March 11th, 1687

Born on March 11th, 1687

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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 1687

56

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

80

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

73

Willem de Fesch

Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761)

*August 26th, 1687, Alkmaar †January 3rd, 1761, London

47

Gaetano Berenstadt

Italian opera singer

*June 7th, 1687, Florence †December 9th, 1734, Florence

63

Theodor Ankarcrona

Swedish admiral, scientist and county governor

*February 15th, 1687, Karlskrona †November 2nd, 1750, Stockholm

75

Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

*October 22nd, 1687, Meiningen †January 27th, 1763, Frankfurt

81

Johann Gottfried Borlach

German engineer (1687-1768)

*May 24th, 1687, Dresden †July 4th, 1768, Bad Kösen

50

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

64

Johann Christian Schöttgen

Biblical scholar

*March 14th, 1687, Wurzen †December 15th, 1751, Dresden

80

Robert Simson

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

*October 14th, 1687, West Kilbride †October 1st, 1768, Glasgow

80

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

63

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

78

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

79

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

70

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

77

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

41

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

67

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

74

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

88

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

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No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

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