What happened this day in history March 11

What are the important events that happened on March 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 11 is the 70th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 295 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 26, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,741,651,200 seconds 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 ‘heptacontagon’ day.

Birthday Compatibility Ninja Are you and your special someone cosmic soulmates? 💫💖 Find out with our free Birthday Compatibility report. Based on your birthdays, you can gain insights into your relationship. 🔮✨ Unlock the mystery of your romantic love life today. (Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 343 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 4,463 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

My Famous Birthday Ninja Do people and celebrities interest you? Discover all the March 11 famous birthdays who share your special day. Learn some fun facts about your birthday! (Sponsored by MyBirthday.Ninja)

March 11 Historical Events

  • 1811
    During André Masséna’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras, a division led by French Marshal Michel Ney fights off a combined Anglo-Portuguese force to give Masséna time to escape.
  • 1848
    Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
  • 1851
    The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
  • 1872
    Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
  • 1872
    The Meiji Japanese government officially annexes the Ryukyu Kingdom into what would become the Okinawa prefecture.
  • 1941
    World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
  • 1977
    The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
  • 1999
    Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
  • 2010
    Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile, while three earthquakes, the strongest measuring magnitude 6.9 and all centered next to Pichilemu, capital of Cardenal Caro Province, hit central Chile during the ceremony.
  • 2011
    An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.

Who were born on March 11?

  • 1818
    Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1910)
  • 1945
    Harvey Mandel, American musician
  • 1956
    D. J. MacHale, American author and television writer
  • 1956
    Rob Paulsen, American voice actor
  • 1963
    Alex Kingston, English actress
  • 1971
    Martin Ručinský, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1978
    Christopher Rice, American author
  • 1980
    Dan Uggla, American baseball player
  • 1984
    Tom James, British rower
  • 1990
    Reiley McClendon, American actor

Who died on March 11?

  • 1851
    George McDuffie, Governor of South Carolina (b. 1790)
  • 1856
    James Beatty, Irish railway engineer (b. 1820)
  • 1863
    Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (b. 1803)
  • 1870
    King Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho
  • 1874
    Charles Sumner, American politician (b. 1811)
  • 1955
    Oscar Mayer, Bavarian-born American meat packer (b. 1859)
  • 1989
    James Kee, American politician (b. 1917)
  • 2003
    Ivar Hansen, Danish politician (b. 1938)
  • 2006
    Slobodan Milošević, President of Serbia and Yugoslavia (b. 1941)
  • 2009
    Charles Lewis, Jr., American businessman, promoter and entertainer (b. 1963)

Birthday Challenge 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)