- 1095 - On the last day of the Council Of Clermont , Pope Urban II appoints Bishop Adhemar Of Le Puy and Count Raymond IV Of Toulouse to lead the First Crusade to the Holy Land .
- 1443 - Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja , in Middle Albania and raise the Albanian Flag .
- 1520 - After navigating through the South America n Strait , three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean , becoming the first Europe ans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
- 1582 - In Stratford-upon-Avon , William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their Marriage Licence .
- 1660 - At Gresham College , 12 men, including Christopher Wren , Robert Boyle , John Wilkins , and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society .
- 1729 - Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie , near the site of modern-day Natchez , Mississippi .
- 1785 - The Treaty Of Hopewell is signed
- 1814 - '' The Times '' in London was for the first time printed by automatic, Steam Power ed presses build by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer , signaling the begin of making Newspaper s available to a mass audience
- 1821 - Panama Independence Day. Panama separates from Spain and joins the Great Colombia .
- is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation.
- , Union troops under General John Blunt defeat General John Marmaduke's Confederates.
- .
- 1895 - The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois . Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
- 1905 - Irish nationalist Arthur Griffith founds Sinn Féin as a Political Party whose goal is the independence of Ireland .
- 1907 - In Haverhill, Massachusetts , scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first Movie Theater .
- 1912 - Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire .
- re-opens for Bond trading.
- 1919 - Lady Astor is elected to be the first female to sit in the Parliament Of The United Kingdom .She was not the first to be elected.That was Countess Markievicz .
- 1920 - Kilmichael Ambush Battle of the Irish War Of Independence
- 1925 - Country-variety show '' Grand Ole Opry '' makes its Radio debut on station WSM.
- 1942 - In Boston, Massachusetts , a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 491 people.
- 1942 - Roll out of the first B-24 Liberator made in Ford's Willow Run plant.
- - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt , British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran to discuss war strategy.
- 1944 - Albania is liberated by the Albanian partisans.
- 1958 - Chad , the Republic Of The Congo , and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community .
- 1960 - Mauritania becomes independent of France .
- launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars .
- 1964 - members agree to recommend that US President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam .
- 's call for "more flags" in Vietnam , Philippines President Elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam .
- 1974 - John Lennon performs onstage at Madison Square Garden in New York City with Elton John , as a result of losing a wager that his song ''" Whatever Gets You Thru The Night "'' (which Elton also played and sang on) would hit #1 on the pop chart (on November 11 ). This would also be Lennon's final concert appearance.
- 1975 - East Timor declares its independence from Portugal .
- 1975 - '' As The World Turns '' and '' The Edge Of Night '', the final two American Soap Opera s that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes.
- DC-10 crashes into Mount Erebus on a sightseeing trip, killing all 257 people on board.
- 1982 - Representatives from 88 countries gather in Geneva to discuss World Trade and ways to work toward aspects of Free Trade .
- 1984 - Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens Of The United States .
- 1987 - South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean , killing all 159 people on-board.
- - In the face of protests, the Communist Party Of Czechoslovakia announces they will give up their Monopoly on political power.
- 1990 - Margaret Thatcher formally tenders her resignation to The Queen and leaves Downing Street for the last time. John Major is elected her successor.
- 1994 - Voters in Norway reject European Union membership (see Norwegian EU Referendum, 1994 ).
- 1994 - In Portage, Wisconsin , convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by an inmate in the Columbia Correctional Institution gymnasium.
- 1997 - Kosovo Liberation Army , Albanian guerrilla group fighting for freedom of Kosovo , presents in front of the people of Kosovo.
- 1998 - The people of Albania voted for their new Constitution in a Referendum
- 2000 - Ukrainian politician Oleksander Moroz begins the Cassette Scandal by publicly accusing President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the Murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze .
- 2004 - Male Po'o-uli dies of avian Malaria in Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda before it could breed, making the species in all probability Extinct .
