January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 354 days remaining (355 in leap years).
Events:
- 1569 - First recorded lottery in England.
- 1571 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of Religion.
- 1693 - Eruption of the Etna.
- 1759 - In Philadelphia, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
- 1787 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- 1803 - Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to discuss, and possibly buy, New Orleans. In Paris, they are offered the Louisiana Purchase - and accept.
- 1805 - Michigan Territory is created.
- 1861 - Alabama secedes.
- 1867 - Benito Juarez becomes Mexican president again.
- 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania.
- 1922 - First successful treatment with insulin against diabetes.
- 1923 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to pay its reparation payments.
- 1935 - Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
- 1938 - Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank.
- 1942 - Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.
- 1942 - The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
- 1943 - The United States and Great Britain give up territorial rights in China.
- 1946 - Enver Hoxha declares the people's republic of Albania with himself as dictator.
- 1949 - First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles.
- 1960 - Chad declares its independence.
- 1962 - Eruption of the volcano Huascaran in Peru; 4000 deaths.
- 1963 - The Whiskey-a-Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened.
- 1964 - US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous for one's health. First such statement from US government.
- 1972 -part of Pakistan.
- 1973 - Begin of the Watergate burglars trial.
- 1980 - Nigel Short, 14 years old, is the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master.
- 1989 - 140 nations sign a treaty to ban chemical weapons.
- 1990 - Massive (200,000) demonstration in favor of Lithuanian independende.
- 1991 - The Soviets storm Vilnius to stop Lithuanian independence.
- 1991 - First race of Ben Johnson after his suspension for steroid usage after his 1988 Olympic race.
- 1992 - Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott.
Births:
- 1757 - Alexander Hamilton, first US Secretary of Treasury
- 1815 - John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada
- 1885 - Alice Paul, women's rights activist
- 1923 - Jacqueline Maillan, french actress
- 1924 - Slim Harpo, musician
- 1930 - Rod Taylor, Australian actor
- 1934 - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada
- 1942 - Clarence Clemens (E Street Band)
- 1943 - Jim Hightower (radio host, author)
- 1946 - Naomi Judd, pop singer
- 1947 - Bryan Robson, soccer player
- 1971 - Mary J. Blige, pop singer
- 1972 - Andre Engels, Wikipedia contributor
Deaths:
- 314 - Miltiades, pope
- 705 - John VI, pope
- 1055 - Constantine IX Monomachos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
- 1928 - Thomas Hardy, writer
Holidays and observances:
- Albania - Republic Day (1946)
- Chad - Independence Day (1960)
- Japan - Kagami-Biraki (Rice Cakes Festival)
- Nepal - Unity Day
- Roman Empire - First day of Carmentalia in honor of Carmen
- Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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