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November 11
Events on This Day
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1852
161 years ago
Louisa May Alcott has her first story published in the Saturday Evening Gazette. She will later write the serialized novel Little Women.
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1978
35 years ago
The queen of disco, Donna Summer, has her first number one pop hit with a cover of the cantata "MacArthur Park."
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1987
26 years ago
Vincent van Gogh's painting Irises sells for a staggering $53.9 million to Australian business man Alan Bond.
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2002
11 years ago
Former Microsoft CEO and entrepreneur Bill Gates donates $100 million to combat the spread of AIDS in India.
November 11
Born on This Day
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Kurt Vonnegut
Author / 1922 - 2007
Kurt Vonnegut was an American author best known for the novels Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions.
Born: November 11, 1922
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Stanley Tucci
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- Cast of The Hunger Games
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Stanley Tucci
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1960 -
Stanley Tucci is an actor, perhaps best known for playing Julia Child's husband in Julie & Julia, as well as his Oscar-winning performance in The Lovely Bones.
1960 | 52 years old
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Environmental Activist, Film Actor / 1974 -
Leonardo DiCaprio has starred in such films as Titanic, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Inception and Django Unchained.
1974 | 38 years old
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Demi Moore
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Demi Moore
Film Actress, Director, Producer / 1962 -
With her husky voice and beauty, Demi Moore was a fixture in 'Brat Pack' movies of the 1980s, such as St. Elmo's Fire and About Last Night.
Born: November 11, 1962
Age: 50 years old
Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico, United States
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George Patton
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George Patton
General / 1885 - 1945
General George Patton led the Third Army in a very successful sweep across France during World War II in 1944. He was skilled at tank warfare.
1885 | 60 years old
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Calista Flockhart
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Calista Flockhart
Television Actress / 1964 -
Actress Calista Flockhart played the title role on the popular television show Ally McBeal.
1964 | 48 years old
Television Actress
November 11
Died on This Day
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Yasser Arafat
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- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Virgoans
Yasser Arafat
Political Leader / 1929 - 2004
Yasser Arafat was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 until his death in 2004, a tumultuous period in which clashes with neighboring Israel were prevalent.
Died: November 11, 2004
Age: 75 years old
Place: Paris , France
Occupation: Political Leader -
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott
Civil Rights Activist, Women's Rights Activist / 1793 - 1880
Lucretia Mott was a leading social reformer of her time and helped to form the Free Religious Association.
1880 | 87 years old
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Nat Turner
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- Famous People Born in 1800
- Famous People Born in Virginia
Nat Turner
1800 - 1831
Nat Turner was the leader of a violent slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.
1831 | 31 years old
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Roland Barthes
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Roland Barthes
Philosopher, Literary Critic, Academic Author / 1915 - 1980
Roland Barthes was a French literary philosopher whose work influenced structuralism, semiotics and anthropology.
November 12, 1915
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Louis Brandeis
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Louis Brandeis
Supreme Court Justice / 1856 - 1941
Louis Brandeis was the first Jew to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. His decisions affirmed individual liberty and privacy and opposed unchecked governmental power.
November 13, 1856
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Curt Schilling
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Curt Schilling
Baseball Player / 1966 -
Curt Schilling was a major league baseball pitcher, who helped the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox to World Series victories.
November 14, 1966
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J.G. Ballard
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J.G. Ballard
Author / 1930 - 2009
J.G. Ballard was an English novelist and a key figure in the New Wave movement in science fiction. He wrote Empire of the Sun and Crash.
November 15, 1930
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Fernando Valenzuela
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Fernando Valenzuela
Baseball Player / 1960 -
Professional baseball player Fernando Valenzuela was a cultural icon in Mexico and the U.S. Latino community. In 1981, he was named Rookie of the Year.November 1, 1960
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Peter Jackson
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Peter Jackson
Director, Producer / 1961 -
New Zealand native Peter Jackson is best known as a director for his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has won 11 Oscars.
October 31, 1961
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