November 11
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| + | "[[Gotham]]" has been a [[nicknames of New York City|nickname for New York City]] that first became popular in the nineteenth century; [[Washington Irving]] had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 edition of his ''[[Salmagundi (periodical)|Salmagundi]]'', a periodical which lampooned New York culture and politics. Irving took the name from the village of [[Gotham, Nottinghamshire]], England: a place inhabited, according to folklore, by fools." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| - | *[[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]] 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). | + | *[[1918]] - [[World War I]] ends: [[Germany]] signs an [[Armistice with Germany (Compiègne)|armistice]] agreement with [[Allies of World War I|the Allies]]. |
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| *[[1821]] - [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]], Russian novelist (d. [[1881]]) | *[[1821]] - [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]], Russian novelist (d. [[1881]]) | ||
| + | *[[1867]] - [[Charles Carrington]], United Kingdom publisher of erotic books (d. [[1921]]) | ||
| *[[1883]] - [[Ernest Ansermet]], Swiss conductor (''Parade'') (d. [[1969]]) | *[[1883]] - [[Ernest Ansermet]], Swiss conductor (''Parade'') (d. [[1969]]) | ||
| + | *[[1898]] - [[René Clair]], French film director (d. [[1981]]) | ||
| + | *[[1911]] - [[Roberto Matta]], Chilean painter (d. [[2002]]) | ||
| *[[1920]] - [[Roy Jenkins]], British politician (d. [[2003]]) | *[[1920]] - [[Roy Jenkins]], British politician (d. [[2003]]) | ||
| *[[1922]] - [[Kurt Vonnegut]], American novelist (d. [[2007]]) | *[[1922]] - [[Kurt Vonnegut]], American novelist (d. [[2007]]) | ||
| - | *[[1928]] - [[Carlos Fuentes]], Mexican writer | + | *[[1922]] - [[Giorgio Manganelli]], Italian avant-garde novelist and critic (d. [[1990]]) |
| - | *[[1929]] - [[Hans Magnus Enzensberger]], German writer | + | *[[1926]] - [[Sam Haskins]], South African-born photographer (d. [[2009]]) |
| + | *[[1928]] - [[Carlos Fuentes]], Mexican writer (d. 2012) | ||
| + | *[[1929]] - [[Hans Magnus Enzensberger]], German writer (d. 2022) | ||
| + | *[[1935]] - [[Bibi Andersson]], Swedish actress (d. 2019) | ||
| + | *[[1941]] - [[Fernando Ribeiro de Mello]], Portuguese intellectual (d. [[1992]]) | ||
| *[[1954]] - [[Mary Gaitskill]], American novelist | *[[1954]] - [[Mary Gaitskill]], American novelist | ||
| *[[1958]] - [[Luz Casal]], Spanish singer | *[[1958]] - [[Luz Casal]], Spanish singer | ||
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| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1638]] - [[Cornelis van Haarlem|Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem]], Dutch painter (b. [[1562]]) | *[[1638]] - [[Cornelis van Haarlem|Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem]], Dutch painter (b. [[1562]]) | ||
| + | *[[1751]] - [[Julien Offray de La Mettrie]], French physician and philosopher (b. [[1709]]) | ||
| *[[1855]] - [[Søren Kierkegaard]], Danish philosopher (b. [[1813]]) | *[[1855]] - [[Søren Kierkegaard]], Danish philosopher (b. [[1813]]) | ||
| - | *[[1880]] - [[Ned Kelly]], Australian bushranger (hanged | + | *[[1868]] - [[William Dugdale]] , United Kingdom publisher (b. [[1800]]) |
| + | *[[1880]] - [[Ned Kelly]], Australian bushranger (hanged) | ||
| + | *[[1958]] - [[André Bazin]], French film critic and film theorist (d. [[1918]]) | ||
| *[[1976]] - [[Alexander Calder]], American artist (b. [[1898]]) | *[[1976]] - [[Alexander Calder]], American artist (b. [[1898]]) | ||
| *[[1977]] - [[Greta Keller]], Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. [[1903]]) | *[[1977]] - [[Greta Keller]], Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. [[1903]]) | ||
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| - | ==Notes== | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - André Bazin | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - William Dugdale | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Roberto Matta | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Bibi Andersson | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Sam Haskins | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Charles Carrington | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Margaret Tait | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Giorgio Manganelli | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Fernando Ribeiro de Mello | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Anne-Marie Miéville | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Julien Offray de La Mettrie (December 25, 1709 - November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, the earliest of the materialist writers of the ... | ||
| - | *[[1821]] - Charles Manson (1934 - ) | ||
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| - | *[[1821]] - René Clair (November 11, 1898 - March 15, 1981) was a French filmmaker. His most notable film is probably À Nous la Liberté because of the controversy ... | ||
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"Gotham" has been a nickname for New York City that first became popular in the nineteenth century; Washington Irving had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 edition of his Salmagundi, a periodical which lampooned New York culture and politics. Irving took the name from the village of Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England: a place inhabited, according to folklore, by fools." --Sholem Stein |
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Art and culture
- 1887 - Anarchist Haymarket Martyrs are executed.
- 1918 - World War I ends: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies.
Births
- 1821 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (d. 1881)
- 1867 - Charles Carrington, United Kingdom publisher of erotic books (d. 1921)
- 1883 - Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (Parade) (d. 1969)
- 1898 - René Clair, French film director (d. 1981)
- 1911 - Roberto Matta, Chilean painter (d. 2002)
- 1920 - Roy Jenkins, British politician (d. 2003)
- 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist (d. 2007)
- 1922 - Giorgio Manganelli, Italian avant-garde novelist and critic (d. 1990)
- 1926 - Sam Haskins, South African-born photographer (d. 2009)
- 1928 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican writer (d. 2012)
- 1929 - Hans Magnus Enzensberger, German writer (d. 2022)
- 1935 - Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (d. 2019)
- 1941 - Fernando Ribeiro de Mello, Portuguese intellectual (d. 1992)
- 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)
- 1751 - Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French physician and philosopher (b. 1709)
- 1855 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (b. 1813)
- 1868 - William Dugdale , United Kingdom publisher (b. 1800)
- 1880 - Ned Kelly, Australian bushranger (hanged)
- 1958 - André Bazin, French film critic and film theorist (d. 1918)
- 1976 - Alexander Calder, American artist (b. 1898)
- 1977 - Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. 1903)
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