Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In October - 11
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1978 Nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in NYC on October - 11. 
1980 Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days on October - 11.
1980 On October - 11 russian cosmonauts return to earth, after spending a record 185 days in space
1981 On October - 11 leRoy Irvin sets yards gained on punt returns record (207 yds)
1981 Unknown rocker Prince opens for Rolling Stones at LA Coliseum on October - 11.
1982 After 437 years, the remains of Henry VIII ship the 'Mary Rose' are raised from the seabed on October - 11.
1982 On October - 11 english ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England
1983 On October - 11 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 October - 11 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 VP candidate debate-Geraldine Ferraro (D) & George Bush (R) on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history khanderao M Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5 50 for India), dies
1985 On this day in history atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1985 Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands on October - 11.
1985 On October - 11 tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer
1986 On this day in history reagan & Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
1986 On October - 11 norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51
1987 On October - 11 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington
1988 Bonita Granville, actress (Lone Ranger, Hitler's Children), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1989 On October - 11 paul Shenar, actor (Deadly Force, Dream Lover), dies at 53
1990 On this day in history center for Urban archaeology opens in NYC South Street Seaport Museum
1990 On this day in history octavio Paz wins Nobel Prize for literature
1990 On October - 11 oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel
1990 Douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73 on this day in history.
1991 Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history theo Wolvencamp, painter (Cobra), dies
1994 On this day in history maja Bulgakova, Ukranian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62
1996 On this day in history arthur Walter Lucas, picture restorer, dies at 80
2006 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 on October - 11.
2007 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 on October - 11.
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