Born on 11 November 1996

At A Glance

11 November 1996 at a glance

Day of the week

11 November 1996 was a Monday.

Irish Chart Song in 1996

The Irish chart song for 1996 was “Firestarter” by Prodigy.

Top Film of 1996

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1996 was Independence Day.

Star sign

The star sign for 11 November is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 11 November 1996 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 11 November 1996 was New Moon.

On this day: 11 November

• 1992 The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
• 1993 A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• 1999 The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
• 2002 Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman posts the first of three preprint texts with his proof of the Poincaré conjecture. It remains the only of the Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics to be solved. He later refused both the prize money from Clay Mathematics Institute as well as the Fields Medal for his work.
• 2004 New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.

Famous people born on 11 November

• Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor and producer (born 1974)
• Demi Moore, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
• Stanley Tucci, American actor and director (born 1960)
• Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher (1821–1881)

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