Event:
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to economists Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides
More Notable Events on October 11:
1990 Oil hits a record $40.42 per barrel
1986 Reagan and Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Iceland
1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
1985 U.S. intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists
1971 Switzerland recognizes North Vietnam