11 / 1 History Vault
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Tokyo National Museum / British Museum.
Katsushika Hokusai (Woodblock print)
Famous Pioneer Born on 11/1
Born under Scorpio (♏ Scorpio), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Scorpio Pioneer
The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka were formally created under the States Reorganisation Act.
Kerala is a state on the Malabar Coast of southern India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, which unified the country's Malayalam-speaking regions into a single state. Covering 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is primarily a strip of coastal plains sandwiched by the Western Ghats and the Laccadive Sea, bound by Karnataka to the northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east, and the Lakshadweep islands in the western vicinity. With 33 million inhabitants according to the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-most populous state in India. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital city while the Kochi metropolitan area is the state's most populated region. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and, alongside English, serves as an official language of the state.
After being struck in the face with a hockey puck, Jacques Plante played the rest of the game wearing a face mask, now mandatory equipment for goaltenders in ice hockey.
A hockey puck is either an open or closed disk used in a variety of sports and games. There are designs made for use on an ice surface, such as in ice hockey, and others for the different variants of floor hockey which includes the wheeled skate variant of inline hockey. They are all designed to serve the same function a ball does in ball games.
Dominique Mbonyumutwa, one of the few Hutu sub-chiefs in colonial Rwanda, was attacked by Tutsi activists, precipitating the Rwandan Revolution.
Dominique Mbonyumutwa was a Rwandan politician who served as the interim first President of Rwanda for a period of nine months in 1961, during a transitional phase between the overthrow of the Rwandan monarchy in the Rwandan Revolution and the country's independence. Following an election in October of that year, he was succeeded by Grégoire Kayibanda who became the first elected president of the country following independence.
Lê Quang Tung, loyalist head of the South Vietnam Special Forces, was executed in a U.S.-backed coup against president Ngô Đình Diệm following a period of religious unrest.
Colonel Lê Quang Tung was the commander of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under the command of Ngô Đình Nhu. Nhu was the brother of South Vietnam's president, Ngô Đình Diệm. A former servant of the Ngô family, Tung's military background was in security and counterespionage.
Historical Milestone of 11/1
On this day in history (11/1), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Elvis on Tour, a concert film that documented Elvis Presley's tour throughout the United States, opened.
Elvis on Tour is a 1972 American concert film starring Elvis Presley during his fifteen-city spring tour earlier that year. It was written, produced, directed by Pierre Adidge and Robert Abel and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Alofiana_Khan-Pereira Born
Alofiana Khan-Pereira is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.
「Alofiana Khan-Pereira is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays...」
—— Alofiana_Khan-Pereira
Turkey, Australia, and Canada agree to commit troops to the invasion of Afghanistan.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 86 million people; most are ethnic Turks, while Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. Officially a secular state, Turkey has a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya.
Turkey
NLE_Choppa Born
Bryson LaShun Potts, known professionally as NLE Choppa, is an American rapper and YouTuber from Memphis, Tennessee. He gained recognition with the release of his 2019 single "Shotta Flow", which received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The song preceded his debut extended play (EP), Cottonwood, in December of that year.
「Bryson LaShun Potts, known professionally as NLE Choppa, is an American rapper and Yo...」
—— NLE_Choppa
Ernest_Nuamah Born
Ernest Nuamah Appiah is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Ghana national team.
「Ernest Nuamah Appiah is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for ...」
—— Ernest_Nuamah
Lautaro_Rivero Born
Lautaro Ruben Rivero Cruz is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central defender for River Plate and the Argentina national team.
「Lautaro Ruben Rivero Cruz is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a cent...」
—— Lautaro_Rivero
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