Deaths on December 11

Ludwig Mond

Died on December 11, 1909

Ludwig Mond, German-born chemist and British industrialist who discovered the metal carbonyls (b. 1839)

Ludwig Mond FRS (7 March 1839 – 11 December 1909) was a German-born chemist and industrialist who took British nationality. He discovered an important, previously unknown, class of compounds called metal carbonyls.

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Events on 1909

9 Jan

Nimrod Expedition
Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180 km; 112 mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
28 Jan

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War.
22 Feb

Great White Fleet
The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USS Connecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
31 Mar

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia accepts Austrian control over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
30 Sep

RMS Mauretania (1906)
Cunard Line’s RMS Mauretania (1906) makes a record breaking Westbound crossing that wins it the Blue Riband, which it would keep for 20 years.

Deaths on December 11

Ludwig Mond

Died on December 11, 1909

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Events on 1909

Nimrod Expedition

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Great White Fleet

Bosnia and Herzegovina

RMS Mauretania (1906)