Talk:November 11

Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

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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 Shrine of Remembrance 1778 – American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians. 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. 1934 – The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne. 1999 – The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords. 2008 – After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom succeeded Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives. Édouard Vuillard (b. 1868) Martha Annie Whiteley (b. 1866) Maria Teresa de Filippis (b. 1926) Leonardo DiCaprio (b. 1974) More anniversaries: November 10 November 11 November 12

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Removed: Release of Elder Scrolls (Skyrim) 2011 Not relevant. If you wanted to add this, you would have to list all the games and movies coming out on 11/11/11

- Rthmn3021 (talk) 07:41, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

I agree. It shouldn't be there. Including it means we must also include other things like the PS3's release, or the release of music singles and albums that came out on November 11th. Such things are certainly not historically defining events. Either they have their own section or be excluded altogether. --Djsujitsu (talk) 03:21, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

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• 308 - Congress of Carnuntum: Diocletian came out of retirement to attempt to negotiate an agreement to preserve the Tetrarchy.

Could not be confirmed at this date. --mav 06:16, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)~

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• 1969 - Simon and Garfunkel perform in concert at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

So what? What is so special about this particular concert? --mav 07:59, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

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• 1648 - France and the Netherlands agree to divide the island of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin.

Clear doubts if this is the date of the treaty between France and the Netherlands, see Talk:Saint_Martin -- Emvee 28 June 2005 20:49 (UTC)

"Eleven Day"

1111 - the famous "Eleven Day" was held in various countries in Europe. Is this true? I can't seem to find any references to it anywhere else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.111.200.200 (talk • contribs) 02:29, 11 November 2005

In Germany it's the traditional day for the "Elferrat" (Council of Eleven) to meet in most towns — a volunteer committee of eleven gentlemen who plan and organize the tomfoolery, er, events for the next Fasching or Karneval, just before Lent begins. They meet on November 11 at 11:11 a.m., wearing fool's caps as their official headgear. See Carnival#Germany.2C_Switzerland_and_Austria. If you can read German, also see de:Elferrat. It supposedly was started in 1823. —Quicksilver^{T @} 07:33, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

For the honour of this date, I have translated the German article into the article Elferrat, because I fortunately have a fairly good knowledge of German. JIP | Talk 19:26, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

about anniversaries

In Latvia anniversary of liberation of Riga is celebreated. It refers to latvian freedom fights in 1919. Shouldn`t that be mentioned somewhere ?

• Agree, should 62.85.82.130 16:42, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

PS3

PS3 is released in japan current event?

Robert Musil

According to the articles in English and German Wikipedias Robert Musil was born on 6th November, not 11th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.184.43.17 (talk) 19:24, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Norton Fitzwarren

I see that my addition of the Norton Fitzwarren rail crash (1890) has been removed. Of course, it didn't happen in America, did it, and it's _obviously_ less important than an American war memorial or an American college fraternity or the weather being a bit cold in America. What the heck. My decision to leave this godforsaken site was the right one, and this is _definitely_ the last posting I'll make here. Nothing personal to the admin involved, you're just enforcing the hyper-anal rules. Goodbye. Tevildo (talk) 23:06, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

This event does not seem to rise to the level of global notability necessary for inclusion. It wouldn't be notable if it happened in the United States or anywhere else. An event that occurred 118 years ago, resulted in a small number of fatalities, and had little impact on the world, doesn't seem like it would be something that can be considered notable in the long term. It is a relatively minor accident that occurred at a time when rail accidents were relatively commonplace. I am sorry that you have decided to abandon your efforts here, but we all have to deal with having our work unceremoniously hacked to pieces. Just part of the project. And the hyper-anal rules that you refer to are always subject to change if editors like you make a compelling argument against them. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 23:27, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

I apologize for the tone of my previous message - and for logging-on again, despite promising to myself not to. I must admit that I hadn't read the criteria at WP:DOY; perhaps a more prominent link to this on the relevant article talk pages would be an idea? I therefore accept that I shouldn't have added the entry. Reading the criteria, I don't see how the entries for 1930 (non-notable invention - certainly less notable than chewing gum, which is specifically excluded), 2001 (non-notable deaths in wartime) and the 2004 death of Arafat (non-assassination) can be held to meet them. There doesn't seem to be an exception for executions (rather than assassinations) in the "Deaths" section, which would suggest that the entries for 1724, 1831, 1880, and 1887 should go. According to its article, Operation Commando Hunt began on the 15th, not the 11th, and I don't see why it, and the Atlantis incident of 1940, are sufficiently significant in their own right to escape the "every significant battle in a war" exclusion. However, this list probably only goes to show why my approach to this, and other similar issues, make me an unsuitable Wikipedia editor. I don't grok the rules; those people who do are the ones to continue the project. Tevildo (talk) 00:48, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I'll be the first to point out that there are a lot of items listed that do not belong, but the newest entries get noticed first. There aren't many editors who check facts and remove non-notable items from these lists, but we do what we can. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 01:45, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Martin of tours

it says that he died on this day but thats wrong, he was buried on st martins day99.149.127.22 (talk) 22:05, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Intro of these date articles

We have to be consistant here. September 11 is mentioned in the intro due to obvious reasons. Wallie (talk) 12:36, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

'We' are being consistent: you, on the other hand, have picked some random historic events, made some entirely unsourced and suspect claims about the date being best-known for that event, and have placed these claims as being among the very first things that the reader should associate with said date. --CalendarWatcher (talk) 13:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Black Sabbath Reunion

This is fact! You should add it!

11.11.11 Official Black Sabbath reunion with Ozzy after 33 years of separation, they are back with new album in 2012. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.10.129.72 (talk) 19:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Mayflower Compact

Why is the Mayflower Compact listed on this page when November 11 is the Julian calendar (old style) date of the event? We don't list the birthday of Abigail Adams on this page, which is also an event occurring on 11/11 (old style). Seems inconsistent to me. Krychek (talk) 20:16, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

The document was signed under the Old Style Julian calendar, since England did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 22:48, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

I understand that. Similarly, Abigail Adams' birth certificate was signed under the Old Style calendar. Yet for some reason, we treat her birthday as its Gregorian equivalent, while the Mayflower Compact's Julian date is left as-is. Inconsistent. Krychek (talk) 21:38, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

holidays and observations women's day Belgium

I believe anything listed here needs a Wiki article to link to. There is no link for Women's Day. --142.163.194.179 (talk) 13:30, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Comment

So you keep the movie in the pop culture section, remove the game, and in the same breath you say that "we'd have to list all movies and games released that day"? On top of this, someone else states that Skyrim isn't historically relevant, but a movie most people have forgotten about IS relevant? Where's the logic? 107.77.207.53 (talk) 16:51, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Well? I’m still waiting on an answer. Freerey (talk) 19:35, 21 April 2022 (UTC)

I guess you're referring to the edit done by IP 107.77.207.53 on 16 June 2021. If so, it was (quite correctly) reverted by @Ken Tony: due to the entry having no citation. But exactly what your question is is not clear, at least to me. Cheers, Kiwipete (talk) 08:39, 22 April 2022 (UTC)

See, that answer actually makes sense. That’s not what I was given but ty for responding ✌️ Freerey (talk) 22:04, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Date of Birth of Karthik Madeshwaran

He is born in 1995 at Tamil Nadu. 106.207.207.211 (talk) 13:00, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

There is no wiki article for him, so he can't be added. Kiwipete (talk) 03:23, 8 October 2022 (UTC)