On This Day — January 11

🕰️ Notable Events on January 11

• 2013 — One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The Japanese attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Immigrant textile works in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Grand Canyon National Monument is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — The Anglo-Zulu War begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Alabama secedes from the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1805 — The Michigan Territory is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1787 — William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. Wikipedia ↗
• 1779 — Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. Wikipedia ↗
• 1759 — In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1693 — A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1571 — Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1569 — First recorded lottery in England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1158 — Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes king of Bohemia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1055 — Theodora is crowned empress of the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 947 — Emperor Tai Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty invades the Later Jin, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin. Wikipedia ↗
• 532 — Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 11

• 1997 — Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Klaartje Liebens, Belgian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Michael Keane, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Will Keane, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Ryan Griffin, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Scotty Cranmer, American Professional BMX rider Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jamie Vardy, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lucy Knisley, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kevin Boss, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Turner Battle, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Adrian Sutil, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Tony Allen, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Josh Hannay, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mike Williams, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Michael Lorenz, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Michael Duff, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Emile Heskey, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Shamari Buchanan, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Olexiy Lukashevych, Ukrainian long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Dan Luger, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Matteo Renzi, Italian politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Roman Görtz, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jens Nowotny, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Rockmond Dunbar, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer and captain Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Anthony Lledo, Danish composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Malcolm D. Lee, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Ken Ueno, American composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Manny Acta, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Ralph Recto, Filipino lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Albert Dupontel, French actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Tracy Caulkins, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Petra Schneider, German swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Brian Moore, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Brett Bodine, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Vicki Peterson, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Peter Moore, Australian rules footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Big Bank Hank, American rapper (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Graham Allen, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Kostas Skandalidis, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Ben Crenshaw, American golfer and architect Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Michael Forshaw, Australian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Diana Gabaldon, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Charlie Huhn, American rock singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Philip Tartaglia, Scottish archbishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Madeline Manning, American runner and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Terry Williams, Welsh drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Hamish Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Tony Kaye, English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter (Yes) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — John Piper, American theologian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Christine Kaufmann, German actress, author, and businesswoman (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Mohammed Abdul-Hayy, Sudanese poet and academic (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jim Hightower, American journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Bud Acton, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Leo Cullum, American soldier, pilot, and cartoonist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — George Mira, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Gérson, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Eva Hesse, German-American sculptor and educator (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jean Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Goldie Hill, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Alfonso Arau, Mexican actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect and theorist Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Alan Bowness, English historian and curator Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — David L. Wolper, American director and producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Slim Harpo, American blues singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Juanita M. Kreps, American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Bernard Blier, Argentinian-French actor (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Paddy Mayne, British colonel and lawyer (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Karl Stegger, Danish actor (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Don "Red" Barry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Tommy Duncan, American Western swing singer-songwriter (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Nora Heysen, Australian painter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Lionel Stander, American actor and activist (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Alan Paton, South African author and activist (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Kwon Ki-ok, North Korean pilot (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗

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