December 11 in History

Historical Events on December 11

1899 Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

1917 World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

1925 Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.

1941 World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.

1948 Arab-Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.

1964 Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

1990 Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.

2001 The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).

2007 Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.

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Famous Birthdays on December 11

1931 Rajneesh

1943 John Kerry

1969 Viswanathan Anand

1974 Rey Mysterio

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Famous Deaths on December 11

1282 Michael VIII Palaiologos

1826 Maria Leopoldina of Austria

1964 Sam Cooke

2008 Bettie Page

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