Yom Kippur begins at sunset on this day. This “Day of Atonement” is a very solemn day in the Jewish year that is devoted to fasting, prayer, and repentance. On Yom Kippur, people repeat a chant called the “Al Chet” (Chet is usually translated as “sin”). In the chant, the people list the ways in which they have fallen short over the past year and repent of these shortcomings. Learn more about Yom Kippur.
Daily Calendar for Friday, October 11, 2024
Born
- Johannes Fleischer (botanist) –
- Sir George Williams (founder of the YMCA) –
- Henry John Heinz (manufacturer) –
- Mary Isabella Drever Macleod (pioneer) –
- Eleanor Roosevelt (U.S. First Lady) –
- Charles Revson (founder of Revlon) –
- Jerome Robbins (ballet dancer) –
- Elmore Leonard (novelist) –
- Daryl Hall (musician) –
- Joan Cusack (actress) –
- Ty Murray (professional cowboy) –
- Michelle Trachtenberg (actress) –
- Michelle Wie (golfer) –
Died
- Meriwether Lewis (explorer) –
- Chico Marx (comedian) –
- Jean Cocteau (writer) –
- Red Foxx (actor) –
- Richard Denning (actor) –
- Neal Hefti (composer) –
- Angela Lansbury ((actress) ) –
Events
- Historic Bartram’s Garden began –
- Juliana, the first steam-powered ferry in the U.S., began service between NYC and Hoboken, NJ –
- At the age of 21, Thomas Edison completed his first invention and filed for a patent. It was an electric machine to count votes quickly, but Congress did not buy it –
- Premiere of Professor Quiz, first radio quiz show in U.S. to give away cash prizes –
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) received authorization from the FCC to begin transmission of color television broadcasts –
- US Air Force Major Robert M. White flies an X-15 rocket plane to a height of 217,000 feet, a record for winged, man-controlled aircraft –
- Michael Gallen set a world record by eating 63 bananas in 10 minutes –
- Saturday Night Live premiered –
- 19-pound, 2-ounce weakfish was caught near Jones Beach, Long Island, New York –
- Space Shuttle astronaut, Kathy Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space –
- U.S. President Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize –
Weather
- Flash floods occurred in Oklahoma and Texas –
