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January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 354 days remaining until the end of the year (355 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Theodora ( Greek: Θεοδώρα Theodōra, literally meaning "Gift of God" (984 &ndash after August 31, 1056) ruled as
• 1158 - Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia. For other monarchs with similar names please see Ladislaus II (disambiguation Vladislaus II (Vladislav (c Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the
• 1569 - First recorded lottery in England. A lottery is a form of Gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1571 - Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Freedom of religion is the freedom of an individual or community in public or private to manifest religion or belief in teaching practice worship and observance
• 1693 - Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• 1759 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the
• 1779 - Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba (also Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra, Jai Singh Maharaja) (1748–1799 was a Manipuri monarch of the 18th century CE List of Meitei Kings In Meitei, Ningthou and Meidingnu are names for Kings Meidingu Senbi Kiyamba (1467-1507 AD Manipur (mnipur in Meitei Mayek) is a state in northeastern India, making its capital in the city of
• 1787 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Frederick William Herschel FRS KH ( 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German -born British Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below-->This timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural Titania (, also) is the largest moon of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System. TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Oberon (ˈoʊbərɒn) is the outermost Uranus has twenty-seven named moons. Five of them are massive enough to have achieved Hydrostatic equilibrium and so would be considered Dwarf planets
• 1794 - Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Augusta Georgia is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, United States.
• 1805 - The Michigan Territory is created. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.
• 1861 - Alabama secedes from the United States. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post - General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought from January 9 to January 11 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas John Alexander McClernand ( May 30 1812 &ndash September 20 1900) was an American lawyer and politician and a Union general David Dixon Porter ( June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a United States Admiral who became one of the most The Arkansas River is a major Tributary of the Mississippi River. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three
• 1867 - Benito Juárez becomes the Mexican president again. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Benito Pablo Juárez García (benit̪o paβ̞lo xwaɾes gaɾsia ( March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1879 - The Anglo-Zulu War begins. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire.
• 1908 - Grand Canyon National Monument is created. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States' oldest national parks and is located in Arizona.
• 1912 - The Lawrence textile strike begins in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Lawrence Textile Strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World. Lawrence is a city in Essex County Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River.
• 1917 - The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Kingsland Explosion was an incident that took place during World War I at a munitions factory in New Jersey. Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy oppressor or employer through subversion obstruction disruption and/or destruction
• 1919 - Romania annexes Transylvania. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian
• 1922 - First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Insulin is a Hormone with intensive effects on both metabolism and several other body systems (eg vascular compliance Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc
• 1923 - Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its reparation payments. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Occupation of the Rhineland gave the French and Belgian armies the springboard from which it was easy to undertake the occupation of the Ruhr. The Ruhr Area, ( German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott, Kohlenpott or Revier) is an Urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1935 - Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1942 - Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below
• 1942 - The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K
• 1943 - The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1946 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as dictator. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa 16 October 1908 11 April 1985 was the leader of the People's Republic of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985 as the People's Republic (rarely Popular Republic) is a title that is often used by Marxist-Leninist Governments to describe their State. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics.
• 1949 - First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1957 - The African Convention is founded in Dakar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) African Convention (in French: Convention Africaine) was a Political party in French West Africa. For the Dakar Rally see Dakar Rally. For the Israeli submarine see INS Dakar.
• 1957 - Mass-murderer Jack Gilbert Graham is executed via the Gas Chamber. John "Jack" Gilbert Graham ( January 23, 1932 &ndash January 11, 1957) was a Mass murderer who killed 44 people by planting A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced
• 1962 - An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huascarán or Nevado Huascarán is a Mountain in the province of Yungay - Cordillera Blanca, part of the Western Andes. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• 1964 - United States Surgeon General Dr. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. Luther Leonidas Terry, M. Luther Leonidas Terry ( September 15, 1911 – March 29 1985) was the Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965 D. , publishes a report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health. It is the first such statement ever made by the U. S. government.
• 1972 - East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. East Pakistan ( Bengali: পূর্ব পাকিস্তান Purbo Pakistan, Urdu: مشرقی پاکستان Mashriqi Pakistan) was ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially
• 1973 - The Open University, Britain's distance-learning university, awards its first degrees. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Open University is also the name of other institutions See Distance education or the Open Universities category for a list
• 1986 - The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland, Australia is officially opened. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Gateway Bridge is a road bridge at the centre of the Gateway Motorway (M1 which skirts the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1990 - 300,000 march in favor of Lithuanian independence. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• 1994 - The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The term Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA (informally the Officials) refers to one of the two organisations&mdashthe other being the Provisional Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
• 1996 - Haiti becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1998 - Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Sidi-Hamed massacre took place on the night of January 11, 1998 (the last day of Ramadan) in the town of Sidi-Hamed (or Sidi-Hammad 30 Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 2001 - The Federal Trade Commission approves the merger of AOL and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City.

