November 11
1901–present
### 1901–present

* [1911](/wiki/1911 "1911") – Many cities in the [Midwestern United States](/wiki/Midwestern_United_States "Midwestern United States") [break their record highs and lows on the same day](/wiki/The_Great_Blue_Norther_of_11/11/11 "The Great Blue Norther of 11/11/11") as a strong cold front rolls through.
* [1918](/wiki/1918 "1918") – [World War I](/wiki/World_War_I "World War I"): Germany signs an [armistice](/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918 "Armistice of 11 November 1918") agreement with [the Allies](/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I "Allies of World War I") in a railroad car in the [forest of Compiègne](/wiki/Forest_of_Compi%C3%A8gne "Forest of Compiègne").
* 1918 – [Józef Piłsudski](/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski "Józef Piłsudski") assumes supreme military power in Poland – symbolic first day of [Polish independence](/wiki/Polish_Independence_Day "Polish Independence Day").
* 1918 – Emperor [Charles I of Austria](/wiki/Charles_I_of_Austria "Charles I of Austria") relinquishes power.
* [1919](/wiki/1919 "1919") – The [Industrial Workers of the World](/wiki/Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "Industrial Workers of the World") [attack](/wiki/Centralia_Massacre_%28Washington%29 "Centralia Massacre (Washington)") an [Armistice Day](/wiki/Armistice_Day "Armistice Day") parade in [Centralia, Washington](/wiki/Centralia%2C_Washington "Centralia, Washington"), ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.
* 1919 – Latvian forces defeat the [West Russian Volunteer Army](/wiki/West_Russian_Volunteer_Army "West Russian Volunteer Army") at Riga in the [Latvian War of Independence](/wiki/Latvian_War_of_Independence "Latvian War of Independence").
* [1921](/wiki/1921 "1921") – The [Tomb of the Unknowns](/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknowns "Tomb of the Unknowns") is dedicated by US President [Warren G. Harding](/wiki/Warren_G._Harding "Warren G. Harding") at [Arlington National Cemetery](/wiki/Arlington_National_Cemetery "Arlington National Cemetery").
* [1923](/wiki/1923 "1923") – [Adolf Hitler](/wiki/Adolf_Hitler "Adolf Hitler") is arrested in [Munich](/wiki/Munich "Munich") for [high treason](/wiki/High_treason "High treason") for his role in the [Beer Hall Putsch](/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch "Beer Hall Putsch").
* [1926](/wiki/1926 "1926") – The [United States Numbered Highway System](/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highways "United States Numbered Highways") is established.
* [1930](/wiki/1930 "1930") – [Patent](/wiki/Patent "Patent") number US1781541 is awarded to [Albert Einstein](/wiki/Albert_Einstein "Albert Einstein") and [Leó Szilárd](/wiki/Le%C3%B3_Szil%C3%A1rd "Leó Szilárd") for their invention, the [Einstein refrigerator](/wiki/Einstein_refrigerator "Einstein refrigerator").
* [1934](/wiki/1934 "1934") – The [Shrine of Remembrance](/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance "Shrine of Remembrance") is opened in [Melbourne](/wiki/Melbourne "Melbourne"), Australia.
* [1940](/wiki/1940 "1940") – [World War II](/wiki/World_War_II "World War II"): In the [Battle of Taranto](/wiki/Battle_of_Taranto "Battle of Taranto"), the [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") launches the first all\-aircraft ship\-to\-ship naval attack in history.
* 1940 – World War II: The German auxiliary cruiser *[Atlantis](/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Atlantis "German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis")* captures [top secret](/wiki/Classified_information "Classified information") British mail from the *[Automedon](/wiki/SS_Automedon "SS Automedon")*, and sends it to Japan.
* [1942](/wiki/1942 "1942") – World War II: France's *[zone libre](/wiki/Zone_libre "Zone libre")* is occupied by German forces in [Case Anton](/wiki/Case_Anton "Case Anton").
* 1942 – The [Turkish parliament](/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey "Grand National Assembly of Turkey") passes the [Varlık Vergisi](/wiki/Varl%C4%B1k_Vergisi "Varlık Vergisi"),"After preliminary propaganda, the Turkish Parliament passed Law No. 4305, which introduced the Varlık Vergisi, on November 11, 1942\." a capital tax mostly levied on non\-Muslim citizens with the unofficial aim to inflict financial ruin on them and end their prominence in the country's economy.
* [1960](/wiki/1960 "1960") – A military coup against [President](/wiki/President_of_Vietnam "President of Vietnam") [Ngô Đình Diệm](/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem "Ngo Dinh Diem") of [South Vietnam](/wiki/South_Vietnam "South Vietnam") [is crushed](/wiki/1960_South_Vietnamese_coup_attempt "1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt").
