On This Day: 11 October

11 October in Indian history

• 1987Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.India

11 October in world history

• 2002A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
• 1999Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself.
• 1987The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
• 1986Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.
• 1973Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.
• 1968Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida.
• 1962The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
• 1950A field-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, only for it to be abandoned a year later.
• 1942World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese fleet sent to attack Henderson Field.
• 1941Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
• 1918The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
• 1906San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
• 1890In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
• 1862American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
• 1797French Revolutionary Wars: The Royal Navy captured eleven Dutch Navy ships without any losses at the Battle of Camperdown.
• 1776American Revolutionary War: A British fleet defeated American ships at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, but gave American forces enough time to prepare their defenses for the Saratoga campaign.
• 1311The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers.

Born on 11 October

• 1993Hardik Pandya, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1946Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1942Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politicianIndia
• 1937Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023)
• 1916Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (died 2010)India
• 1916Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (died 1991)

Died on 11 October

• 2007Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (born 1915)
• 2000Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)
• 1809Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774)
• 1579Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1506)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 11 October in history?

2002: A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven. 1999: Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself. 1987: Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord. 1987: The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

What happened on 11 October in Indian history?

1987: Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.

Which famous people were born on 11 October?

Hardik Pandya, Indian cricketer (1993); Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1946); Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician (1942); Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023) (1937).

Which day is observed on 11 October?

International Day of the Girl Child; General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States); International Day of the Girl Child; International Newspaper Carrier Day; National Coming Out Day.