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| [[1839]] – The '''[[Virginia Military Institute]]''', currently the oldest state [[military academy|military college]] in the United States, was founded.
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| [[1880]] – Australian bank robber and bushranger '''[[Ned Kelly]]''' was hanged in [[Melbourne]].▼
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| [[1889]] – '''[[Washington (state)|Washington]]''', named in honor of [[George Washington|the first U.S. president]], was admitted to the United States as the [[List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union|42nd state]].
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==Eligible==
* [[1778]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: British forces and their [[Iroquois]] allies '''[[Cherry Valley massacre|attacked a fort and the village]]''' of [[Cherry Valley (village), New York|Cherry Valley, New York]], killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.▼
* [[1805]] – [[War of the Third Coalition]]: French, Austrian and Russian units suffered heavy losses at the '''[[Battle of Dürenstein]]'''.
▲|* [[1880]] – Australian bank robber[[bushranger]] and bushrangeroutlaw '''[[Ned Kelly]]''' was hanged in [[Melbourne]], in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve.
* [[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: A British–Canadian force repelled an American attack at the '''[[Battle of Crysler's Farm]]''', forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture [[Montreal]].▼
* [[1918]] – The '''[[Armistice of 11 November 1918|armistice]]''' between the [[German Empire]] and the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]] was signed in a railway carriage in the [[Forest of Compiègne]] of France ''(signatories pictured)''.
* [[1918]] – '''[[Józef Piłsudski]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, appointed the commander-in-chief of Polish forces by the [[Regency Council (Poland)|Regency Council]], was entrusted with the creation of a national government for the newly independent Poland.▼
* [[1920]] – In London, '''[[the Cenotaph]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was unveiled and '''[[the Unknown Warrior]]''' was buried in [[Westminster Abbey]] in remembrance of the First World War.
* [[1926]] – The plan for the '''[[United States Numbered Highway System]]''' was approved by the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|American Association of State Highway Officials]].▼
* [[1940]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: The [[Royal Navy]] launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the '''[[Battle of Taranto]]'''.
* [[1960]] – '''[[1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt|A coup attempt]]''' by the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] against President [[Ngo Dinh Diem|Ngô Đình Diệm]] was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.
* [[1965]] – [[Rhodesia]], led by Prime Minister [[Ian Smith]], '''[[Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence|unilaterally declared independence]]''' from the United Kingdom.
* [[1975]] – During '''[[1975 Australian constitutional crisis|a constitutional crisis]]''', Governor-General [[John Kerr (governor-general)|John Kerr]] ''(pictured)'' dismissed Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]]'s government and dissolved the [[Parliament of Australia]] for a [[Double dissolution|double-dissolution]] election.
 
* [[1999]] – The '''[[House of Lords Act 1999|House of Lords Act]]''' was given [[royal assent]], removing most [[hereditary peer]]s from the British [[House of Lords]].
* Born/died: | '''[[Arsacius of Tarsus]]'''<!--Turkish bishop--> |d|405| '''[[AntonyYazid the YoungerI|Yazid&nbsp;I]]'''<!--ByzantineUmayyad monkcaliph--> |d|865683| '''[[FyodorAntony Dostoevskythe Younger]]'''<!--RussianByzantine writermonk--> |bd|1821865| '''[[MarthaFyodor Annie WhiteleyDostoevsky]]'''<!--EnglishRussian chemistwriter--> |b|18661821| | '''[[ÉdouardMarion VuillardL. Brittain]]'''<!--FrenchAmerican painteruniversity president--> |b|18681866| '''[[David I. Walsh]]'''<!--American politician--> |b|1872| '''[[George S. Patton]]'''<!--American general--> |b|1885| '''[[Ben Gascoigne]]'''<!--Australian astronomer--> |b|1915| '''[[MariaJeanne Teresa de FilippisDemessieux]]'''<!--Italian racingFrench driverorganist--> |bd|19261968| '''[[LeonardoAbraham DiCaprioSarmiento Jr.|Abraham Sarmiento&nbsp;Jr.]]'''<!--AmericanFilipino actorjournalist--> |bd|19741977| '''[[AbrahamCharles SarmientoGroves Jr.|AbrahamWright Sarmiento&nbsp;Jr.Anderson]]'''<!--FilipinoAustralian journalistsoldier--> |d|19771988| |'''[[Francisco Blake Mora]]'''<!--Mexican politician--> |d|2011
 
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'''[[November 11]]''': '''[[Armistice Day]]''' (known as '''[[Remembrance Day]]''' in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and '''[[Veterans Day]]''' in the United States); '''[[Singles' Day]]''' in China
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▲* [[1778]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: British forces and their [[Iroquois]] allies '''[[Cherry Valley massacre|attacked a fort and the village]]''' of [[Cherry Valley (village), New York|Cherry Valley, New York]], killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.
* [[1880]] – Australian [[bushranger]] and outlaw '''[[Ned Kelly]]''' was hanged in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve.
▲* [[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: A British–Canadian force repelled an American attack at the '''[[Battle of Crysler's Farm]]''', forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture [[Montreal]].
▲* [[1918]] – '''[[Józef Piłsudski]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, appointed the commander-in-chief of Polish forces by the [[Regency Council (Poland)|Regency Council]], was entrusted with the creation of a national government for the newly independent Poland.
* [[1934]] – The '''[[Shrine of Remembrance]]''' ''(pictured)'', a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in [[Melbourne]].
▲* [[1926]] – The plan for the '''[[United States Numbered Highway System]]''' was approved by the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|American Association of State Highway Officials]].
* [[19341999]] – The '''[[ShrineHouse of RemembranceLords Act 1999|House of Lords Act]]''', awas memorialgiven to[[royal allassent]], Australiansremoving whomost have[[hereditary servedpeer]]s infrom war,the opened inBritish [[MelbourneHouse of Lords]].
* [[2008]] – After 30 years in power, '''[[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> succeeded [[Mohamed Nasheed]] as [[president of the Maldives]].
 
{{Born and died list| '''[[Yazid I|Yazid&nbsp;I]]'''<!--Umayyad caliph--> |d|683| '''[[Marion L. Brittain]]'''<!--American university president--> |b|1866| '''[[Jeanne Demessieux]]'''<!--French organist-->|d|1968 | '''[[Charles Groves Wright Anderson]]'''<!--Australian soldier--> |d|1988|}}
{{Born and died list| '''[[Édouard Vuillard]]'''<!--French painter--> |b|1868|'''[[Martha Annie Whiteley]]'''<!--English chemist--> |b|1866| '''[[Maria Teresa de Filippis]]'''<!--Italian racing driver--> |b|1926|'''[[Leonardo DiCaprio]]'''<!--American actor--> |b|1974|}}
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