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Van Maanen's star was recorded on a photographic plate taken November 11, 1896
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Maanen%27s_star



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November 11 is the feast day of St. Martin of Tours, who started out as a Roman soldier. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day

The Armistice Day Blizzard took place on 11 November and 12 November 1940
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46118064/armistice-day-blizzard/

The Einstein-Szilard refrigerator was patented in the US on November 11, 1930
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_refrigerator



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Explorer II was a manned U.S. high-altitude balloon that was launched on November 11, 1935
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_II

Gemini 12 was launched in 1966
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t39290075/gemini-12-mission/

The RADUGA 1M satellite was launched at 23:46 GMT, November 11, 2013. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55456938/raduga-1m-satellite/

The GOCE Spacecraft re-entered the Earth's atmosphere in 2013
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t12721147/goce-satellite/

The WorldView-4 satellite was launched on 11 November 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldView-4



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People

Gregory Reid Wiseman (born November 11, 1975) is an American astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_R._Wiseman

Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov (born 11 November 1946) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Solovyov_(cosmonaut)

Sidney Charles Bartholemew "Ben" Gascoigne AO (11 November 1915 - 25 March 2010) was a New Zealand-born Australian optical astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Gascoigne

Vesto Melvin Slipher (November 11, 1875 - November 8, 1969) was an American astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46118114/vesto-melvin-slipher-1875-1969/

James Gilbert Baker (November 11, 1914 - June 29, 2005) was an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Baker

Eben Jenks Loomis (November 11, 1828 - December 2, 1912 was an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Jenks_Loomis

Thomas Edward Allibone, CBE, FRS (11 November 1903 - 9 September 2003) was an English physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Allibone

Hugh Everett III (November 11, 1930 - July 19, 1982) was an American physicist 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51515858/hugh-everett-iii-1930-1982/

John Henry Constantine Whitehead (11 November 1904 - 8 May 1960) was a British mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51515853/j-h-c-whitehead-1904-1960/

Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 - 24 September 1541) was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51515845/paracelsus-1493-1541/

On November 11, 1886, Heinrich Hertz for the First Time Performed His Pioneer Experiment
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t27517295/electromagnetic-wave-model/



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Flight to Mars (1951) is a Cinecolor science fiction film
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46393550/flight-to-mars/



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NGC Discovered

NGC 43 was discovered by John Herschel on 11th November 1827
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58977910/ngc-43/

NGC 45 was discovered on 11 November 1835 by the English astronomer John Herschel. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58977839/ngc-45/

NGC 1745 was discovered by John Herschel on the 11th November 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55522139/ngc-1745/

NGC 1756 was discovered by John Herschel on the 11th November 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55522185/ngc-1756/

NGC 1834 was discovered by John Herschel on the 11th November 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55522169/ngc-1834/



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Tycho Brahe's Discovery of SN1572
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1572

Comet D/1978 R1 (Haneda-Campos) was predicted to reach perihelion on the 11th November 2016.
https://www.salt.ac.za/news/sa-comet-discovery/



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Meteorites

The Yucca (H-metal) meteorite was recovered in Arizona, USA, on the 11th November 2011. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55526363/yucca-meteorite/

The Macau (H5) meteorite fell in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on the 11th November 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46117971/macau-meteorite/



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