December 11th, 1428

Born on December 11th, 1428

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 217,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 475 days, exactly on October 22nd, 2025, people who were born on December 11th, 1428 will be 218,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 11th?

December 11th, 2008

American stockbroker Bernie Madoff was arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $64.8 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest in history.

December 11th, 2005

Demonstrations in Cronulla, a suburb of Sydney, against recent violence towards locals turned into a series of race riots.

December 11th, 1972

Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission, landed on the Moon.

December 11th, 1925

Pope Pius XI promulgated the encyclical Quas primas, establishing the Feast of Christ the King.

December 11th, 1920

Irish War of Independence: Following an Irish Republican Army ambush of an Auxiliary patrol, British forces burned and looted numerous buildings in Cork.

December 11th, 1907

The original Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire (pictured).

December 11th, 1899

Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein, Boers defeated British forces trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

December 11th, 1886

The London-based football club Arsenal, then known as Dial Square, played their first match on the Isle of Dogs.

December 11th, 1789

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (structure pictured), one of the oldest public universities in the United States and the only one to award degrees in the 18th century, was chartered.

December 11th, 1640

A crowd of 1,500 people presented the Root and Branch petition to the Long Parliament, calling for abolishing the episcopacy of the Church of England.

December 11th, 0861

The Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil was assassinated by his guards, beginning the Anarchy at Samarra.

December 11th, 1239

Treaty of Benavente: the heiresses of the Kingdom of León renounce their throne to King Ferdinand III of Castile

December 11th, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency.

December 11th, 2019

The results of the 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum are announced. The results are overwhelmingly one-sided. Over 98% of voters vote for Bougainville's independence.

December 11th, 2017

New York City Subway bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 11th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 11th?

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

*December 11th, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André †March 8th, 1869, Paris

94

Val Guest

English actor and director

*December 11th, 1911, London †May 10th, 2006, Palm Springs

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

47

Alexie Gilmore

American actress

*December 11th, 1976, Manhattan

70

Fulvio Orsini

Italian humanist, historian, and archaeologist

*December 11th, 1529, Rome †May 18th, 1600, Rome

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

66

Robert Koch

German physician, bacteriologist

*December 11th, 1843, Clausthal †May 27th, 1910, Baden-Baden

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

79

Gianni Morandi

Italian singer

*December 11th, 1944, Monghidoro

76

Teri Garr

American actress

*December 11th, 1947, Lakewood

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

*December 11th, 1882, Wrocław †January 5th, 1970, Göttingen

50

Mos Def

American rapper and actor from New York

*December 11th, 1973, Brooklyn

57

Big Mama Thornton

American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

*December 11th, 1926, Montgomery †July 25th, 1984, Los Angeles

85

Enrico Macias

French recording artist; singer,(Born on December 11, 1938 he is an Algerian-born French Jewish singer.He was born in Constantine, Algeria.)

*December 11th, 1938, Constantine

45

Leo X

Son of Lorenzo de' Medici fia, pope from 1513 to 1521

*December 11th, 1475, Florence †December 1st, 1521, Rome

55

Emmanuelle Charpentier

French microbiologist and biochemist

*December 11th, 1968, Juvisy-sur-Orge

81

Frank Schöbel

German singer

*December 11th, 1942, Leipzig

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

36

Peter Scholze

German mathematician

*December 11th, 1987, Dresden

Same year
Born in 1428

28

Jingtai Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

*September 21st, 1428, Beijing †March 14th, 1457, Beijing

54

Yolande of Anjou

Duchess of Lorraine

*November 2nd, 1428, Nancy †March 23rd, 1483, Nancy

62

Hans Tucher

Politician (1428-1491)

*April 10th, 1428, Nuremberg †February 24th, 1491

62

Filippo Strozzi the Elder

Italian banker

*July 4th, 1428, Florence †May 14th, 1491, Florence

66

Pedro González de Mendoza

Catholic cardinal (1428-1495)

*May 3rd, 1428, Guadalajara †January 11th, 1495, Guadalajara

42

Richard Neville

Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (1428-1471)

*November 22nd, 1428, Norwich †April 14th, 1471, London Borough of Barnet

30

Helena Palaiologina

Queen consort of Cyprus and Armenia

*February 3rd, 1428, Mystras †April 11th, 1458, Nicosia

70

Julius Pomponius Laetus

Italian Renaissance humanist

*January 1st, 1428, Teggiano †June 9th, 1498, Rome

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Leap year

Yes: 1428 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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