What Day of the Week

January 11, 2019 was the 11^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 354 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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

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• 630

  Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca.
• 1571

  Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
• 1917

  The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
• 1927

  Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
• 1943

  World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
• 1949

  The first “networked” television broadcasts take place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
• 1962

  An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
• 1972

  East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
• 1994

  The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
• 1998

  Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.

• 1878

  Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general (d. 1952)
• 1899

  Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
• 1924

  Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel laureate
• 1939

  Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
• 1958

  Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian organized crime figure
• 1969

  Kyle Richards, American actress
• 1969

  Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
• 1970

  Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
• 1970

  Manfredi Beninati, Italian visual artist.
• 1983

  Adrian Sutil, German racing driver

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