Births

• 347 - Emperor Theodosius I "The Great" of Rome (d. Events By Topic Religion Council of Sardica: An attempt is made to resolve the Arian controversy and ground rules for bishops Flavius Theodosius (January 11 347 – January 17 395 also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄ 395)
• 889 - Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. Events By Place Roman Empire After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Empire is re-divided into an eastern and a western half Events By Place Asia Yasovarman I succeeds Indravarman II as ruler of the Khmer empire. Abd-ar-Rahman III ( ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh; Arabic: عبد الرحمن الثالث January 11 889 – October 961)
• 1322 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. Events By Place Asia Ani (present-day Turkey) becomes the capital of Armenia under the Bagratuni Dynasty Emperor Kōmyō (光明天皇 Kōmyō Tennō) ( January 11, 1322 &ndash July 26, 1380) was the second of the Ashikaga Pretenders 1380)
• 1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. Emperor Go-En'yū (後円融天皇 Go-En'yū-tennō) ( January 11, 1359 &ndash June 6, 1393) was the fifth of the Ashikaga Pretenders 1393)
• 1395 - Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. Michèle de Valois ( January 11, 1395 &ndash July 8, 1422) was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt 1422)
• 1503 - Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola ( 11 January 1503 - 24 August 1540) also known as Francesco Mazzola or more commonly as 1540)
• 1591 - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex ( January 11 1591 – 14 September 1646) was the son and heir of Robert Devereux 2nd Earl 1646)
• 1630 - John Rogers, American President of Harvard in the US (d. John Rogers ( January 11, 1630 &ndash July 12, 1684) was an early American academic 1684)
• 1671 - François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. François-Marie de Broglie later 1st duc de Broglie ( 11 January 1671 &ndash 22 May 1745) the third son of Victor-Maurice comte 1745)
• 1723 - Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prithvi Narayan Shah King of Nepal (1723 - 1775 AD Nepali पृथ्वी नारायण शाह was a Nepali nobleman Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. 1774)
• 1755 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until 1804)
• 1757 - Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Samuel Bentham ( 11 January 1757 in England - 31 May 1831 in London, England) was a noted English 1831)
• 1788 - William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap William Thomas Brande FRS ( 11 January 1788 - 11 February 1866) English Chemist, was born in London 1866)
• 1800 - Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Ányos Jedlik ( Hungarian Jedlik István Ányos; Slovak Štefan Anián Jedlík) ( January 11, 1800 – December 1895)
• 1807 - Ezra Cornell, American businessman and university founder (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ezra Cornell ( January 11, 1807 &ndash December 9, 1874) was an American businessman and with Andrew Dickson White, was 1874)
• 1814 - James Paget, British surgeon and pathologist (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir James Paget ( 11 January 1814 &ndash 30 December 1899) was a British surgeon and Pathologist who is best The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental Pathology (from Greek grc πάθος pathos, "fate harm" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study and 1899)
• 1815 - John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB, KCMG, PC ( January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1891)
• 1825 - Bayard Taylor, U. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Bayard Taylor ( James) (January 11 1825 &ndash December 19 1878 was an American Poet, literary critic translator and travel author S. poet and writer (d. 1878
• 1839 - Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator, philosopher and nationalist (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Eugenio María de Hostos ( January 11, 1839 &ndash August 11, 1903) known as "El Ciudadano de las Americas" (The Citizen of the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} 1903)
• 1842 - William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For other people named William James see William James (disambiguation William James (January 11 1842 – August 26 1910 was a pioneering Mental health professional A psychologist is a practitioner of Psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind including Behavior, Cognition, Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language 1910)
• 1843 - Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common C Y O'Connor CMG ( 11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902) full name Charles Yelverton O'Connor, was an Irish 1902)
• 1845 - Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Victor Bäcklund (January 11 1845 &ndash February 23 1922 was a Swedish Mathematician and Physicist. 1912)
• 1850 - Joseph Charles Arthur, American botanist (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Joseph Charles Arthur ( January 11, 1850 - April 30, 1942) was an American Botanist known for his investigations into rusts Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life 1942)
• 1852 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Konstantin Fehrenbach ( January 11, 1852 &ndash March 26, 1926) was a German Catholic politician who was one of the major The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1926)
• 1853 - Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Georgios Jakobides' (Γεώργιος Ιακωβίδης Lesbos 11 Jan 1853 - Athens 13 Dec 1932) was a Greek 1926)
• 1856 - Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Christian August Sinding ( January 11, 1856 &ndash December 3, 1941) was a Norwegian Composer and the brother of the 1932)
• 1857 - Fred Archer, English jockey (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Frederick James "Fred" Archer ( January 11, 1857 - November 8, 1886) was an English flat race Jockey who was the 1886)
• 1858 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr ( January 11, 1858 &ndash May 8, 1947) was an American-born retail magnate who founded the British 1947)
• 1859 - Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman, Viceroy of India (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC ( 11 January 1859 &ndash 20 March 1925)
• 1864 - Thomas Dixon, American playwright, lecturer, North Carolina state legislator, lawyer, and author (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Thomas F Dixon Jr ( January 11, 1864 &ndash April 3, 1946) was an American Baptist minister Playwright, 1946)
• 1867 - Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward Bradford Titchener DSc PhD LLD LittD ( January 11, 1867 - August 3, 1927) was an Englishman and a student of Wilhelm (d. 1927)
