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End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States)

On November 11, in the year 0, End of World War I-related observances: Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of November 11, a notable event in this corner of history.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with holidays in several countries, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which also occur on the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on November 11, 0 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 30 October 2026.

On This Date in History

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2024 Nov 11 A vehicle-ramming attack in Zhuhai, China, kills 38 people and injures 48.
Notable Deaths 2024 Nov 11 Frank Auerbach, German-British painter (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2024 Nov 11 John Robinson, American football player and coach (born 1935)
Historical Events 2022 Nov 11 Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukrainian armed forces enter the city of Kherson following a successful two-month southern…
Notable Deaths 2021 Nov 11 F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate…
Historical Events 2020 Nov 11 Typhoon Vamco makes landfall in Luzon and several offshore islands, killing 67 people. The storm causes the worst…
Notable Deaths 2017 Nov 11 Chiquito de la Calzada, Spanish singer, actor and comedian (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2016 Nov 11 Victor Bailey, American singer and bass player (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2016 Nov 11 Robert Vaughn, American actor (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 11 Rita Gross, American theologian and author (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 11 Nathaniel Marston, American actor and producer (born 1975)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 11 John Doar, American lawyer and activist (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 11 Big Bank Hank, American rapper (born 1956)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 11 Philip G. Hodge, American engineer and academic (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 11 Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 11 Carol Ann Susi, American actress (born 1952)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 11 John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 11 Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 11 Bob Beckham, American singer-songwriter (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 11 John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 11 Atilla Karaosmanoğlu, Turkish economist and politician, 33rd Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1931)
Historical Events 2012 Nov 11 A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people.
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 11 Lam Adesina, Nigerian educator and politician, Governor of Oyo State (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 11 Joe Egan, English rugby player and coach (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 11 Rex Hunt, English lieutenant, pilot, and diplomat, Governor of the Falkland Islands (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 11 Victor Mees, Belgian footballer (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 11 Harry Wayland Randall, American photographer (born 1915)
Historical Events 2011 Nov 11 A helicopter crash just outside Mexico City kills seven, including Francisco Blake Mora the Secretary of the Interior…
Notable Deaths 2011 Nov 11 Francisco Blake Mora, Mexican lawyer and politician, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (born 1966)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 11 Marie Osborne Yeats, American actress and costume designer (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2008 Nov 11 Herb Score, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2008 Nov 11 Mustafa Şekip Birgöl, Turkish colonel (born 1903)
Selected Events 2008 Nov 11 After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.
Notable Deaths 2007 Nov 11 Delbert Mann, American director and producer (born 1920)
Historical Events 2006 Nov 11 Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers…
Notable Deaths 2006 Nov 11 Belinda Emmett, Australian actress (born 1974)
Notable Births 2005 Nov 11 Ben Gannon-Doak, Scottish footballer
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 11 Moustapha Akkad, Syrian-American director and producer (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 11 Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, English photographer (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 11 Peter Drucker, Austrian-American author, theorist, and educator (born 1909)
Historical Events 2004 Nov 11 New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
Historical Events 2004 Nov 11 The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is…
Notable Births 2004 Nov 11 Oakes Fegley, American actor
Notable Deaths 2004 Nov 11 Dayton Allen, American comedian and voice actor (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2004 Nov 11 Yasser Arafat, Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, Nobel Prize…
Notable Deaths 2004 Nov 11 Richard Dembo, French director and screenwriter (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2003 Nov 11 Miquel Martí i Pol, Catalan poet (born 1929)
Historical Events 2002 Nov 11 A Fokker F27 Friendship operating as Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 crashes into Manila Bay shortly after…
Historical Events 2002 Nov 11 Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posts the first of three preprint texts with his proof of the Poincaré…
Notable Deaths 2002 Nov 11 Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (born 1920)

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