On this day: 11 December

Selected events and births on 11 December, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1640 – A crowd of 1,500 people presented the Root and Branch petition to the Long Parliament, calling for abolishing the episcopacy of the Church of England. Read more: Root and Branch petition Long Parliament Episcopal polity
• 1789 – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (structure pictured), one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the only one to award degrees in the 18th century, was chartered. Read more: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Oldest public university in the United States
• 1886 – The London-based football club Arsenal, then known as Dial Square, played their first match on the Isle of Dogs. Read more: Association football Arsenal F.C. History of Arsenal F.C. (1886–1966)
• 1925 – Pope Pius XI promulgated the encyclical Quas primas, establishing the Feast of Christ the King. Read more: Pope Pius XI Encyclical Quas primas
• 2008 – American stockbroker Bernie Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest in history. Read more: Bernie Madoff Securities fraud Ponzi scheme
• 2008 – American stockbroker Bernie Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest in history. Read more: Bernie Madoff Securities fraud Ponzi scheme

Born on this day

• 1936 – Hans van den Broek, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Hans van den Broek List of ministers of foreign affairs of the Netherlands
• 1941 – Max Baucus, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 11th United States Ambassador to China Read more: Max Baucus List of ambassadors of the United States to China
• 1943 – John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of State Read more: John Kerry United States Secretary of State
• 1956 – Andrew Lansley, English politician, Secretary of State for Health Read more: Andrew Lansley Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• 1961 – Macky Sall, Senegalese engineer and politician, fourth President of Senegal Read more: Macky Sall President of Senegal
• 1965 – Giannis Ragousis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence Read more: Giannis Ragousis Ministry of National Defence (Greece)
• 1992 – Tiffany Alvord, American singer-songwriter Read more: Tiffany Alvord
• 1993 – Yalitza Aparicio, Mexican actress Read more: Yalitza Aparicio
• 1995 – Abbi Grant, Scottish footballer Read more: Abbi Grant
• 1996 – Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter Read more: Hailee Steinfeld
• 1997 – Matthew Tkachuk, American ice hockey player Read more: Matthew Tkachuk
• 2000 – Onyeka Okongwu, American basketball player Read more: Onyeka Okongwu

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / December 11 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.