Wikipedia defines history as the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. It came from the Greek word ‘historia’ – which means ‘inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation’.
Did you know? There are many who claim Herodotus, a fifth century BC Greek historian, as the “father of history”.
This website utilizes pages from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are 105,060 records in the database that include events, births and deaths of popular individuals. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.
Let us begin with today’s history. You may also enter a specific day using the form on the top bar. Year is optional.
What are the important events that happened on December 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 11 is the 346th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 20 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 28, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,897,920 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontahexagon’ day.
Ready for a new challenge? Try guessing my birthday in just 6 tries with this fun twist on Wordle! Let’s see if you can figure it out. 🎉🎂 Play the Birthday Challenge now! (Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 49 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,373 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Are you not curious to find out some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘who shares my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth.
(Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)
December 11 Historical Events
- 1282 –Llywelyn the Last, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales.
- 1789 –The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
- 1792 –French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
- 1934 –Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.
- 1997 –The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
Who were born on December 11?
- 1918 –Clinton Adams, American artist (d. 2002)
- 1925 –Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel laureate
- 1935 –Ron Carey, American actor (d. 2007)
- 1958 –Nikki Sixx, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
- 1985 –Shelby Holliday, Television personality
Who died on December 11?
- 1694 –Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1630)
- 1996 –Willie Rushton, English cartoonist and magazine publisher (b. 1937)
- 1998 –Lynn Strait, American singer (Snot) (b. 1968)
- 2004 –Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand track & field coach (b. 1917)
- 2007 –Christie Hennessy, Irish singer (b. 1945)
Can you guess my birthday in just 6 tries? 🥳🎉 Give it a shot and see if you can crack the code! 🎂🎈 Play the Birthday Challenge here. (Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)