* [1961](/wiki/1961 "1961") – Thirteen Italian Air Force servicemen, deployed to the Congo as a part of the UN peacekeeping force, are massacred by a mob in [Kindu](/wiki/Kindu_atrocity "Kindu atrocity").
* [1962](/wiki/1962 "1962") – [Kuwait](/wiki/Kuwait "Kuwait")'s National Assembly ratifies the [Constitution of Kuwait](/wiki/Constitution_of_Kuwait "Constitution of Kuwait").
* [1965](/wiki/1965 "1965") – [Southern Rhodesia](/wiki/Southern_Rhodesia "Southern Rhodesia")'s Prime Minister [Ian Smith](/wiki/Ian_Smith "Ian Smith") [unilaterally declares the colony independent](/wiki/Rhodesia%27s_Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence "Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence") as the [unrecognised state](/wiki/List_of_historical_unrecognized_states_and_dependencies "List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies") of [Rhodesia](/wiki/Rhodesia "Rhodesia").
* 1965 – [United Air Lines Flight 227](/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_227 "United Air Lines Flight 227") crashes at [Salt Lake City International Airport](/wiki/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport "Salt Lake City International Airport"), killing 43\.
* [1966](/wiki/1966 "1966") – [NASA](/wiki/NASA "NASA") launches [Gemini 12](/wiki/Gemini_12 "Gemini 12").
* [1967](/wiki/1967 "1967") – [Vietnam War](/wiki/Vietnam_War "Vietnam War"): In a propaganda ceremony in [Phnom Penh](/wiki/Phnom_Penh "Phnom Penh"), [Cambodia](/wiki/Cambodia "Cambodia"), three American prisoners of war are released by the [Viet Cong](/wiki/Viet_Cong "Viet Cong") and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist [Tom Hayden](/wiki/Tom_Hayden "Tom Hayden").
* [1968](/wiki/1968 "1968") – Vietnam War: [Operation Commando Hunt](/wiki/Operation_Commando_Hunt "Operation Commando Hunt") initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the [Ho Chi Minh trail](/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_trail "Ho Chi Minh trail"), through [Laos](/wiki/Laos "Laos") into [South Vietnam](/wiki/South_Vietnam "South Vietnam").
* [1972](/wiki/1972 "1972") – Vietnam War: [Vietnamization](/wiki/Vietnamization "Vietnamization"): The United States Army turns over the massive [Long Binh military base](/wiki/Long_Binh_military_base "Long Binh military base") to [South Vietnam](/wiki/South_Vietnam "South Vietnam").
* [1975](/wiki/1975 "1975") – [Australian constitutional crisis of 1975](/wiki/Australian_constitutional_crisis_of_1975 "Australian constitutional crisis of 1975"): Australian [Governor\-General](/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia "Governor-General of Australia") Sir [John Kerr](/wiki/John_Kerr_%28governor-general%29 "John Kerr (governor-general)") dismisses the government of [Gough Whitlam](/wiki/Gough_Whitlam "Gough Whitlam"), appoints [Malcolm Fraser](/wiki/Malcolm_Fraser "Malcolm Fraser") as caretaker [Prime Minister](/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia "Prime Minister of Australia") and announces a [general election to be held in early December](/wiki/1975_Australian_federal_election "1975 Australian federal election").
* 1975 – Independence of [Angola](/wiki/Angola "Angola").
* [1977](/wiki/1977 "1977") – A [munitions explosion](/wiki/Iri_station_explosion "Iri station explosion") at a train station in [Iri, South Korea](/wiki/Iksan "Iksan") kills at least 56 people.
* [1981](/wiki/1981 "1981") – [Antigua and Barbuda](/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda "Antigua and Barbuda") joins the [United Nations](/wiki/United_Nations "United Nations").
* [1982](/wiki/1982 "1982") – [Space Shuttle *Columbia*](/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia "Space Shuttle Columbia") launches from the [Kennedy Space Center](/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center "Kennedy Space Center") on [STS\-5](/wiki/STS-5 "STS-5"), the first operational mission of the [Space Shuttle program](/wiki/Space_Shuttle_program "Space Shuttle program").
* [1992](/wiki/1992 "1992") – The [General Synod of the Church of England](/wiki/General_Synod_of_the_Church_of_England "General Synod of the Church of England") votes to allow women to become priests.
* [1993](/wiki/1993 "1993") – A sculpture honoring women who served in the [Vietnam War](/wiki/Vietnam_War "Vietnam War") is dedicated at the [Vietnam Veterans Memorial](/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial "Vietnam Veterans Memorial") in Washington, D.C.
