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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_Day" title="Armistice Day">Armistice Day</a></b>; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day" title="Remembrance Day">Remembrance Day</a></b> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth of Nations</a>; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singles%27_Day" title="Singles' Day">Singles' Day</a></b> in China; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day" title="Veterans Day">Veterans Day</a></b> in the United States
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1215" title="1215">1215</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Council_of_the_Lateran" title="Fourth Council of the Lateran">Fourth Lateran Council</a></b> convened in Rome, during which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> doctrine of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transubstantiation" title="Transubstantiation">transubstantiation</a> was defined.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1880" title="1880">1880</a> – Australian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushranger" title="Bushranger">bushranger</a> and outlaw <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly" title="Ned Kelly">Ned Kelly</a></b> was hanged in spite of sympathizers holding rallies for his reprieve.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Pi%C5%82sudski" title="Józef Piłsudski">Józef Piłsudski</a></b>, appointed the commander-in-chief of Polish forces by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_Council_(Poland)" title="Regency Council (Poland)">Regency Council</a>, was entrusted with the creation of a national government for the newly independent Poland.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a> – The plan for the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Numbered_Highway_System" title="United States Numbered Highway System">United States Numbered Highway System</a></b> was approved by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials" title="American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials">American Association of State Highway Officials</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance" title="Shrine of Remembrance">Shrine of Remembrance</a></b>, a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid_I" title="Yazid I">Yazid I</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 683); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_L._Brittain" title="Marion L. Brittain">Marion L. Brittain</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1866); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Demessieux" title="Jeanne Demessieux">Jeanne Demessieux</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1968); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Groves_Wright_Anderson" title="Charles Groves Wright Anderson">Charles Groves Wright Anderson</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1988)</p>