• 1868 - Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap 1940)
• 1870 - Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Stirling Calder ( January 11 1870 – January 7, 1945) was an American sculptor, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1945)
• 1872 - George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year George Washington Pierce ( January 11, 1872 - August 25, 1956) was an American Physicist. 1956)
• 1873 - John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Callan O'Laughlin ( January 11, 1873 &ndash March 14, 1949) was a Journalist and long time publisher of the Army and Navy 1949)
• 1875 - Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр Rejngol'd Moricevič Glier) ( &ndash June 23 1956 was a Ukrainian, Soviet 1956)
• 1876 - Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Elmer Harrison Flick ( January 11, 1876 - January 9, 1971) was an American player in Major League Baseball from until 1971)
• 1885 - Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jack Hoxie ( January 11, 1885 - March 28, 1965) was an American Rodeo performer and motion picture Actor whose career was 1965)
• 1885 - Alice Paul, American women's rights activist (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Alice Stokes Paul (January 11 1885 &ndash July 9 1977 was an American suffragist leader 1977)
• 1887 - Aldo Leopold, American ecologist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aldo Starker Leopold ( January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American Ecologist, Forester and Environmentalist 1948)
• 1888 - Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Chester Cooper Conklin ( 11 January 1886 &ndash 11 October) was an American Comedian and Actor. 1971)
• 1889 - Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Calvin Blackman Bridges ( January 11 1889 - December 27 1938) was an American scientist known for his contributions to the field of Genetics A geneticist is a scientist who studies Genetics, the science of Heredity and variation of Organisms A geneticist can be employed as a researcher 1938)
• 1890 - Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common José Oswald de Andrade Souza ( January 11, 1890 – October 22, 1954) was a Brazilian Poet and Polemicist 1954)
• 1895 - Laurens Hammond, American inventor of the Hammond organ (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Laurens Hammond ( January 11, 1895 &ndash July 3, 1973) was an Engineer and Inventor. 1973)
• 1897 - August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common August Heißmeyer (or Heissmeyer – born 11 January 1897 in Gellersen nowadays part of Aerzen; died 16 January 1979 1979)
• 1899 - Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eva Le Gallienne ( January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a well-known Actress, producer, and director, 1991)
• 1901 - Kwon Ki-ok, first Korean female pilot (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kwon Ki-ok (born Pyongyang, Korea, 11 January, 1901; died 19 April, 1988) was the first Korean female Aviator 1988)
• 1902 - Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Maurice Duruflé (January 11 1902 &ndash June 16 1986 was a French Composer, Organist, and Pedagogue. 1986)
• 1903 - Alan Paton, South African writer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988 was a white South African Author and liberal political Activist. 1988)
• 1905 - Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Clyde Kluckhohn (IPA klŭck'hōn ( January 11 1905, Le Mars Iowa - July 28 1960, near Santa Fe New Mexico) was an American Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of 1960)
• 1905 - Manfred B Lee, U. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ellery Queen is both a Fictional character and a Pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn, New York: Daniel (David Nathan S. writer, co-eponym of Ellery Queen (d. 1971)
• 1906 - Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Albert Hofmann ( January 11 1906 – April 29 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for having been the first to synthesize 2008)
• 1907 - Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1982)
• 1908 - Lionel Stander, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lionel Jay Stander ( January 11, 1908 – November 30, 1994) was an American Actor in movies radio theater and television 1994)
• 1910 - Sir Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Hon Sir Shane Dunne Paltridge KBE ( 11 January 1910 – 21 January 1966) was an Australian politician 1966)
• 1910 - Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Nikos Kavvadias (Νίκος Καββαδίας ( January 11, 1910 – February 10, 1975) was a Greek poet and writer currently one 1975)
• 1910 - Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Izler Solomon ( January 11, 1910, Saint Paul Minnesota - 6 December 1987, Fort Wayne Indiana) was an American 1987)
• 1911 - Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nora Heysen AM ( January 11, 1911 - December 30, 2003) was an Australian artist the first woman to win the prestigious 2003)
• 1911 - Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Zenko Suzuki (鈴木 善幸 Suzuki Zenkō; January 11, 1911 &ndash July 19, 2004) was a Japanese Politician The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 2004)
• 1915 - Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier, co-founder Special Air Service (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne DSO & 3 Bars ( 11 January 1915 - 14 December 1955) was a The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special 1955)
• 1916 - Bernard Blier, French actor (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Bernard Blier ( 11 January 1916 &ndash 29 March 1989) was a French Character actor. 1989)
• 1917 - John Robarts, Canadian politician, Premier of Ontario (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC ( January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. 1982)
• 1921 - Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Salvador "Gory" Guerrero Quesada ( January 11, 1921 &ndash April 18, 1990 in Ray Arizona) was one of the premier 1990)
• 1921 - Juanita M. Kreps, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
• 1923 - Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman
• 1924 - Slim Harpo, American musician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Juanita Morris Kreps (born January 11, 1921) was US Secretary of Commerce from January 23, 1977 until October 31, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carroll Hall Shelby, (born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg Texas) is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Slim Harpo ( 11 January, 1924 – 31 January, 1970) was a Blues musician 1970)
• 1924 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sam Blakeley Hall Jr ( January 11, 1924 &ndash April 10, 1994) American politician was a Congressman representing 1994)