- 2005 - The Official Opposition ( Conservative Party Of Canada , New Democratic Party , and Bloc Québécois ) bring down the 38th Minority Liberal Government of Canada in a vote of non-confidence forcing immediate campaigning for the 39th Federal Election.
- 1118 - Manuel I Komnenos , Greek Byzantine Emperor (d. 1180 )
- 1489 - Margaret Tudor , wife of James IV Of Scotland (d. 1541 )
- 1570 - James Whitelocke , English judge (d. 1632 )
- 1598 - Hans Nansen , Danish statesman (d. 1667 )
- 1628 - John Bunyan , English cleric and author (d. 1688 )
- 1632 - Jean-Baptiste Lully , French composer (d. 1687 )
- 1640 - Willem De Vlamingh , Flemish sea captain
- 1661 - Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl Of Clarendon , British Governor of New York and New Jersey (d. 1723 )
- 1681 - Jean Cavalier , French Protestant rebel leader (d. 1740 )
- 1700 - Nathaniel Bliss , Astronomer Royal (d. 1764 )
- 1757 - William Blake , British poet (d. 1827 )
- 1772 - Luke Howard , British meteorologist (d. 1864 )
- 1785 - Achille Charles Léon Victor, Duc De Broglie , Prime Minister Of France (d. 1870 )
- 1792 - Victor Cousin , French philosopher (d. 1867 )
- 1793 - Carl Jonas Love Almqvist , Swedish romantic poet (d. 1866 )
- 1805 - John Stephens , American archeologist (d. 1852 )
- 1810 - William Froude , British naval architect (d. 1879 )
- 1820 - Friedrich Engels , German philosopher (d. 1895 )
- 1821 - Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov , Russian poet (d. 1878 )
- 1829 - Anton Rubinstein , Russian composer (d. 1894 )
- 1837 - John Wesley Hyatt , American inventor (d. 1920 )
- 1853 - Helen Magill White , first American woman to earn a Ph.D. (d. 1944 )
- 1857 - Alfonso XII Of Spain (d. 1885 )
- 1864 - James Allen English writer (d. 1912 )
- 1864 - Lindley M. Garrison , American Secretary Of War (d. 1932 )
- 1866 - Henry Bacon , American architect (d. 1924 )
- 1881 - Stefan Zweig , Austrian writer (d. 1942 )
- 1887 - Ernst Röhm , Nazi official (d. 1934 )
- 1895 - José Iturbi , Spanish pianist (d. 1980 )
- 1896 - Lilia Skala , Austrian actress (d. 1994 )
- 1896 - Dawn Powell , American writer (d. 1965 )
- 1904 - Nancy Mitford , British essayist (d. 1973 )
- 1904 - James Eastland , American politician (d. 1986 )
- 1907 - Alberto Moravia , Italian writer (d. 1990 )
- 1908 - Claude Lévi-Strauss , French anthropologist
- 1911 – Václav Renč , Czech poet (d. 1973 )
- 1912 - Morris Louis , American painter (d. 1962 )
- 1915 - Evald Okas , Estonian painter
- 1916 - Mary Lilian Baels , Princess of Rethy, Belgium (d. 2002 )
- 1923 - Gloria Grahame , American actress (d. 1981 )
- 1924 - Dennis Brutus , South African poet
- 1925 - József Bozsik , Hungarian footballer (d. 1978 )
- 1927 - Chuck Mitchell , American actor (d. 1992 )
- 1929 - Berry Gordy Jr. , American record company owner
- 1931 - Hope Lange , American actress (d. 2003 )
- 1931 - Tomi Ungerer , French graphic artist
- 1931 - Dervla Murphy , Irish cyclist and author
- 1932 - Ray Perkins , Canadian singer ( The Crew-Cuts )
- 1933 - Joe Knollenberg , American politician
- 1935 - Prince Hitachi , Japanese royalty
- 1936 - Gary Hart , American politician
- 1936 - Celin Romero , Spanish guitarist
- 1938 - Michael Ritchie , American film director (d. 2001 )
- 1940 - Bruce Channel , American singer
- 1941 - Laura Antonelli , Italian actress
- 1942 - Paul Warfield , American football player
