Traditionally, Indian Summer or “Second Summer” happens in November when a period of warm weather follows a cold spell or hard frost. Although there are differing dates for its occurence, for more than 230 years, the Almanac has adhered to the old saying, “If All Saints’ (November 1) brings out winter, St. Martin’s (November 11) brings out winter.” So we use November 11 to 20.
Daily Calendar for Saturday, November 11, 2023
Born
- Abigail Adams (U.S. First Lady) –
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (author) –
- Maude Adams (actress) –
- George S. Patton, Jr. (army general) –
- Pat O'Brien (actor) –
- Howard Fast (author) –
- Kurt Vonnegut (author) –
- Jonathan Winters (actor) –
- Carlos Fuentes (author) –
- Fuzzy Zoeller (golfer) –
- Stanley Tucci (actor) –
- Demi Moore (actress) –
- Calista Flockhart (actress) –
- Leslie Mann (actress) –
- Leonardo DiCaprio (actor) –
- Christa B. Allen (actress) –
Died
- Nat Turner (A deeply religious enslaved man who in August 1831 led a violent rebellion of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia ) –
- Søren Kierkegaard (philosopher) –
- Mary Kay Bergman (voice actress) –
- Yasser Arafat (Palestinian leader who sought a homeland for his people) –
- Delbert Mann (director) –
- Douglas Rain (Canadian actor) –
Events
- The founding grant for Stanford University was signed, Palo Alto, California–
- Washington admitted to the Union as the 42nd state–
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedicated, Arlington, Virginia–
- The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was dedicated, Washington, D.C.–
- George Bowering became the first Parliamentary Poet Laureate in Canada–
- Transit of Mercury.–
Weather
- Oklahoma City reached a record high temperature of 83 degrees F, before plunging 66 degrees to a record low of 17 degrees F that evening–
- The Armistice Day Storm killed more than 100 people and dumped 17 inches of snow on Iowa and nearly 29 inches on Duluth, Minnesota–