• 1924 - Don Cherry, American singer and golfer
• 1924 - Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel laureate
• 1925 - Grant Tinker, American television executive
• 1926 - Lev Demin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Donald Ross Cherry (born January 11, 1924) is a Singer of Traditional pop music and a Golfer Cherry was born in Wichita Falls Roger Charles Louis Guillemin (born January 11, 1924 in Dijon, Bourgogne France received the National Medal of Science in 1976 and Nobel Neuroendocrinology is the study of the interactions between the Nervous system and the Endocrine system. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grant A Tinker (born January 11, 1925) is the former chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986 co-founder of MTM Enterprises, and Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lev Stepanovich Dyomin ( Russian: Лев Степанович Дёмин born January 11, 1926, in Moscow, died December 18, 1998)
• 1928 - David L. Wolper, American television producer
• 1930 - Ron Mulock, Australian politician
• 1930 - Rod Taylor, Australian actor
• 1931 - Betty Churcher, director of the National Gallery of Australia
• 1932 - Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
• 1934 - Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
• 1934 - Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, Computer scientist
• 1935 - Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
• 1938 - Fischer Black, American economist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Lloyd Wolper (born January 11, 1928) in New York City, New York) is one of the most successful and influential producers in the entertainment Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Mulock (born 11 January 1930) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Rodney Sturt Taylor (born January 11, 1930) is an Australian -born Film and Television Actor. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Betty (Elizabeth Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Alfonso Arau (born January 11, 1932) is a Mexican actor and director Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare ( Tony Hoare or CAR Hoare, born January 11, 1934) is a British computer scientist, probably Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ghita Nørby (born January 11, 1935 in Copenhagen) is a popular Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956-2005 making her one of the most Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fischer Sheffey Black ( January 11, 1938 - August 30, 1995) was an American Economist, best known as one of the authors 1995)
• 1938 - Arthur Scargill, Socialist Labour Party (UK) leader
• 1939 - Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
• 1941 - Gérson, Brazilian footballer
• 1942 - Clarence Clemons, American musician (E Street Band)
• 1943 - Jim Hightower, American radio host and author
• 1944 - Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938 led the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM from 1981 to 2000 This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Heggtveit (born January 11, 1939 in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian alpine skier. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gérson, full name Gérson de Oliveira Nunes, (born January 11, 1941 in Niterói) nickname Canhotinha de ouro (literally Golden Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Clemons (born January 11, 1942) is an American Musician, best known as the Saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen 's The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Allen "Jim" Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is a syndicated columnist liberal commentator populist activist and author Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohammed Abed Elhai Mahm'od ( 11 January 1944 - 23 August 1989) Arabic ' محمد عبد الحي is a well known member 1989)
• 1944 - Shibu Soren, Indian politician
• 1945 - Christine Kaufmann, German-Austrian actress
• 1945 - Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry, Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Dhammayutt Order
• 1946 - Naomi Judd, American singer
• 1946 - Tony Kaye, British keyboard player (Yes)
• 1946 - John Piper, American theologian
• 1949 - Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer
• 1951 - Willie Maddren, English former footballer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Shibu Soren (born 11 January 1944) is an Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand state in India. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Christine Maria Kaufmann (born January 11 1945) is a German actress. Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry (បួរ គ្រី (born January 11, 1945) is the seventh and current Supreme Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika Supreme Patriarch redirects here For information on the patriarchs of the Western religions see Patriarch. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Dhammayuttika Nikaya or Thammayut Nikaya (ธรรมยุต (ทำมะยุด นิกาย ធម្មយុត្តិក និកាយ is an order Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naomi Judd is an American Country music Singer, Songwriter, and activist Tony Kaye (born Anthony John Selvidge on January 11, 1946 in Leicester, England) is a British Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946, Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a Reformed and Baptist Theologian Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daryl Braithwaite (born January 11, 1949 in Melbourne Australia) is an Australian pop Singer. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January William Dixon 'Willie' Maddren (born 11 January 1951 in Billingham, England; died 29 August[[ 000]] was a football player for 2000)
• 1952 - Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright
• 1952 - Ben Crenshaw, American golfer
• 1952 - Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
• 1952 - Lee Ritenour, American musician and composer
• 1953 - John Sessions, Scottish actor
• 1956 - Robert Earl Keen, American singer
• 1957 - Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
• 1958 - Vicki Peterson, American musician (The Bangles)
• 1958 - Diego León Montoya Sánchez, former Columbian crime boss
• 1959 - Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Jasper Fforde, British author
• 1961 - Karl von Habsburg-Lothringen (Károly), Archduke, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary
• 1962 - Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy
