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11 November 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2008 - After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008
Anniversary
1999 - The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.UK law removing hereditary peerage from the House of Lords
Anniversary
1975 - During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.Dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
Anniversary
1965 - Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith (pictured), unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.Unrecognised state in Southern Africa (1965–1979)
Anniversary
1960 - A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.Failed coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm
Historical events
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Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Frank Auerbach, German-British painter (born 1931)German-born British painter (1931–2024)
Died
2024 - John Robinson, American football player and coach (born 1935)American football player and coach (1935–2024)
Died
2021 - F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994
Died
2017 - Chiquito de la Calzada, Spanish singer, actor and comedian (born 1932)Spanish stand-up comedian
Died
2016 - Victor Bailey, American singer and bass player (born 1960)American bass guitar player (1960–2016)
Died
2015 - Rita Gross, American theologian and author (born 1943)American Buddhist feminist scholar
Died
2015 - Nathaniel Marston, American actor and producer (born 1975)American actor (1975–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
40.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 6.5 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
19.31 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
18.91 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.