November 11
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| *[[1887]] - [[Anarchist]] [[Haymarket Riot|Haymarket Martyrs]] [[August Spies]], [[Albert Parsons]], [[Adolph Fischer]] and [[George Engel]] are [[Execution (legal)|executed]]. | *[[1887]] - [[Anarchist]] [[Haymarket Riot|Haymarket Martyrs]] [[August Spies]], [[Albert Parsons]], [[Adolph Fischer]] and [[George Engel]] are [[Execution (legal)|executed]]. | ||
| + | *[[1918]] - [[World War I]] ends: [[Germany]] signs an [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|armistice]] agreement with [[Allies of World War I|the Allies]] in a [[railroad]] car outside of [[Compiègne]] in [[France]]. The war officially stops at 11:00 (The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month). | ||
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- 1887 - Anarchist Haymarket Martyrs August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed.
- 1918 - World War I ends: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside of Compiègne in France. The war officially stops at 11:00 (The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month).
Births
- 1821 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (d. 1881)
- 1883 - Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (Parade) (d. 1969)
- 1920 - Roy Jenkins, British politician (d. 2003)
- 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist (d. 2007)
- 1928 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer
- 1929 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer
- 1954 - Mary Gaitskill, American novelist
- 1958 - Luz Casal, Spanish singer
- 1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
Deaths
- 1638 - Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem, Dutch painter (b. 1562)
- 1855 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (b. 1813)
- 1880 - Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger (hanged
- 1976 - Alexander Calder, American artist (b. 1898)
- 1977 - Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. 1903)
Notes
1918 - World War I ends[1]: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside of Compiègne in France.
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