• 1963 - Tracy Caulkins, U. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bille Brown (born 1952 is an Australian Shakespearean actor and acclaimed Writer of plays. Amateur wins (12 1971 NCAA Championship, Eastern Amateur, Southern Amateur 1972 NCAA Championship (tie with Michael George Forshaw (born 11 January 1952) Australian politician has been a member of the Australian Senate for the state of New Lee Mack "Captain Fingers" Ritenour (born January 11 1952) is an internationally acclaimed guitarist recording artist composer and producer Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Sessions (born 11 January 1953) is a Scottish Actor and Comedian. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Earl Keen Junior (born January 11 1956 in Houston Texas) is a Texan Singer-songwriter. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 is an English former football manager and a former player Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vicki Peterson (born Victoria Anne Theresa Peterson 11 January 1958, in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is a U The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade Diego León Montoya Sánchez also known as Don Diego among other aliases (born 11 January 1958 or 1961 in Trujillo, Valle del Cauca The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert "Rob" Ramage was born on January 11, 1959 in London Ontario, Canada and was a professional Ice hockey player from Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jasper Fforde (born in London on 11 January, 1961) is an English Novelist. Archduke Karl of Austria ( Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam von Habsburg-Lothringen) Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan P Lindauer aka Symbol Susan (born 17 July 1963) is an American journalist accused of conspiring to act as a spy for the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tracy Ann Caulkins (born January 11, 1963) is a former three time gold medal winning swimmer from the United States. S. Olympic swimmer
• 1963 - Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
• 1965 - Roland Scholten, Dutch Darts Player
• 1966 - Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
• 1966 - Kelley Law, Canadian curler
• 1967 - Derek Riddell, Scottish actor
• 1968 - Anders Borg, Swedish politician
• 1968 - Tom Dumont, American musician
• 1969 - Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
• 1969 - Kyle Richards, American actress
• 1970 - Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
• 1970 - Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Dean Reynolds (born January 11, 1963) is an English professional Snooker player Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Roland Scholten (born January 11, 1965 in The Hague) is a Dutch darts player and former publican who with partner Raymond Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Marc Acito (born January 11 1966 in Bayonne NJ) is a United States novelist humorist and screenwriter Team (as of 2006 Georgina Wheatcroft (third Shannon Aleksic (second Darah Provencal (lead Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Derek Riddell ( 11 January 1967, Glasgow) is a Scottish television actor Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anders Erik Borg (born 11 January 1968) is a Swedish Economist and Politician, currently serving as Minister for Finance Tom Dumont (born January 11 1968 is an American guitarist and producer Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manuel Elias Acta (born January 11 1969 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is the current manager of the Washington Kyle Richards (born January 11 1969) is an American Actress. Biography Personal life Richards was born in Hollywood Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Jent (born January 11 1970 is a retired American professional Basketball player and coach in the NBA. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm D Lee (born January 11, 1970) is an American Actor, Film director, and Screenwriter.
• 1971 - Mary J. Blige, American singer
• 1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor
• 1972 - Amanda Peet, American actress
• 1973 - Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
• 1973 - Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
• 1973 - Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
• 1974 - Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
• 1974 - Jens Nowotny, German footballer
• 1975 - Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
• 1976 - Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
• 1977 - Shomari Buchanan, American football player
• 1977 - Nadia Turner, American singer
• 1978 - Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer
• 1978 - Emile Heskey, English footballer
• 1979 - Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director
• 1979 - Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer
• 1980 - Mike Williams, American football player
• 1980 - Deanna Wright, American actress
• 1981 - Jamelia, English singer
• 1981 - Tom Meighan, British singer (Kasabian)
• 1982 - Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer
• 1982 - Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
• 1983 - Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
• 1983 - Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
• 1985 - Rie fu, Japanese singer
• 1985 - Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
• 1987 - Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider
• 1993 - Flora Cross, American actress

Deaths

• 314 - St. Miltiades
• 705 - Pope John VI
• 802 - St. Paulinus II of Aquileia
• 812 - Staurakios, Byzantine Emperor
• 844 - Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor
• 1055 - Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine Emperor (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus Paul Blucas (born January 11, 1972) is an American Actor, known for playing Riley Finn in Buffy the Vampire Amanda Peet (born January 11 1972 is an American film and television actress. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Joanna Honorata Brodzik (born January 11 1973 in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland) is a Polish actress. Rahul Sharad Dravid ( Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್ ಶರದ್ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड) (b Rockmond Dunbar (born January 11, 1973) is an American actor known for his leading role as Kenny Chadway on the critically-acclaimed television series Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Cody Dean McKay (born on January 11, 1974 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a former Major league baseball Catcher. Jens Nowotny (born January 11 1974 in Malsch) is a retired German football defender. