Major Events
- 1138 Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 people
- 1634 Burchardi flood, known as the second “Grote Mandrenke,” kills about 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark, and Germany
- 1737 An earthquake is reported to have killed 300,000 and destroyed half of Calcutta in India, now thought to have been an exaggerated account of a hurricane that claimed 3,000 of the city’s estimated 20,000 residents [1]
- 1797 Battle of Camperdown: British North Sea fleet led by Admiral Adam Duncan decisively defeats a Dutch fleet led by Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter, capturing eleven Dutch ships
- 1945 Chinese Civil War begins between the Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong‘s Communist Party
- 1945 First man-made object to escape the atmosphere (WAC Corporal) is fired from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, reaching 235,000 feet
- 1962 Second Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) is convened by Pope John XXIII
- 1986 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
Oct 11 in Film & TV
- 1975 “Saturday Night Live” created by Lorne Michaels premieres on NBC with George Carlin as host
Oct 11 in Music
Oct 11 in Sport
- 2000 South African Cricket Board issues former captain Hansie Cronje a life ban due to match-fixing allegations
Fun Fact About October 11
JCPenney opens store #1252 in Milford, Delaware, becoming a nationwide company with stores in all 48 US states
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