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November 11: Armistice Day (known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations and Veterans Day in the United States); Singles' Day in China and Southeast Asia
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Shrine of Remembrance
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York, killing 14 soldiers and 30 civilians.
- 1813 – War of 1812: British–Canadian forces repelled an American attack at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, forcing the United States to give up their attempt to capture Montreal.
- 1934 – The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.
- 1999 – The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.
- 2008 – After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.
- Martha Annie Whiteley (b. 1866)
- Édouard Vuillard (b. 1868)
- Maria Teresa de Filippis (b. 1926)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (b. 1974)
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