNE of the city of Shwebo, 64 km west of Mogok and 120 km north of Mandalay.
- 2011 — A helicopter crash just outside Mexico City kills seven, including Francisco Blake Mora the Secretary of the Interior of Mexico. ↗(15 years ago)
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This is a list of events that happened in 2011 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels.
2006 — Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army. ↗(20 years ago)more
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death.
2004 — New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington. ↗(22 years ago)more
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is part of the New Zealand National War Memorial on Buckle Street, Wellington.
2004 — The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later. ↗(22 years ago)more
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is currently represented by the Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh.
2002 — A Fokker F27 Friendship operating as Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 crashes into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, killing 19 people. ↗(24 years ago)more
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful European airliners of its era. As a result it became the best-selling European turboprop airliner.
2002 — Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posts the first of three preprint texts with his proof of the Poincaré conjecture. It remains the only of the Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics to be solved. He later refused both the prize money from Clay Mathematics Institute as well as the Fields Medal for his work. ↗(24 years ago)more
Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman is a Russian mathematician and geometer who is known for his contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and geometric topology. In 2005, Perelman resigned from his research post in Steklov Institute of Mathematics and in 2006 stated that he had quit professional mathematics, owing to feeling disapp...
2001 — Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in. ↗(25 years ago)more
Pierre Billaud was a French radio reporter and journalist. He started his career on Radio France then joined Radio Tele Luxembourg as international reporter. He covered the conflicts of Algeria, Israel, Palestine, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. Billaud devoted various reports to the situation of children and women in Afghanistan.
2000 — Kaprun disaster: One hundred fifty-five skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel in Kaprun, Austria. ↗(26 years ago)more
On 11 November 2000, a fire on a train destroyed the tunnel of Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 funicular in Kaprun, Austria. The disaster claimed the lives of 152 occupants on two trains and 3 people in the overhead station, making it the deadliest railway disaster in Austrian history. Most of the victims were skiers on their way to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier.
Notable births
2005 — Ben Gannon-Doak, Scottish footballer ↗(21 years ago)more
Ben Gannon-Doak is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Scotland national team.
2004 — Oakes Fegley, American actor ↗(22 years ago)more
Oakes Tonne Fegley is an American actor. He has starred in Pete's Dragon (2016), Wonderstruck (2017), The Goldfinch (2019), The War with Grandpa (2020), The Fabelmans (2022), Adam the First (2024), and Dark Matter (2024).
1999 — X González, American activist ↗(27 years ago)more
X González is an American activist and advocate for gun control. In 2018, they survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, and, in response, co-founded the gun-control advocacy group Never Again MSD.
1998 — Liudmila Samsonova, Russian tennis player ↗(28 years ago)more
Liudmila Dmitrievna Samsonova is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles and No. 36 in doubles.
1996 — Tye Sheridan, American actor and producer ↗(30 years ago)more
Tye Kayle Sheridan is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in Terrence Malick's experimental drama film The Tree of Life (2011) and had his first leading role in Jeff Nichols's film Mud (2012).
1995 — Josh Aloiai, New Zealand rugby league player ↗(31 years ago)more
Joshua Aloiai is a retired Samoan international rugby league footballer who played as a prop or lock for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Notable deaths
- 2024 — Frank Auerbach, German-British painter (born 1931) ↗(2 years ago)
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Frank Helmut Auerbach was a German-born British painter. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he became a naturalised British subject in 1947. He is considered one of the leading names in the School of London, with fellow artists Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, both of whom were early supporters of his work.
- 2024 — John Robinson, American football player and coach (born 1935) ↗(2 years ago)
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John Alexander Robinson was an American football coach best known for his two stints as head coach of the USC Trojans and for his tenure as the head coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to 1991. Robinson's USC teams won four Rose Bowls and captured a share of the national championship in the 1978 season.
2021 — F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936) ↗(5 years ago)more
Frederik Willem de Klerk was a South African politician who served as the final state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president alongside Thabo Mbeki under President Nelson Mandela from 1994 to 1996.
2017 — Chiquito de la Calzada, Spanish singer, actor and comedian (born 1932) ↗(9 years ago)more
Gregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández, known as Chiquito de la Calzada, was a Spanish flamenco singer and actor, although he rose to fame as a stand-up comedian.
2016 — Victor Bailey, American singer and bass player (born 1960) ↗(10 years ago)more
Victor Bailey was an American bass guitar player. He was the bassist for Weather Report during their final years from 1982 to 1986, and launched a solo career in 1988. As a musician, Bailey was known for his signature scat-bass solos.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (316) | 2^2 × 79 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (50) | 2 × 5^2 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 11112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -18.42° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 39 days |