Notable Birthdays for November 11
George Washington Crile (1864-1943) - Surgeon who conducted the first direct blood transfusion.
George S. Patton (1885-1945) - American general.
Rabbit Maranville (1891-1954) - MLB player and later a team manager.
Sam Spiegel (1901-1985) - Film producer who is considered one of the most influential producers in the 20th Century.
Alger Hiss (1904-Still Living) - Lawyer convicted of spying for USSR.
Joseph Gilbert Hamilton (1907-1957) - Pioneer physician for using radioactive isotopes in treatment and diagnosis in disease.
Raemer Schreiber (1910-1998) - Physicist who helped develop the first atomic bomb.
James Gilbert Baker (1914-2005) - Optician and designer of the optic system.
Daisy Bates (1914-1999) - Activist who was a major player in the Little Rock Integration.
LaVern Baker (1929-1997) - Singer of Tweedle Dee and I Cried a Tear.
Mildred Dresselhaus (1930-2017) - Physicist known as the Queen of Carbon Science.
Hugh Everett III (1930-1982) - Physicist and mathematician who is the first to propose the idea of many-worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics.
Rudy LaRusso (1937-2004) - NBA player knowns as Roughhouse Rudy.
Denise Alexander (1939-Still Living) - Soap opera actress known for her role as Lesley Webber on General Hospital.
Vince Martell (1945-Still Living) - Lead guitarist for the rock band Vanilla Fudge.
Al Holbert (1946-1988) - Endurance race car champion.
Jim Peterik (1950-Still Living) - Musician and founder of the rock band Survivor.
Kim Peek (1951-2009) - Megasavant.
Fuzzy Zoeller (1951-Still Living) - PGA champion golfer.
Roger Slifer (1954-2015) - Writer of the character Logo for DC Comics.
Lee Haney (1959-Still Living) - Mr. Olympia title holder.
Demi Moore (1962-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in St. Elmo's Fire and A Few Good Men.
Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015) - Acclaimed painter and potter.
Calista Flockhart (1964-Still Living) -Actress known for her role in Ally McBeal.
Carson Kressley (1969-Still Living) - Host for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
Memorable Events for November 11
1620 - The Mayflower Compact is signed.
1647 - The first compulsory school attendance law is passed in MA.
1750 - The first college fraternity (The Flat Hat Club Society) is formed at Raleigh Tavern, VA.
1775 - Joseph Brant (Mohawk military leader) goes to London to seek support from the government about land grievances.
1831 - Nat Turner is hanged after inciting a violent slave uprising in VA.
1839 - The Virginia Military Institute is founded in VA.
1865 - Mary Edward Walker is awarded the Medal of Honor and becomes the first female surgeon for the Army.
1868 - The first amateur track and field meet is held in NY City.
1889 - Washington State become the the 42nd state in the Union.
1921 - President Harding dedicates The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
1926 - Route 66 is established.
1940 - Willys unveiled the Jeep.
1967 - Three American prisoners of war are released by the Viet Cong.
1983 - President Reagan became first President to address Japanese legislature.
1985 - Yonkers (NY) is found guilty of segregating schools and housing.
1994 - Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's Codex for $308 million.