What happened this day in history October 11

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

October 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 11 is the 285th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 81 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 28, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,810,080 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 ‘dihectaoctacontapentagon’ day.

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

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 110 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 4,312 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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October 11 Historical Events

  • 1138
    A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo, Syria.
  • 1582
    Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
  • 1634
    The Burchardi flood – “the second Grote Mandrenke” killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
  • 1767
    Surveying for the Mason–Dixon Line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
  • 1912
    First Balkan War: The Greek Army liberates the city of Kozani.
  • 1942
    World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance – On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.
  • 1972
    A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam during Operation Linebacker.
  • 1982
    The Mary Rose, a Tudor carrack which sank on July 19 1545, is salvaged from the sea bed of the Solent, off Portsmouth.
  • 1996
    Pala accident: a wood lorry and school bus collide in Jõgeva county, Estonia, killing eight children.
  • 2001
    The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

Who were born on October 11?

  • 1809
    Orson Squire Fowler, American phrenologist (d. 1887)
  • 1844
    Henry Heinz, American food manufacturer (d. 1916)
  • 1865
    Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian author and philologist (d. 1926)
  • 1942
    Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor
  • 1948
    Cecilia, Spanish singer-songwriter (d. 1976)
  • 1957
    Dawn French, Welsh comedian,actress and screenwriter
  • 1957
    Paul Sereno, American paleontologist
  • 1963
    Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan
  • 1968
    Brett Salisbury, American football player and author
  • 1976
    Emily Deschanel, American actress

Who died on October 11?

  • 1779
    Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish fighter for American independence (b. 1745)
  • 1940
    Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)
  • 1961
    Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)
  • 1963
    Édith Piaf, French singer (b. 1915)
  • 1963
    Jean Cocteau, French writer (b. 1889)
  • 1976
    Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author (b. 1897)
  • 1991
    Steven Jesse Bernstein, American underground poet (suicide) (b. 1950)
  • 1996
    Lars Ahlfors, Finnish mathematician (b. 1907)
  • 2000
    Donald Dewar, first First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)
  • 2009
    Angelo DiGeorge, Italian-American pediatric endocrinologist (b. 1922)

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