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January 11: Day of the Week
January 11, 2024 was the 11th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 355 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
January 11 Historical Event(s)
1055
Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
1863
American Civil War: ship CSS encountered and sank the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
1917
The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
1922
First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
1946
Enver Hoxha declares the People’s Republic of Albania with himself as president.
1960
Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America’s most prolific serial killer, commits his first known murder.
1962
An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
1964
United States Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., publishes a landmark report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking nation- and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
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.
Who were born on January 11?
1638
Nicolas Steno, Danish scientist (d. 1686)
1858
Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
1897
August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
1902
Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. 1986)
1907
Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (d. 1982)
1924
Slim Harpo, American musician (d. 1970)
1949
Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach
1966
Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
1970
Manfredi Beninati, Italian visual artist.
1983
Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
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