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October 11: Day of the Week
October 11, 2024 is the 285th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 81 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 11 Historical Event(s)
1649
Sack of Wexford: After a ten-day siege, English New Model Army troops (under Oliver Cromwell) stormed the town of Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
1727
George II and Caroline of Ansbach are crowned King and Queen of Great Britain.
1767
Surveying for the Mason–Dixon Line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.
1852
The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
1890
In Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
1899
Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.
1906
San Francisco public school board sparks United States diplomatic crisis with Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.
1910
Former President Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. He flew for four minutes with Arch Hoxsey in a plane built by the Wright Brothers at Kinloch Field (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport), St. Louis, Missouri.
1941
Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
1987
Start of Operation Pawan by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka that killed few thousand ethnic Tamil civilians, several hundred Tamil Tigers and few hundred Indian Army soldiers.
Who were born on October 11?
1814
Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Archbishop of Santa Fe (d. 1888)
1895
Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer (d. 1982)
1937
R. H. W. Dillard, American poet
1937
Sir Bobby Charlton, English footballer
1941
Lester Bowie, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
1944
Rodney Marsh, English Footballer
1947
Al Atkins, English musician
1947
Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist
1964
Michael J. Nelson, American actor
1977
Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters AXEPAC? Check your answers here: Unscramble words AXEPAC. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.