March 11th, 1776

Born on March 11th, 1776

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1776

55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

79

Amedeo Avogadro

Italian scientist

*August 9th, 1776, Turin †July 9th, 1856, Turin

54

Barthold Georg Niebuhr

Danish-German statesman and historian (1776–1831)

*August 27th, 1776, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 1831, Bonn

68

Edward Solly

British merchant and art collector (1776-1844)

*April 25th, 1776, London †December 2nd, 1844

59

Friedrich Stromeyer

German Chemist

*August 2nd, 1776, Göttingen †August 18th, 1835, Göttingen

33

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German chemist, physicist and philosopher

*December 16th, 1776, Zamienice †January 23rd, 1810, Munich

250

Vani Hari

American blogger

*March 22nd, 1776, Charlotte

55

Elizabeth Parke Custis Law

American social leader (1776-1831)

*August 21st, 1776, British America †December 31st, 1831, Richmond

78

Pietro Nobile

Italian architect and builder (1776-1854)

*October 11th, 1776, Capriasca †November 7th, 1854, Vienna

65

Amos Eaton

American botanist (1776-1842)

*May 17th, 1776, Chatham †May 10th, 1842, Troy

63

Aimé Picquet du Boisguy

French counter revolutionary

*March 15th, 1776, Fougères †October 25th, 1839, Paris

61

Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus

German biologist (1776-1837)

*February 4th, 1776, Bremen †February 16th, 1837, Bremen

67

Augustin-Marie d'Aboville

French artillery officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars

*April 20th, 1776, La Fère †June 20th, 1843, Paris

77

Johannes Geibel

German theologian (1776-1853)

*April 1st, 1776, Hanau †July 25th, 1853, Lübeck

81

Princess Mary of the United Kingdom

British princess, daughter of George III; (1776-1857)

*April 25th, 1776, Buckingham Palace †April 30th, 1857, Gloucester House

82

George M. Bibb

American politician (1776-1859)

*October 30th, 1776, Prince Edward County †April 14th, 1859, Georgetown

58

Peter Erasmus Müller

Danish historian, linguist, and clergy member

*May 29th, 1776, Copenhagen †September 4th, 1834, Copenhagen

71

Karl Gottlieb Bretschneider

German theologian

*February 11th, 1776, Gersdorf †January 22nd, 1848, Gotha

40

Antonio Baraya

Colombian soldier (1776-1816)

*January 31st, 1776, Girón †July 20th, 1816, Bogotá

64

Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg

German noblewoman, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1776-1841)

*August 6th, 1776, Kirchheimbolanden †February 19th, 1841, Schaumburg Castle

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Leap year

Yes: 1776 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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