Birthday October 11, 1758 Wilhelm Olbers, discoverer of asteroids Pallas & Vesta
Birthday October 11, 1844 Henry John Heinz, founded a prepared-foods company
Birthday October 11, 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt, crusader
Birthday October 11, 1885 Francois Mauriac, French novelist, poet, playwright (Nobel 1952)
Birthday October 11, 1897 George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins)
Birthday October 11, 1900 Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)
Birthday October 11, 1906 Earl (Dutch) Clark, NFL quarterback (Portsmouth Spartans, Detroit)
Birthday October 11, 1910 Joseph Alsop, newspaper columnist
Birthday October 11, 1918 Jerome Robbins, choreographer
Birthday October 11, 1925 Elmore Leonard is born
Birthday October 11, 1932 Dottie West, country singer
Birthday October 11, 1937 Ron Leibman
Birthday October 11, 1949 Daryl Hall, Rocker
Birthday October 11, 1975 Bruce Springsteen scores his first pop hit with Born to Run
History October 11, 1776 Benedict Arnold fights valiantly at Valcour Island
History October 11, 1776 Benedict Arnold and the Battle of Valcour Island
History October 11, 1793 Yellow fever breaks out in Philadelphia
History October 11, 1797 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown the Netherlands.
History October 11, 1809 Meriwether Lewis dies along the Natchez Trace, Tennessee
History October 11, 1811 The Juliana the 1st steam-powered ferryboat begins operation.
History October 11, 1862 Stuart hits Pennsylvania
History October 11, 1864 slavery abolished in Maryland.
History October 11, 1890 Daughters of the American Revolution founded
History October 11, 1899 Boer War begins in South Africa
History October 11, 1915 Bulgaria enters World War I
History October 11, 1923 A mail car explodes in a train robbery
History October 11, 1927 Lou Gehrig elected MVP
History October 11, 1942 United States defeats Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance
History October 11, 1943 Yanks beat Cards 4 games to 1 in the world series
History October 11, 1954 Viet Minh take control in the north
History October 11, 1958 Pioneer 1 launched; 1st spacecraft launched by NASA
History October 11, 1961 Kennedy ponders the Vietnam situation
History October 11, 1962 21st Roman Catholic ecumenical council Vatican II opens in Rome.
History October 11, 1962 Pope opens Vatican II
History October 11, 1962 Pope John XXIII convenes Vatican II Council.
History October 11, 1968 Billy Martin named manager of Twins
History October 11, 1968 Apollo 7 launched 1st of manned Apollo mission
History October 11, 1968 Apollo 7 launched
History October 11, 1969 Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 & 8 follow in next two days.
History October 11, 1975 Bill Clinton marries Hillary Rodham
History October 11, 1975 Saturday Night Live debuts
History October 11, 1975 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick
History October 11, 1975 Saturday Night Live premiers
History October 11, 1977 Soyuz 25 returns to Earth
History October 11, 1980 Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days
History October 11, 1981 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series
History October 11, 1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st American woman to walk in space.
History October 11, 1986 Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik
History October 11, 1987 200 000 gays march for civil rights in Washington.
History October 11, 2003 Martinez-Zimmer scuffle interrupts ALCS
History October 11, 2008 Blind driver breaks land-speed record
October 11, 1758 Wilhelm Olbers, discoverer of asteroids Pallas & Vesta
October 11, 1844 Henry John Heinz, founded a prepared-foods company
October 11, 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt, crusader
October 11, 1885 Francois Mauriac, French novelist, poet, playwright (Nobel 1952)
October 11, 1897 George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner (Washington Redskins)
October 11, 1900 Cal Hubbard, NFL tackle (Giants, Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates)
October 11, 1906 Earl (Dutch) Clark, NFL quarterback (Portsmouth Spartans, Detroit)
October 11, 1910 Joseph Alsop, newspaper columnist
October 11, 1918 Jerome Robbins, choreographer
October 11, 1925 Elmore Leonard is born
October 11, 1932 Dottie West, country singer
October 11, 1937 Ron Leibman
October 11, 1949 Daryl Hall, Rocker
October 11, 1975 Bruce Springsteen scores his first pop hit with Born to Run
October 11, 1776 Benedict Arnold fights valiantly at Valcour Island
October 11, 1776 Benedict Arnold and the Battle of Valcour Island
October 11, 1793 Yellow fever breaks out in Philadelphia
October 11, 1797 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown the Netherlands.
October 11, 1809 Meriwether Lewis dies along the Natchez Trace, Tennessee
October 11, 1811 The Juliana the 1st steam-powered ferryboat begins operation.
October 11, 1862 Stuart hits Pennsylvania
October 11, 1864 slavery abolished in Maryland.
October 11, 1890 Daughters of the American Revolution founded
October 11, 1899 Boer War begins in South Africa
October 11, 1915 Bulgaria enters World War I
October 11, 1923 A mail car explodes in a train robbery
October 11, 1927 Lou Gehrig elected MVP
October 11, 1942 United States defeats Japanese in the Battle of Cape Esperance
October 11, 1943 Yanks beat Cards 4 games to 1 in the world series
October 11, 1954 Viet Minh take control in the north
October 11, 1958 Pioneer 1 launched; 1st spacecraft launched by NASA
October 11, 1961 Kennedy ponders the Vietnam situation
October 11, 1962 21st Roman Catholic ecumenical council Vatican II opens in Rome.
October 11, 1962 Pope opens Vatican II
October 11, 1962 Pope John XXIII convenes Vatican II Council.
October 11, 1968 Billy Martin named manager of Twins
October 11, 1968 Apollo 7 launched 1st of manned Apollo mission
October 11, 1968 Apollo 7 launched
October 11, 1969 Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 & 8 follow in next two days.
October 11, 1975 Bill Clinton marries Hillary Rodham
October 11, 1975 Saturday Night Live debuts
October 11, 1975 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick
October 11, 1975 Saturday Night Live premiers
October 11, 1977 Soyuz 25 returns to Earth
October 11, 1980 Cosmonauts Popov & Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days
October 11, 1981 Yanks beat Brewers 7-3 & win only Eastern Championship Series
October 11, 1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st American woman to walk in space.
October 11, 1986 Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik
October 11, 1987 200 000 gays march for civil rights in Washington.
October 11, 2003 Martinez-Zimmer scuffle interrupts ALCS
October 11, 2008 Blind driver breaks land-speed record