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People born on December 11
1810 - Alfred Domosé - French writer and poet, was born in Paris.
1882 - Subrahmanya Bharathi - Tamil language poet.
1922 - Dilip Kumar, popularly known as Bollywood actor and tragedy king, was born.
1931 - Osho Rajneesh - religious agitator.
1935 - Pranab Mukherjee, former President of the country, former Foreign Minister, former Finance Minister, was born.
1969 - Chess king Vishwanath Anand was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
1969 - Jyotirmayi Sikander - one of the famous female runners of India.
1967 - Lissie Samuel - Indian female cricketer of One Day International cricket.
Died on December 11
1666 - Franz Helz, Holland's eminent painter, dies at the age of 82.
1938 - Jagat Narayan Mulla - was a famous lawyer and famous public activist from Uttar Pradesh.
1949 - Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya - famous philosopher who studied Hindu philosophy.
1988 - Nagendra Singh - former President of the International Court of Justice, was the former Chief Election Commissioner of India.
1998 - Kavi Pradeep - Famous poet and lyricist.
2004 - M.S. Subbulakshmi - was a famous singer and actress of Carnatic music.
2012 - Pandit Ravi Shankar Choudhary - was a famous sitar player and musician awarded with Bharat Ratna.
2017 - Sunita Jain - was a modern story writer and novelist in Hindi and English.
2019 - George Lorre, the inventor of the barcode, died.
2019 – Tara Sinha – the first Indian woman to set up an advertising agency, passed away at the age of 87.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of December 11
- National App Day.
- UNICEF Birthday.
- World Children's Fund Day.
- International Mountain Day.
- National Noodle Ring Day.
- International Shareware Day.
- Shri Osho Rajneesh Birthday.
- Shri Pranab Mukherjee Birthday.
- Sri Vishwanathan Anand Birthday.
- Actor Dilip Kumar Birthday.
- UNICEF Foundation Day (United Nations).
- Sitar player Sri Ravi Shankar Memorial Day.
Important Events of 11th December
1618 - A peace treaty is signed between Russia and Poland.
1687 - The East India Company creates a municipal corporation in Madras (India).
1780 - General Goddard captures the Basin Fort in Bombay.
1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th US state.
1845 - The First Anglo-Sikh War begins.
1858 - Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Yadunath Bose became the first graduates of arts from the University of Calcutta.
1907 - The Parliament of New Zealand is completely destroyed by fire.
1913 – The world famous Mona Lisa painting is recovered two years after it was stolen from the museum.
1931 - British Parliament grants legislative independence to Canada, Australia, South Africa.
1937 - The European country of Italy came out of the Allied League.
1941 - Germany and Italy declare war on America. First Italian ruler Benito Mussolini and then German dictator Adolf Hitler made this announcement.
1946 - Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected President of the Constituent Assembly of India.
1946 - The European country of Spain is suspended from the United Nations.
1949 - Khashaba Jadhav - defeated the competitor in Nagpur's wrestling competition within just five minutes.
1960 - A special postage stamp of 15 new paise was also issued in honor of UNICEF, an international organization engaged in child development.
1964 - UNICEF of the United Nations is established. The organization is active in more than 150 countries. Its center is in New York.
1967 – A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits western India, killing 170 people.
1969 - The constitution is adopted in the African country of Libya.
1983 - Gen. H.M. Ershad declared himself the President of Bangladesh.
1994 - The then President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, attacks Chechen rebels and sends troops to their territory.
1997 - All countries of the world agree to cut emissions of greenhouse countries.
1998 - Best Jury Award for Ayesha Dharker for Best Role in Tamil Film 'Terrorist' at 23rd Cairo International Film Festival.
2002 - Spanish Navy intercepts a North Korean ship carrying Scud missiles in the Arabian Sea.
2003 - 73 countries sign the first Anti-Corruption Agreement in Merida.
2007 - Rail service between North and South Korea resumes after 50 years.
2014 - International Yoga Day: Which was initiated by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Damodar Das Modi by placing it in the United Nations, which was approved by the United Nations on 11 December 2014.
2019 - Indian Space Research Organization- ISRO successfully launched the observation satellite RISAT-2 BR One from Sriharikota.
2019 - Parliament approves the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019; Rajya Sabha passed the bill by 125 votes to 105.
2020 - A virtual summit was held between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
