October 11th, 1712

Born on October 11th, 1712

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 11th?

October 11th, 2002

A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland, resulting in 7 deaths and 159 injuries.

October 11th, 1991

During the confirmation hearings upon the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States, Anita Hill testified that he had sexually harassed her several years earlier.

October 11th, 1987

An estimated 750,000 people attended the "Great March" in Washington, D.C., to demand greater civil rights for the LGBT community.

October 11th, 1975

The American weekly sketch comedy–variety show Saturday Night Live was broadcast for the first time.

October 11th, 1973

Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.

October 11th, 1968

Apollo 7 (lift-off pictured), the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida.

October 11th, 1942

World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese fleet sent to attack Henderson Field.

October 11th, 1937

Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, arrived at Berlin Friedrichstraße station to begin a tour of Nazi Germany, where they were greeted with Nazi salutes and dined with high-ranking members of the state apparatus.

October 11th, 1865

The Morant Bay rebellion, led by Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, began in Jamaica; after protestors burned down the courthouse, it was brutally suppressed by Governor Edward John Eyre.

October 11th, 1852

The University of Sydney (pictured), Australia's oldest university, was inaugurated two years after being established by the University of Sydney Act.

October 11th, 1840

Bashir Shihab II (pictured) surrendered to the Ottoman Empire and was removed as Emir of Mount Lebanon after an imperial decree by Sultan Abdülmecid I.

October 11th, 1797

French Revolutionary Wars: The Royal Navy captured eleven Dutch Navy ships without any losses at the Battle of Camperdown.

October 11th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: A British fleet defeated American ships at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, but gave American forces enough time to prepare their defenses for the Saratoga campaign.

October 11th, 1142

The Treaty of Shaoxing was ratified, ending the Jin–Song Wars, although sporadic fighting continued until 1234.

October 11th, 2000

First Minister of Scotland Donald Dewar (pictured), often regarded as the "Father of the Nation", dies in office from a brain hemorrhage.

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

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

31

Cardi B

American rapper (born 1992)

*October 11th, 1992, Washington Heights

33

Sebastian Rode

German association football player

*October 11th, 1990, Seeheim-Jugenheim

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1935 bc)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

61

Joan Cusack

American actress

*October 11th, 1962, New York City

78

Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*October 11th, 1884, Manhattan †November 7th, 1962, Upper East Side

64

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

*October 11th, 1884, Wrocław †March 30th, 1949, Buenos Aires

81

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

*October 11th, 1758, Hemelingen †March 2nd, 1840, Bremen

58

Ronit Roy

Indian actor

*October 11th, 1965, Nagpur

84

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris

72

Jean-Jacques Goldman

French musician and record producer

*October 11th, 1951, Paris

58

Rikishi

American professional wrestler

*October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

38

Nesta Carter

Jamaican sprinter

*October 11th, 1985, Banana Ground

66

Dawn French

British actress and comedian

*October 11th, 1957, Holyhead

91

Earle Hyman

American actor (1926-2017)

*October 11th, 1926, Rocky Mount †November 17th, 2017, Lillian Booth Actors Home

89

Daniel Wayenberg

Dutch composer and pianist

*October 11th, 1929, 14th arrondissement of Paris †September 17th, 2019, Courbevoie

79

Jerome Robbins

American choreographer & director (1918–1998)

*October 11th, 1918, New York City †July 29th, 1998, New York City

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Born in 1712

66

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville

74

Frederick II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786

*January 24th, 1712, Berlin †August 17th, 1786, Potsdam

80

Francesco Guardi

Italian painter (1712-1793)

*October 5th, 1712, Venice †January 1st, 1793, Venice

67

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Painter (1712-1780)

*February 14th, 1712, Hamburg †January 24th, 1780, Dresden

51

Francesco Algarotti

Italian philosopher (1712-1764)

*December 11th, 1712, Venice †May 3rd, 1764, Pisa

57

Johann Karl Philipp von Cobenzl

18th-century politician and art collector (K. Cobenzl collection in Brussels)

*July 21st, 1712, Ljubljana †January 27th, 1770, Brussels metropolitan area

45

Johann Gottfried Brendel

German physician

*February 23rd, 1712, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 17th, 1758, Göttingen

66

Claude Bourgelat

French veterinary surgeon

*March 27th, 1712, Lyon †January 3rd, 1779, Paris

69

Giacomo Puccini

Italian composer (1712–1781)

*January 26th, 1712, Pescaglia †May 16th, 1781, Lucca

72

Pietro Chiari

Italian playwright (1712-1785)

*December 25th, 1712, Brescia †August 31st, 1785, Brescia

68

John Fothergill

English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)

*March 8th, 1712, Bainbridge †December 26th, 1780, London

74

John Stanley

English composer and organist

*January 17th, 1712, London †May 19th, 1786, London

73

Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Portuguese cardinal (1712-1786)

*November 27th, 1712, Lisbon †April 11th, 1786, Lisbon

58

George Grenville

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770)

*October 14th, 1712, Westminster †November 13th, 1770, London

67

Joachim Friedrich Henckel

Prussian surgeon

*January 1st, 1712, Pasłęk †January 1st, 1779

47

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

French soldier

*February 28th, 1712, Nîmes †September 14th, 1759, Quebec City

67

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine

Austrian general (1712-1780)

*December 12th, 1712, Lunéville †July 4th, 1780, Tervuren

73

Richard Glover

English poet and politician (1712-1785)

*January 1st, 1712, London †November 25th, 1785

83

Sayat-Nova

Armenian musician and poet

*June 14th, 1712, Tbilisi †November 22nd, 1795, Haghpat

71

Carlo Vittorio Amedeo delle Lanze

Italian cardinal

*September 1st, 1712, Turin †January 23rd, 1784, Fruttuaria

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Leap year

Yes: 1712 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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