* [1999](/wiki/1999 "1999") – The [House of Lords Act](/wiki/House_of_Lords_Act_1999 "House of Lords Act 1999") is given [Royal Assent](/wiki/Royal_Assent "Royal Assent"), restricting membership of the [British House of Lords](/wiki/House_of_Lords "House of Lords") by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
* [2000](/wiki/2000 "2000") – [Kaprun disaster](/wiki/Kaprun_disaster "Kaprun disaster"): One hundred fifty\-five skiers and snowboarders die when a [cable car](/wiki/Funicular "Funicular") catches fire in an alpine tunnel in [Kaprun](/wiki/Kaprun "Kaprun"), Austria.
* [2001](/wiki/2001 "2001") – Journalists [Pierre Billaud](/wiki/Pierre_Billaud "Pierre Billaud"), [Johanne Sutton](/wiki/Johanne_Sutton "Johanne Sutton") and [Volker Handloik](/wiki/Volker_Handloik "Volker Handloik") are killed in [Afghanistan](/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Afghanistan "Islamic State of Afghanistan") during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
* [2002](/wiki/2002 "2002") – A [Fokker F27 Friendship](/wiki/Fokker_F27_Friendship "Fokker F27 Friendship") operating as [Laoag International Airlines Flight 585](/wiki/Laoag_International_Airlines_Flight_585 "Laoag International Airlines Flight 585") crashes into [Manila Bay](/wiki/Manila_Bay "Manila Bay") shortly after takeoff from [Ninoy Aquino International Airport](/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport "Ninoy Aquino International Airport"), killing 19 people.
* [2004](/wiki/2004 "2004") – [New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior](/wiki/New_Zealand_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Warrior "New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior") is dedicated at the [National War Memorial](/wiki/National_War_Memorial_%28New_Zealand%29 "National War Memorial (New Zealand)"), [Wellington](/wiki/Wellington "Wellington").
* 2004 – The [Palestine Liberation Organization](/wiki/Palestine_Liberation_Organization "Palestine Liberation Organization") confirms the death of [Yasser Arafat](/wiki/Yasser_Arafat "Yasser Arafat") from unidentified causes. [Mahmoud Abbas](/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas "Mahmoud Abbas") is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
* [2006](/wiki/2006 "2006") – Her Majesty [Queen Elizabeth II](/wiki/Elizabeth_II "Elizabeth II") unveils the [New Zealand War Memorial](/wiki/New_Zealand_War_Memorial%2C_London "New Zealand War Memorial, London") in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the [New Zealand Army](/wiki/New_Zealand_Army "New Zealand Army") and the [British Army](/wiki/British_Army "British Army").
* [2011](/wiki/2011 "2011") – A helicopter crash just outside Mexico City kills seven, including [Francisco Blake Mora](/wiki/Francisco_Blake_Mora "Francisco Blake Mora") the [Secretary of the Interior of Mexico](/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Interior_%28Mexico%29 "Secretary of the Interior (Mexico)").
* [2012](/wiki/2012 "2012") – A [strong earthquake](/wiki/2012_Shwebo_earthquake "2012 Shwebo earthquake") with the [magnitude](/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale "Moment magnitude scale") 6\.8 hits northern [Burma](/wiki/Myanmar "Myanmar"), killing at least 26 people.
* [2014](/wiki/2014 "2014") – Fifty\-eight people are killed in a [bus crash](/wiki/2014_Khairpur_bus_crash "2014 Khairpur bus crash") in the [Sukkur District](/wiki/Sukkur_District "Sukkur District") in southern [Pakistan](/wiki/Pakistan "Pakistan")'s [Sindh](/wiki/Sindh "Sindh") province.
* [2020](/wiki/2020 "2020") – [Typhoon Vamco](/wiki/Typhoon_Vamco_%282020%29 "Typhoon Vamco (2020)") makes landfall in [Luzon](/wiki/Luzon "Luzon") and several offshore islands, killing 67 people. The storm causes the worst floods in the region since [Typhoon Ketsana](/wiki/Typhoon_Ketsana "Typhoon Ketsana") in 2009\.
* [2022](/wiki/2022 "2022") – [Russo\-Ukrainian War](/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War "Russo-Ukrainian War"): Ukrainian [armed forces](/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine "Armed Forces of Ukraine") [enter the city](/wiki/Liberation_of_Kherson "Liberation of Kherson") of [Kherson](/wiki/Kherson "Kherson") following a successful two\-month [southern counteroffensive](/wiki/2022_Kherson_counteroffensive "2022 Kherson counteroffensive").

What earthquake hit northern Burma in 2012?