Daily Calendar for Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
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) –
- John Ruthven (Wildlife artist; died in Cincinnati, Ohio) –
- Angela Lansbury (actress, died in Los Angeles, California) –
- Diane Keaton (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 –
- Space Shuttle astronaut, Kathy Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space –
- 19-pound, 2-ounce weakfish was caught near Jones Beach, Long Island, New York –
- U.S. President Jimmy Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize –
Weather
- Flash floods occurred in Oklahoma and Texas –