This day in History - December 11

351 Historic Events for December 11
1930 Event Bank of the United States opens in NYC
1930 Death Friedrich von Bernhardi, German war theorist/historian, dies at 81
1930 Birth Jean-Louis Trintignant, France, actor/director (Man and a Woman, Z)
1931 Event Japan leaves the Golden Standard
1931 Birth Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich
1931 Birth Richard Devon, Glendale CA, actor (Battle of Blood Island)
1931 Birth Rita Moreno, [Rosa Dolores Alverio], Humacao PR, (West Side Story)
1931 Event Brit Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd
1932 Event SF's coldest day (27øF) - it snows
1932 Birth Ald r Kov csi, Hungary, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952)
1932 Birth Wynn Irwin, NYC, actor (Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time)
1932 Birth Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB (1949)/actress (Brain)
1933 Birth Earnest P van Altena, author/interpreter (Chansons van Earnest)
1933 Death Emile C Wauters, Belgian painter (Van der Goes Klooster), dies at 87
1934 Birth Salim Durani, cricketer (successful Indian batsman of 60's)
1934 Birth Ron Carey, Newark NJ, actor (Barney Miller, Montefuscos, High Anxiety)
1934 Event Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball's National League
1934 Event NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team)
1934 Event 1st Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers
1934 Event 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland
1935 Birth Femke Boersma, Dutch actress (Verjaring, Pastorale 1943)
1936 Birth Hans van den Broek, Dutch foreign minister (-1992)
1936 Event King Edward VIII marries Mrs Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI
1937 Event 25th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7
1937 Event Italy withdraws from League of Nations