- 1943 - Randy Newman , American composer
- 1944 - R.B. Greaves , Guyanan singer
- 1946 - Joe Dante , American film director and producer
- 1947 - Michel Berger , French songwriter (d. 1992 )
- 1949 - Alexander Godunov , Russian ballet dancer (d. 1995 )
- 1949 - Paul Shaffer , Canadian orchestra leader
- 1950 - Ed Harris , American actor
- 1950 - Russell Alan Hulse , American physicist, Nobel Laureate
- 1952 - S. Epatha Merkerson , American actress
- 1953 - Sixto Lezcano , Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1955 - Adem Jashari , Albanian freedom fighter
- 1955 - Alessandro Altobelli , Italian footballer
- 1957 - David Van Day , British singer (Dollar)
- 1958 - Dave Righetti , American baseball player
- 1958 - Georges Rutaganda , Rwandan war criminal
- 1959 - Judd Nelson , American actor
- 1961 - Martin Clunes , British actor
- 1961 - Alfonso Cuarón , Mexican film director
- 1961 - Jane Sibbett , American actress
- 1962 - Paul Dinello , American comedian and actor
- 1962 - Jon Stewart , American comedian
- 1962 - Matt Cameron , American musician ( Pearl Jam )
- 1963 - Walt Weiss , American baseball player
- 1964 - Cornelia Guest , American debutante
- 1965 - Erwin Mortier , Belgian author
- 1965 - Matt Williams , American baseball player
- 1966 - Sam Seder , American comedian
- 1967 - Anna Nicole Smith , American television personality (d. 2007 )
- 1967 - Stephnie Weir , American comedian
- 1968 - Dawn Robinson , American singer ( En Vogue )
- 1969 - Robb Nen , American baseball player
- 1969 - Lexington Steele (Clifton Britt), American adult film actor
- 1970 - Álex López Morón , Spanish tennis player
- 1971 - Rob Conway , American professional wrestler
- 1971 - Fenriz , Norwegian musician ( Darkthrone )
- 1972 - Paulo Figueiredo , Angolan footballer
- 1972 - Anastasia Kelesidou , Greek discus thrower
- 1973 - Jade Puget , American musician ( AFI )
- 1974 - András Tölcséres , Hungarian footballer
- 1974 - Styles P , American rapper
- 1975 - Sigurd Wongraven , Norwegian musician ( Satyricon (band) )
- 1975 - Eka Kurniawan , Indonesian writer
- 1977 - DeMya Walker , American basketball player
- 1977 - Fabio Grosso , Italian footballer
- 1978 - Freddie Mitchell , American football player
- 1978 - Mehdi Nafti , Tunisian footballer
- 1978 - Brent Albright , American professional wrestler
- 1978 - Ryan Leslie , American producer
- 1978 - Haytham Tambal , Sudanese footballer
- 1979 - Chamillionaire , American rapper
- 1979 - Joel Maximo , American professional wrestler
- 1979 - Daniel Henney , Korean model-actor
- 1980 - Stuart Taylor , British footballer
- 1982 - Leandro Barbosa , Brazilian basketball player
- 1984 - Andrew Bogut , Australian basketball player
- 1984 - Marc-Andre Fleury , Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 - Mary Elizabeth Winstead , American actress
- 1984 - Trey Songz , American singer
- 1985 - Caitlin McClatchey , Scottish swimmer
- 1988 - Scarlett Pomers , American actress
- 1992 - Kianna Underwood , American actress
- 1997 - Thor Salden , Belgian singer
- 741 - St. Gregory III
- 1170 - Owain Gwynedd , King Of Gwynedd
- 1262 - Shinran , Japanese religious leader (b. 1173 )
- 1290 - Eleanor Of Castile , wife of Edward I Of England (b. 1241 )
- 1574 - Georg Major , German Protestant theologian (b. 1502 )
- 1585 - Hernando Franco , Spanish composer (b. 1532 )