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rory Fitzpatrick (born January 11, 1975 in Rochester, New York) is a professional Ice hockey defenseman with the Florida Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Efthimios (or Efthimis Rentzias ( in Greek: Ευθύμιος Ρεντζιάς; 2 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Shamari Buchanan (born January 11, 1977) is an American football Wide receiver. Nadia Turner (born January 11, 1977) is an American singer songwriter actress and radio/television personality best known as the 8th place finalist on Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Michael James Duff (born January 11, 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish international footballer who plays in the centre of defence Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978 in Leicester, England he is a Striker currently playing for Premier League side Wigan Athletic Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Darren Lynn Bousman (born January 11 1979 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American Film director. Dato' Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin DIMP JSM SAP PMP AAP (born January 11, 1979) is a multiple-award winning Malaysian pop Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) For the wide receiver see Mike Williams. Michael D Williams (born January 11, 1980 in Dallas, Texas Deanna Wright (born January 11, 1980 in Ocala Florida) is an American actress and former fashion model Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B Tom Meighan (born 11 January 1981 in Leicester) is a musician and the lead singer for Leicester-based alternative band Kasabian. Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ashley Taylor Dawson (born 11 January 1982 in Cheshire, England) is a British actor and former singer Son Ye-jin (born Son Yeon-jin, January 11, 1982 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean actress Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Palleschi (born January 11, 1983 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is an Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the Adrian Sutil (pronounced su'til}} born January 11, 1983 in Starnberg) is a German Formula One Racing driver. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) born on January 11, 1985 in Tokyo, is a Japanese Singer-songwriter. is a Formula One driver from Japan for the Williams - Toyota team Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Scotty Cranmer (born January 11, 1987) is a BMX rider from Jackson New Jersey, USA. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Flora Cross (born January 11 1993) is an American actress She played the lead role of Eliza in the 2005 film Bee Season, opposite Events By Place Roman Empire 8 October — War between Constantine I and Licinius: Licinius is defeated at the Pope Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 John VI, Pope from October 30, 701 to January 11, 705, was a native of Greece, and succeeded to the papal chair two This article is about the year 802 For other uses see IEEE 802 networking standard Saint Paulinus II (between 730 and 740 - 802 was an Italian ecclesiastic scholar and poet who served as the Patriarch of Aquileia. Events By Place Europe The second Battle of Roncevaux Pass is fought between the Basques and the Franks. Staurakios or Stauracius ( Greek: Σταυράκιος (died January 11, 812) was Byzantine emperor from July 26 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Events By Place Europe Rhodri ''Mawr'' ('the Great' becomes king of Gwynedd. Michael I Rangabe ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Α΄ Ραγγαβέ Mikhaēl I Rangabe) (died January 11, 844) was Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Θ΄ Μονομάχος Kōnstantinos IX Monomakhos) c 1000)
• 1083 - Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria (c. Otto of Northeim (German Otto von Northeim Duke of Bavaria (born about 1020 died 11 January 1083) belonged to the rich and influential Saxon family 1020)
• 1494 - Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449 &ndash January 11, 1494) was a renowned Florentine Renaissance painter a contemporary of Botticelli 1449)
• 1495 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (b. Pedro González de Mendoza ( May 3, 1428 &ndash January 11, 1495) was a Spanish cardinal and Statesman. 1428)
• 1547 - Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. Pietro Bembo ( May 20, 1470 - either 11 January or 18 January, 1547 was an Italian scholar poet literary theorist and 1470)
• 1641 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (b. There are other people known as Juan de Jáuregui. ---- Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar (also known as Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Hurtado 1583)
• 1696 - Charles Albanel, French missionary explorer in Canada (b. Charles Albanel ( 1616 &ndash 11 January 1696) was a French missionary explorer in Canada, and Jesuit priest 1616)
• 1703 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Johann Georg Graevius (properly Guava or Greffe) ( January 29, 1632 - January 11, 1703) was a German Classical 1632)
• 1713 - Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Jurieu ( December 24 1637 - January 11, 1713) was a French Protestant leader 1637)
• 1735 - Danilo I , Vladika of Montenegro (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Danilo Petrović-Njegoš may refer to Metropolitan Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš, reigning Prince-bishop Danilo I of Montenegro (lived c. 1670)
• 1753 - Sir Hans Sloane, Ulster-Scot physician and collector (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Hans Sloane 1st Baronet, PRS ( 16 April, 1660 &ndash 11 January, 1753) was an Ulster-Scot Physician and 1660)
• 1762 - Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis-François Roubiliac (more correctly Roubillac) ( 1695 - January 11, 1762) 18th century French sculptor. 1695)
• 1763 - Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Caspar Abel ( 14 July 1676 &ndash 11 January 1763) was a German theologian historian and poet 1676)
• 1771 - Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d'Argens ( June 24, 1704, Aix-en-Provence - January 11, 1771, Toulon) was a French 1704)
• 1775 - Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prithvi Narayan Shah King of Nepal (1723 - 1775 AD Nepali पृथ्वी नारायण शाह was a Nepali nobleman Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. 1723)
• 1791 - William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Williams Pantycelyn (also known as Williams Pantycelyn and Pantycelyn) (1717 &ndash January 11, 1791 1717)
• 1801 - Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Domenico Cimarosa ( 17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian Opera Composer of the Neapolitan 1749)
• 1836 - John Molson, Canadian brewer (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap John Molson ( December 28, 1763 &ndash January 11, 1836) was an Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in 1763)
• 1843 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and writer of the American national anthem (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Francis Scott Key ( August 1, 1779 &ndash January 11, 1843) was an American Lawyer, author and amateur 1779)
