OCTOBER 11 | Birthdays and Events
Notable Birthdays for October 11
Orson Squire Fowler (1809-1887) - Phrenologist who is most famous for making the octagon-shaped house popular.
Alfred Washington Ellet (1820-1895) - Civil engineer during the Revolutionary War who helped develop troop bridges.
Henry J. Heinz (1844-1919) - Founder of the H. J. Heinz Company.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) - The 26th First Lady of the U.S.
Nathan Farragut Twining (1897-1982) - The first Air Force officer to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Fred Trump (1905-1999) - Real real estate developer and father of Former President Donald Trump.
Charles H Revson (1906-1974) - Founder of the cosmetic company Revlon.
Jean Vander Pyl (1919-1999) - Voice, radio and film actress best known for her voice in the animation as Wilma in the The Flintstones and Ms. George Jetson in the The Jetsons.
Dottie West (1932-1991) - Notable country music singer known for her voice in the duet Here Comes My Baby with Kenny Rogers and What Are We Doin' in Love.
Daryl Hall (1946-Still Living) - Member of the rock band Hall and Oates.
Gary Mallaber (1946-Still Living) - Drummer of the The Steve Miller Band.
George McCorkle (1947-2007) - Guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band.
Greg Douglass (1949-Still Living) - Guitarist and vocalist The Steve Miller Band.
Paul Sereno (1957-Still Living) - Paleontologist who discovered the Suchomimus, a large theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period.
Joan Cusack (1962-Still Living) - Actress in Working Girl, SNL, and Addams Family Values.
Luke Perry (1966-2019) - Actor known for his roles as Dylan in Beverly Hills 90210 and Lane Frost in 8 Seconds.
MC Lyte (1970-Still Living) - First female rapper to be a certified gold artist.
Memorable Events for October 11
1614 - The New Netherland Company applies for exclusive trading rights in the northeastern US.
1726 - Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England after being stranded there for 18 months after a deal gone wrong with the Governor of Pennsylvania.
1864 - Slavery was abolished in Maryland.
1811 - The first steam-powered ferry (Juliana) begins carrying people across the NY harbor.
1865 - President Johnson paroles Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens under the condition of Stephens not participating any other actions against the US Government.
1881 - David Houston receives his patent for his invention of roll film for cameras.
1883 - The use of 5 timezone systems in North America is agreed upon by the railroad systems in the US and Canada.
1887 - Inventor Alexander Miles patents the elevator.
1890 - The Daughters of American Revolution is founded.
1906 - San Francisco orders segregated schools for all Japanese students in California.
1910 - With the help of pilot Arch Hoxsey, President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
1922 - Alaska Davidson becomes the first woman FBI special investigator.
1927 - Lou Gehrig is named the American League MVP.
1929 - JCPenney expands their stores nationwide, making it the only chain to have a store in all 48 states.
1939 - Franklin D. Roosevelt's advisor meets with Albert Einstein to the discuss atomic bomb possibilities.
1939 - The NAACP organizes the Legal Defense & Education Fund.
1950 - The FCC issues CBS the first license to broadcast television in color.
1976 - George Washington (d. 1799) is promoted to General of the Armies of the United States, the only person who has ever been given the rank in military history.
1981 - Unknown musician Prince Rogers (Prince), opens for the Rolling Stones at the LA Coliseum.
1984 - Astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan becomes the first women to walk in space.
1986 - President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to discuss scaling back i ballistic missiles in Europe.
1992 - Deion Sanders becomes the first professional athlete to play for both the NFL and MLB in the same day.