Here is a list of some facts about key events that have happened on the 11th December:
- King James II of England is capture in Kent (1688)
- In 1792, the French’s King Louis XVI goes on trial and is accused of high treason and crimes against the state of France
- The beginnings of the Anglo-Zulu war in 1878
- In 1906, American president Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo
- 1907, New Zealand Parliament Building are saved after nearly being destroyed by fire
- 1913, Mona Lisa is recovered after being stolen
- UNICEF is established in 1946
- 114 people die in the Black Sunday riots in Algiers in 1960
- In 1981, it was Mohammed Ali’s last fight (his 61st fight) where he loses