What Happened on October 11, 2021

Historical Events

• Australia's largest city Sydney ends its 107-day lockdown, with restrictions easing for fully vaccinated people
• Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden steps down after The NY Times details emails in which he made homophobic and misogynistic remarks; earlier reports alleged racist statements about a union leader

• Nobel Prize for Economics awarded to David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens for their work on "natural experiments" [1]

Famous Deaths

• Olav Nilsen, Norwegian soccer striker/midfielder (62 caps; Viking FK), dies at 79
• Tony DeMarco, American boxer (NBA, NYSAC, The Ring welterweight titles 1955), dies at 89
• Trevor Hemmings, British businessman (Owner Preston North End FC; 3 x Grand National winners Hedgehunter [2005], Ballabriggs [2011], Many Clouds [2015]), dies at 86

Holidays: Columbus Day (United States), Thanksgiving (Canada)

Music Charts

• #1 Song: Stay - The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
• #1 Song: Shivers - Ed Sheeran