11. New York's Cherry Valley inhabitants massacred by savage Indians, 1778.
11. George Patton, brave military commander who led US troops in Sicily and France, is born in San Gabriel, California, 1885.
11. Armistice on all active fronts, 1918.
11. British air raid on the Italian fleet port of Taranto, 1940. Three Italian battleships were destroyed as well as other minor vessels. After the attack the remmants of the Italian fleet were transferred to Naples and Taranto ceased to be a major naval base.
11. Casablanca captured by General George Patton, 1942.
11. Ceasefire agreement signed between Egypt and Israel, 1973.
12. Sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway, 1944.
13. Foundation of the city of Bahía Blanca, 1827. The Buenos Aires Legislature authorized the Executive by law to incur expenses to establish a city in Bahía Blanca, with the purpose of moving forward the frontier with the Indians and promoting coastal navigation in the Atlantic. Second Lieutenant and Band Conductor Francisco Pinto (Italy 1870-Argentina 1912), composed Bahía Blanca, a military march, paying tribute to the city. It was published by Tradition in TR020101 "Marches of the Argentine Infantry."
13. Tobruk recaptured by Allies, 1942.
14. Alexander Nevsky, Russian ruler, dies, 1263.
14. Robert Whitehead, engineer and inventor of the naval torpedo, dies in England, 1905.
15. The French Army of Italy start his counter offensive against the Austrians (to 21-11), 1796. Napoleon Bonaparte with an outstanding use of the strenght of his interior lines prevail against divided exterior operating forces, concentrating all forces at the right place and time. That concentration was achieved by the mobility of the French soldiers and the determination of Bonaparte's lieutenants.
15. Marshal Erwin Rommel, commander of the Afrika Korps, is born in Heidenheim, Germany, 1891.
15. Count Claus von Stauffenberg, officer who attemted Hitler's assassination, is born in Jettingen, Germany, 1907.
15. Georges Clemenceau appointed French premier, 1917.
15. Indian and Pakistan troops clash on the border regions of Calcuta, 1971.
16. Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman Emperor, is born in Rome, 42 bC.
16. Caesar A. Rodney, first ambassador of the United States of America to the Argentine Republic, arrives in Buenos Aires. 1823.
16. Holy War (Jihad) against the British Empire proclaimed by Sultan of Turkey, 1914.
16. End of the Russian counter-revolution, 1920.
17. Napoleon defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole, 1796.
18. Based on sanitary reasons, burials in Buenos Aires temples were forbidden, 1822.
18. Funeral of the Duke of Wellington at St. Paul's Catedral, London, 1852.
19. Portugal invaded by French troops, 1807.
19. Friendship, trade and navigation treaty between the Argentine Confederation and Prussia and other German states, 1857. The Province of Buenos Aires, that had seceded at the time, recognized the treaty at a later date.
19. The Red Army opens Stalingrad counter-offensive, 1942.
20. Marcus Aurelius Numerianus, Roman Emperor, is assassinated, 284
20. British declares war on Holland, 1780
20. Birth of José Figueroa Alcorta, 1860, in the city of Cordoba, Argentina. A lawyer by training, he was Provincial Senator and Minister of Finance of the Province. In 1892 he was elected to the National Congress and in 1895 he became governor of Cordoba. His administration was one of the best in the province. In 1898 he was elected for the National Senate and in 1904 he took office as Vice President of Argentina, elected in the slate with Manuel Quintana. Upon the death of the President, he replaced him, from March 12, 1906 to October 12, 1910. He presided over the celebrations of the First Centennial of the May Revolution. He was the only Argentine citizen to have the honor of presiding over the country's three powers. In the case of the Executive, as a result of replacing President Quintana, in the Legislative as President of the Senate, and in the Judiciary as President of the Supreme Court.
20. British massed tank attack at Cambrai, France (to 30-11), 1917.
20. Nuremberg trials for Nazi crimes begin, 1945.
20. General Francisco Franco y Bahamonde, Spanish premier, dies, 1975.
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