On This Day: November 11

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On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.

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On Nov. 11, 1885, George Patton, the famous World War II American military officer, was born. Following his death on Dec. 21, 1945, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1620 Forty-one Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.”

1831 Former slave Nat Turner, who had led a violent insurrection, was executed in Jerusalem, Va.

1889 Washington became the 42nd state.

1921 President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

1965 Rhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.

1972 The U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Binh to the South Vietnamese army, symbolizing the end of direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.

1992 The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.

1998 Israel’s Cabinet narrowly ratified a land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians.

2000 Republicans went to court seeking an order to block manual recounts from continuing in Florida’s presidential election.

2000 A cable car crammed with skiers and snowboarders caught fire while being pulled through an Alpine tunnel in Austria, killing 155 people.

2004 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in Paris at age 75.

2008 Country singer Taylor Swift’s album “Fearless” was released.

Current Birthdays

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New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez turns 26 years old today.

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Actor Stanley Tucci turns 52 years old today.

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1925 Jonathan Winters, Comedian, turns 87

1940 Barbara Boxer, U.S. senator, D-Calif., turns 72

1951 Fuzzy Zoeller, Golfer, turns 61

1953 Marshall Crenshaw, Rock singer, turns 59

1962 Demi Moore, Actress, turns 50

1964 Calista Flockhart, Actress (“Ally McBeal”), turns 48

1969 Carson Kressley, TV personality (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”), turns 43

1974 Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor, turns 38

Historic Birthdays

George Patton 11/11/1885 – 12/21/1945 American army officer.Go to obituary »

47 Paracelsus 11/11/1493 – 9/24/1541
German-Swiss physician

61 George Savile Halifax 11/11/1633 – 4/5/1695
British statesman

67 Johann Albert Fabricius 11/11/1668 – 4/30/1736
German bibliographer

71 Philip John Schuyler 11/11/1733 – 11/18/1804
American soldier and politician

71 Paul Signac 11/11/1863 – 8/15/1935
French painter

78 Victor Emmanuel III 11/11/1869 – 12/28/1947
Italian king (1900-47)

80 Maude Adams 11/11/1872 – 7/17/1953
American actress

62 Rabbit Maranville 11/11/1891 – 1/5/1954
American professional baseball player

65 Lucky Luciano 11/11/1896 – 1/26/1962
Italian-born American gangster

82 Rene Clair 11/11/1898 – 3/15/1981
French film director

84 Sam Spiegel 11/11/1901 – 12/31/1985
Austrian-born American film producer

92 Alger Hiss 11/11/1904 – 11/15/1996
American official accused of Communist affiliation (1948); convicted of perjury

1620	Forty-one Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.”
1831	Former slave Nat Turner, who had led a violent insurrection, was executed in Jerusalem, Va.
1889	Washington became the 42nd state.
1921	President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
1965	Rhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.
1972	The U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Binh to the South Vietnamese army, symbolizing the end of direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
1992	The Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.
1998	Israel’s Cabinet narrowly ratified a land-for-peace agreement with the Palestinians.
2000	Republicans went to court seeking an order to block manual recounts from continuing in Florida’s presidential election.
2000	A cable car crammed with skiers and snowboarders caught fire while being pulled through an Alpine tunnel in Austria, killing 155 people.
2004	Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died in Paris at age 75.
2008	Country singer Taylor Swift’s album “Fearless” was released.

1925	Jonathan Winters, Comedian, turns 87
1940	Barbara Boxer, U.S. senator, D-Calif., turns 72
1951	Fuzzy Zoeller, Golfer, turns 61
1953	Marshall Crenshaw, Rock singer, turns 59
1962	Demi Moore, Actress, turns 50
1964	Calista Flockhart, Actress (“Ally McBeal”), turns 48
1969	Carson Kressley, TV personality (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”), turns 43
1974	Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor, turns 38

47	Paracelsus 11/11/1493 – 9/24/1541 German-Swiss physician
61	George Savile Halifax 11/11/1633 – 4/5/1695 British statesman
67	Johann Albert Fabricius 11/11/1668 – 4/30/1736 German bibliographer
71	Philip John Schuyler 11/11/1733 – 11/18/1804 American soldier and politician
71	Paul Signac 11/11/1863 – 8/15/1935 French painter
78	Victor Emmanuel III 11/11/1869 – 12/28/1947 Italian king (1900-47)
80	Maude Adams 11/11/1872 – 7/17/1953 American actress
62	Rabbit Maranville 11/11/1891 – 1/5/1954 American professional baseball player
65	Lucky Luciano 11/11/1896 – 1/26/1962 Italian-born American gangster
82	Rene Clair 11/11/1898 – 3/15/1981 French film director
84	Sam Spiegel 11/11/1901 – 12/31/1985 Austrian-born American film producer
92	Alger Hiss 11/11/1904 – 11/15/1996 American official accused of Communist affiliation (1948); convicted of perjury