What are the important events that happened on January 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 11 is the 11th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 355 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 29, 2023 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,415,520 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 ‘hendecagon’ day.
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 30 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 4,038 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 11 Historical Events
- 630 –Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca.
- 1571 –Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
- 1863 –American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post – General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
- 1908 –Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
- 1917 –The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
- 1942 –World War II: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.
- 1960 –Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America’s most prolific serial killer, commits his first known murder.
- 1962 –An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
- 1972 –East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
- 1994 –The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
Who were born on January 11?
- 1359 –Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)
- 1839 –Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (d. 1903)
- 1858 –Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
- 1910 –Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. 1987)
- 1941 –Gérson, Brazilian footballer
- 1953 –John Sessions, Scottish actor
- 1974 –Jens Nowotny, German footballer
- 1977 –Nadia Turner, American singer
- 1978 –Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
- 1989 –Sammy Carlson, American freeskier
Who died on January 11?
- 812 –Staurakios, Byzantine Emperor
- 1494 –Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. 1449)
- 1735 –Danilo I, Vladika of Montenegro (b. c.1670)
- 1957 –Rose Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Ottilie (b. 1870)
- 1957 –Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)
- 1958 –Alec Rowley, English composer (b. 1892)
- 1975 –Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)
- 1983 –Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. 1894)
- 1999 –Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. 1921)
- 2000 –Betty Archdale, Anglo-Australian educationalist and cricketer (b. 1907)
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