1474
Politics
Proclaimed Queen of Castile
Proclaimed Queen of Castile in Segovia after Henry IV’s death, beginning her sovereign rule and sparking a succession civil war.
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20 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1572
Politics
Death of Loredana Marcello (German source date)
According to German-language sources, Loredana Marcello died in Venice on 11 December 1572, ending her tenure as Dogaressa.
View details1863
Science
Birth of Annie Jump Cannon
Annie Jump Cannon was born in Dover, Delaware, United States.
View details1904
Arts
Birth of Marjorie Henderson Buell
Marjorie Henderson Buell, known for creating Little Lulu, was born on December 11, 1904.
View details1905
Activism
Newspaper report of Nobel Peace Prize
Coburger Zeitung reports Suttner's Nobel Peace Prize award.
View details1916
1920
Literature
Death of Olive Schreiner
Olive Schreiner died in Wynberg, Cape Town, on 11 December 1920, aged 65, leaving behind a legacy as a pioneering feminist writer and thinker.
View details1926
Arts
Willie Mae Thornton's birth
Willie Mae Thornton was born on December 11, 1926, in Ariton, Alabama.
View details1941
Literature
Closes Shakespeare and Company rather than sell to a Nazi officer
In December 1941, Sylvia Beach permanently closed Shakespeare and Company rather than comply with a German officer's demand for her last copy of Finnegans Wake.
View details1956
Arts
Death of Stefi Geyer in Zurich
Stefi Geyer died on December 11, 1956, in Zurich, Switzerland, where she had spent decades as a performer and influential teacher.
View details1957
Arts
Death of Jeanne Roques (Musidora)
Jeanne Roques (Musidora) passes away on December 11, 1957.
View details1974
Arts
Final public performance in Sapporo, Japan
Final public performance in Sapporo, Japan, during a concert tour with Giuseppe Di Stefano, closing her active singing career.
View details1993
Arts
Death of Elvira Popescu
Elvira Popescu passed away on December 11, 1993, in Paris, France.
View details2004
Arts
Death of MS Subbulakshmi
MS Subbulakshmi passed away on December 11, 2004, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
View details2005
2007
Literature
Delivered Nobel Lecture 'On Not Winning the Nobel Prize'
At age 87, Lessing delivered her Nobel Lecture in Stockholm, reflecting on writing, poverty, and the power of literature, having become the oldest laureate at the time.
View details2007
Science
Grant of U.S. Patent 7,308,097 for Digital Signature and Authentication Method
The USPTO granted Patent 7,308,097, 'Digital signature and authentication method and apparatus,' listing Jill Pipher as co-inventor.
View details2008
Science
Death of Bettie Page
Bettie Page died in Los Angeles of a heart attack after being hospitalized with pneumonia, at age 85.
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2024
Science
Honored with William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Van 't Veer received the William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium for pioneering MammaPrint.
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