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Asteroid (320) Katharina was discovered by Johann Palisa on October 11, 1891 in Vienna.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/320_Katharina

Asteroid (252) Clementina was discovered by French astronomer Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin on October 11, 1885 in Nice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/252_Clementina

Asteroid (614) Pia was discovered by August Kopff at Heidelberg, Germany, on October 11, 1906.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/614_Pia



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A partial solar eclipse occurred on October 11, 1931.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_October_11,_1931

In Roman religion, Meditrinalia was an obscure festival celebrated on October 11
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45480812/meditrinalia/

The Morant Bay rebellion began on October 11, 1865
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morant_Bay_rebellion

The Burchardi Flood was a North Sea Storm tide on the 11 October 1634.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burchardi_flood

The 1138 Aleppo earthquake occurred in northern Syria on 11 October 1138.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1138_Aleppo_earthquake



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The wreck of the Mary Rose was salvaged in 1982
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43973219/the-mary-rose/

On October 11, 1958, Pioneer 1 became the first spacecraft launched by NASA
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45480745/pioneer-1/

Apollo 7 was launched in 1968
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t23930943/apollo-7/

Venera 16 reached Venus' orbit on October 11, 1983.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_16

STS-92 was launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, 11 October 2000.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45480791/sts-92/



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People

Charles Gordon Fullerton (October 11, 1936 - August 21, 2013) was a NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Gordon_Fullerton

Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan is the first American woman to walk in space on October 11, 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_D._Sullivan#NASA_career

Lewis Fry Richardson (11 October 1881 - 30 September 1953) was an English mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Fry_Richardson

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (October 11, 1758 - March 2, 1840) was a German physician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Wilhelm_Matthias_Olbers

Steven Gregory Rawlings (11 October 1961 - 11 January 2012) was an astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Rawlings



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Star trek: "And the Children Shall Lead" was broadcast on October 11, 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_the_Children_Shall_Lead



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NGC Discovered

NGC 733 is a magnitude +15.3 star discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on the 11th October 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741835/ngc-733/

NGC 737 is a magnitude +12.2 line of three stars discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on the 11th October 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741827/ngc-737/

NGC 738 is a magnitude +14.9 lenticular galaxy discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on the 11th October 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741815/ngc-738/

NGC 740 is a magnitude +14.2 spiral galaxy discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on the 11th October 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741806/ngc-740/

NGC 751 is a magnitude +12.5 elliptical galaxy discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on the 11th October 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741785/ngc-751/

NGC 761 is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on the 11th October 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741772/ngc-761/

NGC 1555 is a variable magnitude +9.3 to +14.0 reflection nebula discovered by John Russell Hind on the 11th October 1852.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47274596/ngc-1555/

NGC 7036 was discovered by John Herschel on the 11th October, 1825.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55219183/ngc-7036/

NGC 7084 is a magnitude +9.2 group of stars discovered by John Herschel on the 11th October 1825.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741760/ngc-7084/

NGC 7388 was discovered on the 11th October, 1873
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55219278/ngc-7388/

NGC 7681 is a magnitude +14.8 lenticular galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 11th October 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58741751/ngc-7681/



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Title: The great fireball of 1934, October 11, and an instance of streak-drift
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55218589/yorkshire-fireball-of-1934/



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Meteorites

The Nicorps (Stone) meteorite fell in Basse-Normandie, France, on the 11th October 1750.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45480851/nicorps-meteorite/

The Ohaba (H5) meteorite fell in Alba, Romania, on the 11th October 1857.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45480839/ohaba-meteorite/

The Vengerovo (H5) meteorite fell in Novosibirskaya oblast', Russia, on the 11th October 1950.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45480626/vengerovo-meteorite/



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