March 11th, 1678

Born on March 11th, 1678

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What happened on March 11th?

March 11th, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.

March 11th, 2012

U.S. Army soldier Robert Bales murdered sixteen civilians and wounded six others in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

March 11th, 2011

A massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

March 11th, 2010

During the inauguration of Chilean president Sebastián Piñera, earthquakes registering 6.9 and 7.0 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw struck the O'Higgins Region near the city of Pichilemu, causing widespread damage.

March 11th, 2009

A teenage gunman engaged in a shooting spree at a secondary school in Winnenden, Germany, killing 16, including himself.

March 11th, 2007

Georgian authorities accused Russia of orchestrating a helicopter attack in the Kodori Valley, in the breakaway territory of Abkhazia.

March 11th, 1999

Infosys became the first Indian-registered company to have its shares listed on Nasdaq.

March 11th, 1993

The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Janet Reno as the first female United States attorney general.

March 11th, 1984

The anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki was released.

March 11th, 1978

After hijacking a bus north of Tel Aviv, Israel, members of the Palestine Liberation Organization faction Fatah engaged in a shootout with police, resulting in the deaths of 38 civilians and most of the perpetrators.

March 11th, 1888

The Great Blizzard of 1888 struck the northeastern United States, producing snowdrifts in excess of 50 ft (15 m) and confining some people to their houses for up to a week.

March 11th, 1864

The Great Sheffield Flood killed at least 240 people and damaged more than 600 homes, after a crack in the dam holding the Dale Dike Reservoir caused it to fail.

March 11th, 1851

The first performance of Verdi's Rigoletto took place at La Fenice in Venice (poster pictured).

March 11th, 1845

Māori forces, led by chiefs Te Ruki Kawiti and Hōne Heke, attacked the British settlement of Kororāreka, New Zealand, beginning the Flagstaff War.

March 11th, 1843

During a period of activity known as the Great Eruption, Eta Carinae (pictured) briefly became the second-brightest star in the night sky.

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

Same year
Born in 1678

63

Antonio Vivaldi

Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)

*March 4th, 1678, Venice †July 28th, 1741, Vienna

32

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor from 1705 till his death in 1711

*July 26th, 1678, Vienna †April 17th, 1711, Vienna

56

Yongzheng Emperor

Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735

*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, Beijing

49

Francesco Farnese

Duke of Parma (1678-1727)

*May 19th, 1678, Parma †May 26th, 1727, Piacenza

72

Peter von Lacy

Irish general in Russia

*October 30th, 1678, Killeedy †April 19th, 1751, Riga

59

Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse

French count; legitimized son of Louis XIV (1678–1737)

*June 6th, 1678, Versailles †December 1st, 1737, Rambouillet

60

Friedrich Wilhelm von Grumbkow

Generalfeldmarschall and Prussian statesman

*October 4th, 1678, Berlin †March 18th, 1739, Berlin

87

Adrien Maurice de Noailles

Marshal of France (1678-1766)

*September 29th, 1678, Paris †June 24th, 1766, Paris

35

Anna Waser

Painter from Switzerland (1678-1714)

*October 16th, 1678, Zürich †September 20th, 1714, Zürich

73

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

English politician and Viscount (1678-1751)

*September 16th, 1678, Battersea †December 12th, 1751, Battersea

64

John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll

Led government army against Jacobites in 1715

*October 10th, 1678, Petersham †October 4th, 1743, Petersham

64

Daniel Neal

English historian (1678–1743)

*December 14th, 1678, London †April 4th, 1743, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1678 is a normal year and no leap year.

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