Today in History for 11th November 2025

Historical Events

1647 - Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies
1924 - Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC
2013 - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London
2014 - The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April is found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison
2021 - Near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, the size of a ferris wheel, very likely a fragment of the moon, according to a new study

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Famous Birthdays

1657 - Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl and fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1737)
1909 - Robert Ryan, American actor (Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
1964 - Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barakaldo, Spain
1964 - Philip McKeon, American actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High), born in Westbury, New York
1981 - Natalie Glebova, Russian Canadian TV host and Miss Universe 2005, born in Tuapse, Russia

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Famous Deaths

1984 - Jan Novák, Czech classical composer and contemporary Latin poet, dies at 63
1986 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (Star Trek - "Harry Mudd"; The Mothers-in-Law - "Roger"), dies at 54
1992 - Giulio Carlo Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies at 83
1994 - Elizabeth Maconchy (LeFanu), Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, dies at 87
2006 - Harry Lehotsky, American Canadian pastor and activist, dies at 49

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