January 11: Day of the Week
January 11, 2022 was the 11th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 354 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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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.
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January 11 Historical Event(s)
- 1055Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1569First recorded lottery in England.
- 1693Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
- 1759In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
- 1787William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- 1879The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- 1908Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
- 1927Louis 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.
- 1996Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
- 1998Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.
Who were born on January 11?
- 1503Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. 1540)
- 1907Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (d. 1982)
- 1911Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. 2003)
- 1911Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
- 1931Betty Churcher, Australian museum director and curator
- 1948Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Dire Straits)
- 1962Kim Coles, American actress
- 1968Anders Borg, Swedish politician
- 1983Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
- 1989Sammy Carlson, American freeskier
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