A workers' uprising occurs in Kyiv, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic. Date: December 11, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)

The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire. Date: December 11, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1907 📅 On This Day (Today)

More than two years after it was stolen from the Louvre, Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa is recovered in Florence, Italy. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, is immediately arrested. Date: December 11, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day…

World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law. Date: December 11, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces. Date: December 11, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day…

Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King. Date: December 11, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)

Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet. Date: December 11, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)

Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland. Date: December 11, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time. Date: December 11, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective. Date: December 11, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)