What Happened In October 2011 In History

Historical Events for October, 2011

• 5th » In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered in the lawless Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) named Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia.
• 15th » 15 October 2011 global protests known as Global protests break out in 120 cities in 48 countries.
• 20th » Libyan civil war: National Transitional Council rebel forces capture ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte and Death of Muammar Gaddafi e.g kill him shortly thereafter.
• 23rd » A powerful 7.2 magnitude 2011 Van earthquake e.g earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands.
• 23rd » The Libyan National Transition Council deems the Libyan civil war over.
• 31st » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Day of Seven Billion or Seven Billion Day.

Famous Deaths for October 2011

• 1st » Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931)
• 2nd » Peter L. Benson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1946)
• 4th » Doris Belack, American actress (b. 1926)
• 5th » Derrick Bell, American academic and scholar (b. 1930)
• 5th » Bert Jansch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pentangle (band) called Pentangle) (b. 1943)
• 5th » Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founder and of Apple Inc. (b. 1955)
• 5th » Charles Napier (actor) called Charles Napier, American actor (b. 1936)
• 5th » Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (b. 1922)
• 6th » Death of Ahmed Jaber al-Qattan named Ahmed Jaber al-Qattan, Bahraini protester (b. 1994)
• 7th » Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (b. 1925)
• 7th » Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1926)
• 8th » Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
• 8th » Roger Williams (pianist) called Roger Williams, American pianist (b. 1924)
• 8th » Mikey Welsh, American musician, and artist (b. 1984)
• 9th » Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989)
• 10th » Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
• 12th » Heinz Bennent, German-Swiss actor (b. 1921)
• 12th » Patricia Breslin, American actress (b. 1931)
• 12th » Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C (programming language) or C programming language (b. 1941)
• 13th » Barbara Kent, Canadian-American actress (b. 1907)
• 14th » Reg Alcock, Canadian politician (b. 1948)
• 15th » Betty Driver, English actress, singer, and author (b. 1920)
• 17th » Carl Lindner, Jr., American businessman (b. 1919)
• 19th » Kakkanadan, Indian author (b. 1935)
• 20th » Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)
• 20th » Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (b. 1977)
• 20th » Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, Libyan politician (b. 1942)
• 21st » Hikmet Bilâ, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1954)
• 21st » Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (b. 1973)
• 21st » Tone Pavček, Slovenian poet (b. 1928)
• 22nd » Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1930)
• 23rd » Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
• 23rd » John McCarthy (computer scientist) named John McCarthy, American computer scientist, developed the Lisp (programming language) known as Lisp programming language (b. 1927)
• 23rd » Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (b. 1987)
• 24th » Sansan Chien, Taiwanese composer (b. 1967)
• 26th » Jona Senilagakali, Fijian physician and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (b. 1929)
• 27th » James Hillman, American psychologist and author (b. 1926)
• 29th » Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (b. 1926)
• 31st » Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941)

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