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The Royal Moroccan Air Force is the air force of the Moroccan Armed Forces.
A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on…
On August 25, 2011, members of the drug cartel Los Zetas set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, killing 52 people.
Fifty-two people are killed during an arson attack caused by members of the drug cartel Los Zetas.
Occupy Wall Street (O.W.S.) was a left-wing populist and progressive movement against economic inequality, capitalism, corporate greed, big finance, and the influence of money in p…
Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and was centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, near the border of Nepal and the Indian state of Sikk…
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
Lil Bub, officially Lil BUB, was an American celebrity cat known for her unique physical appearance. Her photos were first posted to Tumblr in November 2011, before taking off afte…
Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (died 2019)
Franz Copeland Murray Alexander OD, known as Gerry Alexander, was a Jamaican cricketer who played 25 Test matches for the West Indies. He was a wicket-keeper who had 90 dismissals …
Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (born 1928)
Sol Saks was an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the television sitcom Bewitched.
Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (born 1910)
Eric Gross AM was an Austrian–Australian pianist, composer and teacher.
Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (born 1926)
Michael Sarrazin was a French Canadian actor. His most notable film was They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (born 1940)
Robert Remsen Vickrey was an American artist and author based in Massachusetts who specialized in the ancient medium of egg tempera. His paintings are surreal dreamlike visions of …
Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (born 1926)
Elisabeth Clara Miller, known professionally as Elisabeth Sladen, was an English actress. She was best known for her recurring role as Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who from 1973 to 1…
Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (born 1946)
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as prime minister from 1959 to 1976 and president from 197…
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents. It is funded by donations and media partnerships. It has published classified documents and other me…
WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, …
The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississipp
Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington was a British photojournalist. He produced books, films and other work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibiti…
Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (born 1970)
Catharina Joanna Maria Halkes was a Dutch theologian and feminist, notable for having been the first Dutch professor of feminism and Christianity, at the Radboud University Nijmege…
Catharina Halkes, Dutch theologian and academic (born 1920)
Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked towards a pan-Islam…
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the Uni
A novel strain of Escherichia coli O104:H4 bacteria caused a serious outbreak of foodborne illness focused in northern Germany in May through June 2011. The illness was characteriz…
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The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake that occurred 6:47 p.m. CEST on 11 May 2011, near the town of Lorca, causing significant localized damage in the Region o…
An earthquake of magnitude 5
The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention, is a human rights treaty of the …
The Istanbul Convention is signed in Istanbul, Turkey
A double bombing occurred on 13 May 2011 in Shabqadar Fort in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. 98 people were killed when two suicide bombs exploded i…
Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others
STS-134 was the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the 25th and last spaceflight of Space Shuttle Endeavour. This flight delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrome…
STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttl
James Casey, known professionally as Jim Casey, was at various times during his long career a Variety comedian on the English music-halls, a scriptwriter for BBC Radio's variety sh…
James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (born 1922)
Thomas R. King was an American songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He founded the 1960s rock band The Outsiders, and co-wrote the band's biggest hit song, "Time Won't Let Me".
Tom King, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1943)