7th November 1919
Inspired by Cape Town's daily Noon Gun Three Minute Pause, King George V institutes the Two Minute Silence, following a suggestion by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, to be observed annually at the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month.
Hugo Haase, German socialist politician who co-chaired the Council of People’s Deputies after the German Revolution, dies due to severe injuries a month after he was shot by Johan Voss.
