1572
Science
Assists Tycho Brahe in observing the 1572 'new star'
Sophia Brahe assisted Tycho Brahe in observing the 1572 supernova.
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11November
21 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1744
Politics
Birth of Abigail Smith (later Adams)
Abigail Smith (later Abigail Adams) was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
View details1865
Medicine
Bill signed to award Medal of Honor to Walker
President Andrew Johnson signed a bill approving the Medal of Honor for Walker.
View details1865
Medicine
Medal of Honor citation approved
First female Medal of Honor recipient for Civil War service.
View details1866
Science
Birth of Martha Annie Whiteley
Martha Annie Whiteley was born in London, laying the groundwork for her future as a pioneering chemist.
View details1880
Science
Death of Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott died at her home near Abington, Pennsylvania, at age 87, after a lifetime of abolitionist and women's rights advocacy.
View details1896
Arts
Birth of Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was born on November 11, 1896.
View details1909
Literature
Announcement of Nobel Prize in Literature for Selma Lagerlöf
On 11 November 1909, Selma Lagerlöf was announced as Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, the first woman and first Swedish writer to receive it.
View details1914
Activism
Birth of Daisy Lee Gatson
Daisy Lee Gatson, future civil rights leader and journalist, is born in Huttig, Union County, Arkansas.
View details1915
Science
Birth of Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Anna Jacobson Schwartz was born in New York City, later becoming one of the 20th century's most influential monetary economists and economic historians.
View details1915
Science
Birth of Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Anna Jacobson Schwartz was born on November 11, 1915, in New York City.
View details1917
Activism
Birth of Madeleine Damerment
Madeleine Damerment was born on November 11, 1917, in Lille, France.
View details1917
1917
Politics
Death at Washington Place, Honolulu
Death of Queen Liliʻuokalani at Washington Place in Honolulu, ending the life of Hawaiʻi’s last monarch.
View details1938
Medicine
Death of Mary Mallon in quarantine
Mary Mallon died in quarantine on November 11, 1938.
View details1955
Science
First public demonstration of computer text translation (French to English)
At Birkbeck College, Kathleen Booth typed a French sentence into a computer and produced its English translation, an early machine translation milestone.
View details1988
Arts
First contemporary artist with a solo exhibition at the National Museum of African Art
Sokari Douglas Camp held a solo exhibition at the grand opening of the National Museum of African Art, a first for a contemporary artist.
View details1996
Activism
Birth of Sonita Alizadeh in Herat, Afghanistan
Born in Herat, Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, shaping her activism against child marriage.
View details2005
Arts
Release of 'Bewitched'
Ephron's 'Bewitched' premieres, part of her later studio releases.
View details2005
Science
Death of Aenne Burda in Offenburg, Germany
Aenne Burda died on November 11, 2005, in Offenburg, Germany, at the age of 95, having built one of Europe's largest media and publishing companies.
View details2006
Science
Death of Esther Lederberg
Esther Lederberg passed away at Stanford at the age of 83.
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