December 11
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1998
Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-200 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.
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SATA Air Açores Flight 530M crashes into Pico da Esperança on São Jorge Island in the Azores, killing 35.
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China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
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Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
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Felipe Calderón, the president of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican drug war.
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Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
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Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
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Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment releases the hit mobile game Angry Birds internationally on iOS.
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New York City Subway bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
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The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.
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The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency.
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2000Onyeka Okongwu, American basketball player
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1997Matthew Tkachuk, American ice hockey player
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1996Hailee Steinfeld, American actress, singer and songwriter
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1993Yalitza Aparicio, Mexican actress
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1992Tiffany Alvord, American singer-songwriter
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1992Malcolm Brogdon, American basketball player
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1990Alexa Demie, American actress and singer
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1989Kellie Harrington, Irish boxer
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1988Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer
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1987Violetta Bock, German politician
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1987Clifton Geathers, American football player
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1987Alex Russell, Australian actor
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