• 1867 - Sir Stuart Donaldson, first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson ( 16 December 1812 – 11 January 1867) was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales 1812)
• 1882 - Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Not to be confused with army general Theodore Schwan. ---- Theodor Schwann ( December 7, 1810 &ndash January 1810)
• 1891 - Baron Georges Haussmann, French civic planner whose name is associated with the rebuilding of Paris (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georges-Eugène Haussmann ( March 27, 1809 &ndash January 11, 1891) who called himself Baron Haussmann, was a French 1809)
• 1901 - Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov ( Василий Сергеевич Калинников) ( &ndash January 11, 1901) was a Russian composer of two 1866)
• 1902 - Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald 1862)
• 1905 - Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter (1847 - 1905 also known by the title of his Torah books as the Sfas Emes ( שפת אמת) was born in Warsaw, 1847)
• 1914 - Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and patron of the arts after whom the Carlsberg brewery was named (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen ( March 2, 1842 – January 11, 1914) was the son of Jacob Christian Jacobsen, who had founded the 1842)
• 1923 - King Constantine I of Greece (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constantine I King of the Hellenes (Κωνσταντίνος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων - 11 January 1923 was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1868)
• 1928 - Thomas Hardy, English writer (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928 was an English novelist Short story writer and poet of the naturalist movement though he saw 1840)
• 1931 - James Milton Carroll, American Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Milton Carroll ( January 8, 1852 &ndash January 11, 1931) was a Baptist pastor leader historian and author 1852)
• 1941 - Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other persons named Lasker see Lasker#People with the surname Lasker. 1868)
• 1944 - Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Benito Mussolini's son-in-law (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gian Galeazzo Ciano Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari ( March 18, 1903 – January 11, 1944) was Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1903)
• 1947 - Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eva Tanguay ( August 1, 1879 – January 11, 1947) was a Canadian -born Singer and Entertainer who billed 1879)
• 1952 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny ( 2 February 1889 &ndash 11 January 1952) was a French military hero of World The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1889)
• 1952 - Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aureliano Pertile ( November 9, 1885, Montagnana - January 11, 1952, Milan) was an Italian Tenor, one of the finest 1885)
• 1954 - Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954 was a Viennese composer of Operettas and film scores and songs 1870)
• 1957 - Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Sir Robert Randolph Garran GCMG KC (February 10 1867 &ndash January 11 1957 was an Australian lawyer and public servant an early leading expert in Australian 1867)
• 1958 - Alec Rowley, English composer (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alec Rowley ( 13 March 1892 - 11 January 1958) was an English Composer and writer on music 1892)
• 1958 - Edna Purviance, American actress (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Edna Purviance ( October 21 1895 &ndash January 11 1958) was an American actress during the Silent movie 1895)
• 1961 - Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elena Gerhardt ( 11 November 1883, Connewitz (nr Leipzig) &ndash 11 January 1961, London) was a German 1883)
• 1966 - Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen ( ( 9 December 1889 &ndash 11 January 1966) was a Finnish long-distance 1889)
• 1966 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alberto Giacometti ( October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, 1901)
• 1966 - Lal Bahadur Shastri, third Prime Minister of independent India (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lal Bahadur Shastri ( Hindi लालबहादुर शास्त्री (2 October 1904 - 11 January 1966 was the third (second and acting being Gulzarilal Nanda 1904)
• 1968 - Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isidor Isaac Rabi ( July 29, 1898 &ndash January 11, 1988) Galician born Physicist, and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1898)
• 1969 - Richmal Crompton, British author (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richmal Crompton Lamburn ( 15 November 1890 &ndash 11 January 1969) was a 1890)
• 1972 - Padraic Colum, Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Padraic Colum ( 8 December, 1881 &ndash 11 January, 1972) was an Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, 1881)
• 1975 - Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Lorenz (born Max Sülzenfuß 10 May 1901 in Düsseldorf, died 11 January 1975 in Salzburg) was a German heroic Tenor famous for singing Wagner 1901)
• 1978 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Ibn-e-Insha ( Urdu: ابن انشاء) (b 15 June 1927 d 11 January 1978 was an eminent Pakistani Urdu poet, Humorist, Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 1927)
• 1979 - Jack Soo, American actor (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jack Soo (born October 28, 1917 &ndash January 11, 1979) was a Japanese American Actor. 1917)
• 1980 - Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Barbara Mary Crampton Pym ( 2 June 1913 &ndash 11 January 1980) was an English Novelist Biography Pym was 1913)
• 1981 - Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Beulah Bondi ( May 3 1889 – January 11 1981)was an Emmy Award -winning and Oscar -nominated American 1888)
• 1983 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Shri Ghanshyam Das "GD" Birla ( April 10, 1894 - June 11, 1983) was an Indian businessman 1894)
• 1985 - Sir William McKell, Premier of New South Wales, Governor-General of Australia (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Sir William John McKell GCMG (26 September 1891 - 11 January 1985 Australian politician was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947 and was 1891)
• 1986 - Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sid Chaplin (1916 - 1986 was a writer (novels TV scripts poems and short stories whose works are mostly set in the North East England of the 1940s and 50s 1916)
• 1987 - Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Albert Ferber was a 20th-century Swiss pianist whose international performing career spanned four decades taking him all over the world 1911)
