Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In October - 11
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1978 On October - 11 nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in NYC 
1980 Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days on October - 11.
1980 On this day in history russian cosmonauts return to earth, after spending a record 185 days in space
1981 On this day in history leRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds)
1981 Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history after 437 years, the remains of Henry VIII ship the 'Mary Rose' are raised from the seabed
1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England on this day in history.
1983 On this day in history last hand-cranked telephones US went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial
1984 On this day in history kathryn D. Sullivan of the US is the first female astronaut to walk in spaceoct12
1984 On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-208
1984 On October - 11 vP candidate debate-Geraldine Ferraro (D) & George Bush (R)
1984 Khanderao M Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5 50 for India), dies on this day in history.
1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history.
1985 On October - 11 pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands
1985 Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer on this day in history.
1986 On October - 11 reagan & Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
1986 Norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51 on this day in history.
1987 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington on October - 11.
1988 On October - 11 bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55
1989 On October - 11 paul Shenar, actor (Deadly Force, Dream Lover), dies at 53
1990 Center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum on October - 11.
1990 Octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature on October - 11.
1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73
1991 On this day in history anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her
1992 Theo Wolvencamp, painter (Cobra), dies on this day in history.
1994 On October - 11 maja Bulgakova, Ukranian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62
1996 On October - 11 arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80
2006 On October - 11 new York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle is killed, along with his flight instructor, when his plane crashes into a building in New York City's Upper East Side
2007 On October - 11 a small private plane crashes into a house in the Fontibon neighborhood near the El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing 5 on board and 2 in the house.
2012 On October - 11 a further 83 people are killed throughout Syria by the Syrian army
2013 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan on this day in history.
2017 TripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, world's best restaurant on October - 11.
2018 On October - 11 world's new longest flight flies from Singapore to Newark Airport, New Jersey takes 17 hours 52 mins