Public Holidays on November 11

• 🇺🇸 Veterans Day
• 🌍 Armistice Day (Belgium, Canada, France)
• 🌍 Armistice (France)
• 🌍 Independence Day (Poland)
• 🌍 Narodowe Święto Niepodległości (Poland)
• 🌍 Remembrance Day (Canada)
• 🌍 Saint Martin's Day (Austria)
• 🌍 Wapenstilstand (Belgium)

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Religious Observances on November 11

• Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Kislev ראש חודש כסלו

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On This Day in History — November 11

• 2014 — Fifty-eight people are killed in a bus crash in the Sukkur District in southern Pakistan's Sindh province.
• 2012 — A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people.
• 2006 — Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.
• 2004 — New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
• 2004 — The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
• 2001 — Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.

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Notable Births on November 11

• 1995 — Josh Aloiai, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 — Connor Price, Canadian actor
• 1994 — Ellie Simmonds, English swimmer
• 1993 — Jamaal Lascelles, English footballer
• 1992 — Sofía Luini, Argentine tennis player
• 1991 — Christa B. Allen, American actress

Notable Deaths on November 11

• 2017 — Chiquito de la Calzada, Spanish singer, actor and comedian (b. 1932)
• 2016 — Victor Bailey, American singer and bass player (Weather Report) (b. 1960)
• 2016 — Robert Vaughn, American actor (b. 1932)
• 2015 — Rita Gross, American theologian and author (b. 1943)
• 2015 — Nathaniel Marston, American actor and producer (b. 1975)
• 2014 — John Doar, American lawyer and activist (b. 1921)

Sports on November 11

• College Football: Western Michigan Broncos @ Akron Zips — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Toronto Maple Leafs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Kent State Golden Flashes @ Bowling Green Falcons — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Montreal Canadiens — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Washington Capitals @ Ottawa Senators — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: New Jersey Devils @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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On This Day in History — November 12

• 2015 — Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others.
• 2014 — The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
• 2011 — Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.
• 2011 — A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
• 2003 — Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
• 2003 — Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.

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Notable Births on November 12

• 1994 — Guillaume Cizeron, French ice dancer
• 1993 — Luguelín Santos, Dominican sprinter
• 1992 — Trey Burke, American basketball player
• 1992 — Adam Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1991 — Gijs Van Hoecke, Belgian cyclist
• 1990 — Florent Manaudou, French swimmer

Notable Deaths on November 12

• 2016 — Lupita Tovar, Mexican-American actress (b. 1910)
• 2015 — Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (b. 1983)
• 2015 — Jihadi John, Kuwaiti terrorist (b. 1988)
• 2014 — John Briscoe, South African-American epidemiologist, engineer, and academic (b. 1948)
• 2014 — Ravi Chopra, Indian director and producer (b. 1946)
• 2014 — Warren Clarke, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1947)

Sports on November 12

• NBA: Washington Wizards @ Indiana Pacers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Boston Celtics @ Toronto Raptors — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Buffalo Sabres — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: New York Rangers @ Calgary Flames — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Buffalo Bulls @ Ball State Cardinals — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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