• 1988 - Florence Knapp, American, one-time oldest person in the world (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) American Supercentenarians (ie citizens of the United States who have attained the age of at least 110 years include Progressive list of the 1873)
• 1988 - Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, American WW II Marine aviator (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington USMC, (December 4 1912 - January 11 1988 was an American fighter ace. 1912)
• 1991 - Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Carl David Anderson ( 3 September 1905 &ndash 11 January 1991) was an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1905)
• 1994 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Helmut Poppendick ( &ndash) Internist Medical Doctorate Chief of the Personal Staff of the Reich Physician SS and Police 1902)
• 1995 - Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Josef Gingold ( October 28, 1909 — January 11, 1995) known as the "second greatest teacher" of his time was born in Brest-Litovsk 1909)
• 1998 - Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Klaus Tennstedt ( June 6, 1926 &ndash January 11, 1998) was a German conductor from Merseburg. 1926)
• 1999 - Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Naomi May Margaret Mitchison CBE (née Haldane 1 November 1897 Edinburgh – 11 January 1999 at Carradale) was a Scottish Novelist 1897)
• 1999 - Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Brian Moore ( Christian name pronounced Bree-an) ( 25 August 1921 &ndash 11 January 1999) was an Irish novelist 1921)
• 1999 - Fabrizio de André, Italian singer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Fabrizio De André (February 18 1940 - January 11 1999 was an Italian Singer-songwriter. 1940)
• 2000 - Betty Archdale, Anglo-Australian educationalist and cricketer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Archdale (21 August 1907 - 11 January 2000 was an educationalist and cricketer. 1907)
• 2000 - Ivan Combe, American inventor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ivan DeBlois Combe ( April 21, 1911 — January 11, 2000) was the inventor of personal-care products most notably Clearasil and 1911)
• 2000 - Bob Lemon, American baseball player (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Granville Lemon ( September 22, 1920 &ndash January 11, 2000) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major 1920)
• 2001 - Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sir Denys Lasdun CH ( 8 September 1914 &ndash 11 January 2001) was an eminent English Architect of the 20th century 1914)
• 2001 - Michael Williams, British actor, husband of Judi Dench (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Michael Leonard Williams ( 9 July 1935 &ndash 11 January 2001) was a British Actor. Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English 1935)
• 2002 - Henri Verneuil, French playwright and film director (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Verneuil ( October 15, 1920 - January 11, 2002) was a prominent French playwright and filmmaker 1920)
• 2002 - Struan Sutherland, Australian medical researcher (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Struan Keith Sutherland AO ( June 17, 1936 &ndash January 11, 2002) was an Australian medical researcher who developed 1936)
• 2003 - Richard Simmons, American actor (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Simmons ( August 19, 1913 – January 11, 2003) also known as Dick Simmons, was an American Film actor 1913)
• 2003 - Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurice Pialat ( 21 August 1925 &ndash 11 January 2003) was a French Film director, Screenwriter and Actor 1925)
• 2003 - Mickey Finn, English drummer (T. Rex) (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mickey Finn or occasionally Micky Finn (born Michael Norman Finn 3 June 1947, Thornton Heath, Surrey, England &mdash TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. 1947)
• 2005 - Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miriam Beatrice Hyde AO, OBE ( January 15, 1913 - January 11, 2005) was an Australian Composer 1913)
• 2005 - Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spencer Dryden ( April 7 1938 – January 11 2005) was an American Musician who was best known as the Drummer Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement 1938)
• 2005 - James Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the musician for other James Griffins or Jimmy Griffins see James Griffin (disambiguation. Bread was a 1970s rock / pop band from Los Angeles, California. 1943)
• 2005 - Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcyclist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fabrizio Meoni ( December 31 1957 in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy - January 11 2005 in Kiffa, Mauritania 1957)
• 2006 - Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon), German DJ (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Markus Löffel ( 27 November 1966 – 11 January 2006) also known as Mark Spoon, was a Disc jockey, Musician A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience 1966)
• 2006 - Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Nixzmary Brown ( July 18, 1998 &ndash January 11, 2006) was a seven-year-old abused child and murder victim from the Bedford-Stuyvesant Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children 1998)
• 2007 - Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Puchi Balseiro, (Aurea Mercedes Balseiro November 1 1926 &ndash January 11, 2007 born in Santurce Puerto Rico, was a "feeling" Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} 1926)
• 2007 - Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Anton Wilson or RAW (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 &ndash January 11, 2007) was an American 1932)
• 2007 - Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Solveig Dommartin ( 16 May 1961 in Constantine Algeria - 11 January 2007 in Paris France) was a French - 1961)
• 2008 - Carl Karcher, founded the Carl's Jr. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM ( January 16 1917 &ndash January 11 2008) was the American founder of the Carl's hamburger chain (b. 1917)
• 2008 - Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, the 1st person to climb Mt Everest in 1953 (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 &ndash 11 January 2008 was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in 1919)

Holidays and observances

• Albania - Republic Day (1946)
• Morocco - Independence Resistance Day
• Nepal - Unity Day
• Puerto Rico - Eugenio Maria de Hostos Day
• Roman Empire - First day of Carmentalia in honor of Carmenta
• Paulinus of Aquileia
• Theodosius the Cenobiarch
• January 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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