Summary of the Day ✨ 10 November (10/11)
Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire to end the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, sparking protests in Armenia, while Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned after 19 days of civil unrest and military intervention. Meanwhile, naval forces from South and North Korea clashed off Daecheong Island, NASA concluded its Phoenix Mars mission after losing contact with the lander, and Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj was assassinated in Colombo.
Historical Events 📜
- 2020: Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia.
- 2019: President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military.
- 2009: Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.
- 2008: Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
- 2006: Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
- 2006: The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
- 2002: Veteran’s Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November.
- 1999: World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne.
- 1997: WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
- 1995: In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.
- 1989: Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.
- 1989: Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.
- 1985: A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight.
- 1983: Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0.
- 1979: A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario.
Famous Births 👶
- 2009: Christian Convery, Canadian actor
- 2003: Luca Del Bel Belluz, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2002: Eduardo Camavinga, French footballer
- 2000: Mackenzie Foy, American actress and model
- 2000: Scotty Pippen Jr., American basketball player
- 2000: Oliver Sonne, Danish-Peruvian footballer
- 1999: Armand Duplantis, Swedish-American pole vaulter
- 1999: Michael Cimino, American actor
- 1999: Hugo Duro, Spanish footballer
- 1999: João Félix, Portuguese footballer
- 1999: Michael J. Keplinger, Austrian musician and filmmaker
- 1999: Kiernan Shipka, American actress
- 1998: Claudine Co, Filipino singer and influencer
- 1998: Karen Villanueva, Mexican rhythmic gymnast
- 1997: Federico Dimarco, Italian footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Tim Sullivan, American novelist (born 1948)
- 2022: Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955)
- 2021: Miroslav Žbirka, Slovak singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
- 2020: Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator (born 1955)
- 2015: Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (born 1922)
- 2015: Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (born 1952)
- 2015: André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (born 1937)
- 2015: Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1918)
- 2015: Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1938)
- 2014: Josip Boljkovac, Croatian soldier and politician, 1st Croatia Minister of the Interior (born 1920)
- 2014: Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (born 1951)
- 2014: John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (born 1926)
- 2014: Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, American surfer and physician (born 1921)
- 2014: Al Renfrew, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1924)
- 2013: Vijaydan Detha, Indian author (born 1926)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
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Pope Leo I - Christian feast day:
Monitor - Christian feast day:
Theoctiste - Christian feast day:
Tryphena of Rome - Christian feast day:
November 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Cry of Independence Day (Panama)
- Day of Remembrance of Atatürk (Turkey)