On This Day: What happened on 11 December?

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 11 December, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 11 DECEMBER

1941 | Adolf Hitler declared that Germany was at war with the United States following the Japanese invasion of the U.S, British and Dutch positions in the Pacific and East Asia.

1936 | King Edward VIII resigned from the British throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.

1816 | The United States President James Madison signed Congress’s act to accept Indiana in the Union as the nineteenth American state.

1930 | The largest United States Bank in New York collapsed on this day.

1997 | More than 150 countries ratified the Kyoto Protocol to control the Earth’s greenhouse gases.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS 

2012 | Indian sitarist, Ravi Shankar, 92.

2008 | American queen of Pinups, Bettie Page, 85.

2012 | Russian singer and actress, 2007 Russian Guild of Film Critics Best actress, Galina Vishnevskaya, 86.

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BIRTHDAYS

1890 | Argentine singer, Carlos Gardel

1996 | American actress and singer, She has appeared in films such as “Bumblebee”, “True Grit”, Hailee Steinfeld.

1937 | South African politician.1986 to 1991 Minister of Law and Order in South Africa, Adriaan Johannes Vlok.

1931 | The Indian cult leader and godman.  Founder of the Rajneesh movement, Rajneesh.

1922 | Indian Bollywood actor professionally known as Dilip Kumar, Muhammad Yusuf Khan.

ON THIS DAY: SPORTS

On December 11, 1962, a crowd of 80 000 people saw Tottenham Hotspurs, winning comfortably 3-2 against Rangers at night in the second leg. Spurs went on to win the European Cup Winners Cup that season.

ENTERTAINMENT

1882 | Sarah Bernhardt’s first production “fedora” was premiered for the first time in Paris on this day.

AFRICA FACT

Among the 13 countries that the Equator passes through, 6 countries are from Africa.  Traditionally, countries around the equator tend to suffer more economically due to the constraints caused by the tropical climate.