Talk:November 11
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 00:46, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
November 11: Independence Day in Poland (1918) and Angola (1975); St. Martin's Day in the Netherlands; Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth, Armistice Day in Europe and Veterans Day in the United States.
- 1880 - Australian bank robber and bushranger Ned Kelly (pictured) was hanged in Melbourne.
- 1918 - Germany signs an armistice treaty with the Allies, ending World War I on the Western Front.
- 1965 - Ian Smith, Premier of the British Crown Colony of Southern Rhodesia, issued the Unilateral Declaration of Independence.
- 1975 - The Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 came to a head as Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed from office by Governor-General Sir John Kerr.
- 1978 - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom began his first term as President of the Maldives.
Recent days: November 10 – November 9 – November 8
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- 308 - Congress of Carnuntum: Diocletian came out of retirement to attempt to negotiate an agreement to preserve the Tetrarchy.
Could not be confirmed at this date. --mav 06:16, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)~
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- 1969 - Simon and Garfunkel perform in concert at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
So what? What is so special about this particular concert? --mav 07:59, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- 1648 - France and the Netherlands agree to divide the island of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin.
Clear doubts if this is the date of the treaty between France and the Netherlands, see Talk:Saint_Martin -- Emvee 28 June 2005 20:49 (UTC)
[edit] "Eleven Day"
1111 - the famous "Eleven Day" was held in various countries in Europe
Is this true? I can't seem to find any references to it anywhere else.
[edit] about anniversaries
In Latvia anniversary of liberation of Riga is celebreated. It refers to latvian freedom fights in 1919. Shouldn`t that be mentioned somewhere ?
- Agree, should 62.85.82.130 16:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] PS3
PS3 is released in japan current event?
