Calendar page 2023: November 11
The current calendar page for November 11, 2023:
45th calendar week, 315th day of the year50 days to go until the end of the yearAstrological sign: ScorpioName day: Martin
HISTORICAL DATES
2022 - To secure the electricity supply, the Bundestag approves the continued operation of the remaining three nuclear power plants in Germany beyond the end of the year until April 15, 2023
2021 - The watercolor "Meules de blé" ("Wheat Heap") by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is auctioned at Christie's in New York for just under 35.9 million dollars (31.3 million euros). This is a record sum for a watercolor by the Impressionist.
2011 - The British record company EMI is broken up. Universal Music takes over the recording business of its ailing British rival.
2008 - The tsunami early warning system developed in Germany officially goes into operation in Indonesia. In the new control center in Jakarta, computers analyze numerous measurement data in minutes in the event of an earthquake.
2003 - The German baby food manufacturer Humana Milchunion admits possible co-responsibility for the death of two babies in Israel. Its soy milk lacked the important vitamin B1.
1993 - The Supervisory Board of Karstadt AG, Germany's largest department store group, decides to take over Hertie Waren- und Kaufhaus GmbH.
1993 - The first graphics-capable Internet browser called Mosaic is released for Windows, opening up the World Wide Web to non-computer specialists.
1993 - Two border police officers are shot dead on an intercity train near Passau by two men who were trying to smuggle explosives into Germany.
1918 - The First World War ends with the Armistice of Compiègne between the German Reich and the Western powers. Kaiser Wilhelm II goes into exile in the Netherlands.
BIRTHDAYS
1983 - Philipp Lahm (40), German footballer, national team player 2004-2014
1955 - Friedrich Merz (68), German politician and lawyer, Federal Chairman of the CDU since 2022, CDU/CSU parliamentary group leader in the German Bundestag 2000-2002 and since 2022.
1943 - Jürgen Friedrich (80), German soccer official, President of 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1976-1981, 1985-1988 and Chairman of the Board 1996-2002
1933 - Edgar Bessen, German actor (Hamburg Ohnesorg Theater), died 2012
1908 - Martin Held, German actor ("Rosen für den Staatsanwalt", "Der letzte Zeuge"), died 1992
DAYS OF DEATH
2022 - Wolf Schneider, German journalist, director of the Hamburg School of Journalism/ Henri Nannen School 1979-1995, long-time presenter of the NDR talk show, born 1925
2016 - Ilse Aichinger, Austrian writer ("Der Gefesselte") and radio play author ("Knöpfe"), member of "Gruppe 47", born 1921
This year, as we commemorate November 11, it's worth reflecting on the Historical Dates of 2003, where the German baby food manufacturer Humana Milchunion admitted potential involvement in the deaths of two babies due to vitamin B1 deficiency in their soy milk. Understanding our past helps us shape our future.
Furthermore, the study of History also reveals significant milestones, such as the release of the first graphics-capable Internet browser Mosaic for Windows in 1993, which revolutionized the way non-computer specialists accessed the World Wide Web.
Source: www.dpa.com
