October 11th, 1778

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Born on October 11th, 1778 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 11th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 11th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (October 1778)

Born on October 11th, 1778

Weekday

Sunday

October 11th, 1778 was a Sunday.

Age

245

People born on October 11th, 1778 will turn 246 this year (2024), in exactly 169 days .

Zodiac

♎

Libra (The Scales)

September 24th, 1778 - October 23rd, 1778

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 89,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 319 days, exactly on March 10th, 2025, people who were born on October 11th, 1778 will be 90,000 days old!

89,681 Days

12,811 Weeks

2,946 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

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.

Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination

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

Born on October 11th, 1778

George Bridgetower

British musician

*October 11th, 1778, Biała Podlaska †February 29th, 1860, Peckham

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

Cardi B

American rapper (born 1992)

*October 11th, 1992, The Bronx

Sebastian Rode

German association football player

*October 11th, 1990, Seeheim-Jugenheim

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

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

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

Inge Taubert

German historian

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

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

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

Joan Cusack

American actress

*October 11th, 1962, New York City

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

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

Ronit Roy

Indian actor

*October 11th, 1965, Nagpur

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

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

Jean-Jacques Goldman

French musician and record producer

*October 11th, 1951, Paris

Friedrich von Hassel

*October 11th, 1833, Hamm †October 14th, 1890, Hamm

Rikishi

American professional wrestler

*October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

Dawn French

British actress and comedian

*October 11th, 1957, Holyhead

Earle Hyman

American actor (1926-2017)

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

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

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

Jerome Robbins

American choreographer & director (1918–1998)

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

Nicolas Coquiart

Belgian doctor and politician

*October 11th, 1752, Ath †September 23rd, 1823, Binche

Wes Chatham

American actor

*October 11th, 1978, Atlanta

Same year
Born in 1778

Humphry Davy

British chemist

*December 17th, 1778, Penzance †May 29th, 1829, Geneva

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)

*December 6th, 1778, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat †May 9th, 1850, Paris

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss botanist (1778–1841)

*February 4th, 1778, Geneva †September 9th, 1841, Geneva

José de San Martín

Argentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)

*February 25th, 1778, África †August 17th, 1850, Boulogne-sur-Mer

Agathon Jean François Fain

French historian (1778-1837)

*January 11th, 1778, Paris †September 16th, 1837, Paris

William Hazlitt

English essayist and writer

*April 10th, 1778, Maidstone †September 18th, 1830, London

Luigi Lodigiani

Italian bookbinder

*January 7th, 1778, Pontremoli †October 3rd, 1843, Milan

Fernando Sor

Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)

*February 13th, 1778, Barcelona †July 10th, 1839, Paris

Louis Bonaparte

King of the Netherlands, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, member of the House of Buonaparte (1778-1846)

*September 2nd, 1778, Ajaccio †July 25th, 1846, Livorno

Johann Nepomuk Hummel

Austrian composer and pianist

*November 14th, 1778, Bratislava †October 17th, 1837, Weimar

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

German educator, writer and politician (1778-1852)

*August 11th, 1778, Lanz †October 15th, 1853, Freyburg

Bernardo O'Higgins

Chilean independence leader (1778-1842)

*August 20th, 1778, Chillán †October 24th, 1842, Lima

James Kirke Paulding

American writer (1778–1860)

*August 22nd, 1778, Pleasant Valley †April 6th, 1860, Hyde Park

Joseph Carrington Cabell

American politician

*December 28th, 1778, Amherst County †February 5th, 1856, Nelson County

Heinrich Luden

German historian (1778-1847)

*April 10th, 1778, Loxstedt †May 23rd, 1847, Jena

Richard Skinner

American politician (1778-1833)

*May 30th, 1778, Litchfield †May 23rd, 1833, Manchester

Ernst Wilhelm Arnoldi

German entrepreneur

*May 21st, 1778, Gotha †May 27th, 1841, Gotha

Rembrandt Peale

American painter (1778-1860)

*February 22nd, 1778, Bucks County †October 3rd, 1860, Philadelphia

Christian Friedrich Nasse

German physician and psychiatrist

*April 18th, 1778, Bielefeld †April 18th, 1851, Marburg

Joseph Grimaldi

English actor, comedian and dancer

*December 18th, 1778, London †May 31st, 1837, London

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 11th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on October 11th.

James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Deacon

Lommán of Trim

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lommán_of_Trim

Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Soledad_Torres_y_Acosta

Nectarius of Constantinople

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectarius_of_Constantinople

Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicasius,_Quirinus,_Scubiculus,_and_Pientia

Philip the Evangelist

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Evangelist

Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church)

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII

Zenaida and Philonella

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenaida_and_Philonella

October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast daysen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_11_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Pulaski_Memorial_Day

International Day of the Girl Child

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_Girl_Child

International Newspaper Carrier Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_Carrier_Day

National Coming Out Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coming_Out_Day

Revolution Day (North Macedonia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Macedonian_Uprising

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XI.X.MDCCLXXVIII

11.10.1778

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1778 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1778

October 1778

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October 11th, 1778

Born on October 11th, 1778

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♎

Libra (The Scales)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 89,000 days old!

89,681 Days

12,811 Weeks

2,946 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on October 11th?

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Born on October 11th, 1778

British musician

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

Same year Born in 1778

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 11th

Agilbert

Alexander Sauli

Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church)

Æthelburh of Barking

Bruno the Great

Cainnech of Aghaboe

Gratus of Oloron

Gummarus

James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Lommán of Trim

Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta

Nectarius of Constantinople

Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia

Philip the Evangelist

Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church)

Zenaida and Philonella

October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States)

International Day of the Girl Child

International Newspaper Carrier Day

National Coming Out Day

Revolution Day (North Macedonia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

11.10.1778

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 89,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Calendar
October 1778

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