Es passierte an einem 11 October

1944 : Start of National Liberation War of Macedonia


On October 11, 1944, supporters of the People's Liberation Army of Macedonia began the liberation of the region. It ended with the liberation of Yugoslavia in late 1944, with the help of Bulgarian troops came under Soviet control.

1986 : Meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev in Reykjavik


On October 11, 1986, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in Reykjavik, Iceland to discuss reducing their respective nuclear weapons. The discussion came to a sudden end because of U.S. plans to Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars).

2002 : Bombing in a shopping mall in Finland


On October 11, 2002, a bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping mall in the city of Vantaa in Finland. 7 people were killed and 166 injured. The alleged perpetrator was a 19 years old student in Chemistry who was among the victims. His mobile was indeterminate. All we know is that he liked to make bombs.

2002 : Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Jimmy Carter


October 11, 2002, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his continuous efforts for decades to find solutions to international conflicts, for his defense of human rights and his actions to promote social development.

Zitat des Tages : 11 October

Mikhail Gorbatchev
If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.

Geburtstage : 11 October

Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (1675)
Henry J. Heinz, Founder of the Heinz Company (1844)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Social activist and civil rights leader (1884)
Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel laureate (1884)
François Mauriac, French writer, Nobel Prize in Literature (1885)
Dottie West, American singer (1932)
John Nettles, English actor (1943)
Jean-Jacques Goldman, French songwriter and singer (1951)
David Morse, American actor (1953)
Paul Sereno, American paleontologist (1957)
Nicola Bryant, English actress (1960)
Joan Cusack, American actress (1962)
Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor (1965)
Luke Perry, American actor (1966)
Jane Krakowski, American actress (1968)
Emily Deschanel, American actress (1976)
Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (1985)

Sie haben uns verlassen 11 October

Meriwether Lewis, American explorer (1809)
James Prescott Joule, English physicist (1889)
Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (1896)
Chico Marx, American comedian (1961)
Jean Cocteau, French writer (1963)
Edith Piaf, French singer (1963)
Dorothea Lange, American photojournalist (1965)
Pierre Béghin, French mountaineer (1992)
Richard Denning, American actor (1998)
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