- 1667 - Jean De Thévenot , French traveller and scientist (b. 1633 )
- 1675 - Basil Feilding, 2nd Earl Of Denbigh , English Civil War soldier
- 1675 - Leonard Hoar , American President of Harvard University (b. 1630 )
- 1680 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini , Italian baroque sculptor (b. 1598 )
- 1680 - Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi , Italian architect and painter (b. 1606 )
- 1694 - Matsuo Bashō , Japanese poet (b. 1644 )
- 1695 - Giovanni Paolo Colonna , Italian composer
- 1695 - Anthony Wood , English antiquarian (b. 1632 )
- 1698 - Louis De Buade De Frontenac , Governor of New France (b. 1622 )
- 1794 - Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben , Prussian army officer (b. 1730 )
- 1801 - Déodat Gratet De Dolomieu , French geologist (b. 1750 )
- 1815 - Johann Peter Salomon , German violinist, impresario, and composer (b. 1745 )
- 1837 - Aires De Ornelas E Vasconcelos , (Portuguese) Archbishop of Goa (b. 1837 )
- 1852 - Ludger Duvernay , French printer and newspaper publisher (b. 1799 )
- 1859 - Washington Irving , American writer (b. 1783 )
- 1870 - Frédéric Bazille , French painter (b. 1841 )
- 1872 - Mary Fairfax Somerville , British scientific writer (b. 1780 )
- 1878 - Orson Hyde , American religious leader (b. 1805 )
- 1907 - Stanisław Wyspiański , Polish dramatist, poet, painter, and architect (b. 1869 )
- 1912 - Walter Benona Sharp , American oil tycoon (b. 1870 )
- 1915 - Mubarak Al-Sabah "The Great", Emir of Kuwait (b. 1896 )
- 1921 - `Abdu'l-Bahá , Persian leader of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1844 )
- 1935 - Erich Von Hornbostel , Austrian musicologist (b. 1877 )
- 1939 - James Naismith , Canadian creator of basketball (b. 1861 )
- 1945 - Dwight F. Davis , U.S. Secretary of War and donor of the Davis cup (b. 1879 )
- 1947 - Philippe Leclerc , French general (b. 1902 )
- 1954 - Enrico Fermi , Italian physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901 )
- 1960 - Richard Wright , American author (b. 1908 )
- 1962 - Queen Mother Wilhelmina Of The Netherlands (b. 1880 )
- 1963 - Karyn Kupcinet , American actress (b. 1941 )
- 1968 - Enid Blyton , British children's author (b. 1897 )
- 1972 - Havergal Brian , British composer (b. 1875 )
- 1973 - Marthe Bibesco , Romanian writer (b. 1886 )
- 1976 - Rosalind Russell , American actress (b. 1907 )
- 1977 - Trevor Bardette , American actor (b. 1902 )
- 1978 - Antonio Vespucio Liberti , former president of Club Atletico River Plate (b. 1902 )
- 1983 - Christopher George , American actor (b. 1929 )
- 1986 - Herb Vigran , American actor (b. 1910 )
- 1987 - Choh Hao Li , Chinese biochemist (b. 1913 )
- 1992 - Sidney Nolan , Australian painter (b. 1917 )
- 1993 - Jerry Edmonton , Canadian drummer ( Steppenwolf ) (b. 1946 )
- 1994 - Jeffrey Dahmer , American serial killer (b. 1960 )
- 1994 - Jerry Rubin , American activist (b. 1938 )
- 2000 - Liane Haid , Austrian actress (b. 1895 )
- 2001 - William Kienzle , American author (b. 1928 )
- 2001 - Kal Mann , American lyricist (b. 1917 )
- 2002 - Dave "Snaker" Ray , American blues musician (b. 1943 )
- 2003 - Ted Bates , English former footballer (b. 1918 )
- 2003 - Antonia Forest , British children's author (b. 1915 )
- 2006 - Lyubov Polishchuk , Russian actress (b. 1949 )
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