January 11th, 1793

Born on January 11th, 1793

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What happened on January 11th?

January 11th, 2013

French special forces failed in an attempted rescue of a DGSE agent, who had been taken hostage in 2009 by al-Shabaab, in Bulo Marer, Somalia.

January 11th, 2003

After Chicago police detective Jon Burge was discovered to have extracted forced confessions from more than 200 suspects, the governor of Illinois commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners and pardoned four others.

January 11th, 1986

The Gateway Bridge (pictured) in Brisbane, Australia, opened as the largest prestressed-concrete, single-box bridge in the world.

January 11th, 1964

In a landmark report (cover pictured), U.S. surgeon general Luther Terry issued a warning that tobacco smoking may be hazardous to health, concluding that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, and other illnesses.

January 11th, 1961

Students at the University of Georgia rioted in an attempt to prevent the attendance of two African-American students.

January 11th, 1946

The People's Republic of Albania was proclaimed, with Enver Hoxha as the country's de facto head of state.

January 11th, 1927

Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, hosted 36 people involved in the film industry at a banquet, where he announced the creation of what would become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

January 11th, 1923

Troops from France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr to force the Weimar Republic to pay reparations in the aftermath of World War I.

January 11th, 1914

The Karluk, the flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, sank after being crushed by ice.

January 11th, 1912

Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, went on strike in response to a pay cut corresponding to a new state law shortening the working week.

January 11th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Arkansas Post concluded with the Union Army capturing a fort from Confederate forces near the mouth of the Arkansas River.

January 11th, 1787

German-born British astronomer William Herschel discovered two Uranian moons, later named Oberon and Titania by his son John.

January 11th, 1693

The most powerful earthquake recorded in Italy struck the island of Sicily, causing 60,000 deaths and prompting a period of architectural revival.

January 11th, 1654

Arauco War: The Mapuche-Huilliche of southern Chile defeated a slave-hunting Spanish army at the Battle of Río Bueno.

January 11th, 1055

Theodora Porphyrogenita became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire after the death of her brother-in-law Constantine IX Monomachos.

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

Born on January 11th, 1793

73

Cave Johnson

United States Representative (1793-1866)

*January 11th, 1793, Robertson County †November 23rd, 1866, Clarksville

Same year
Born in 1793

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

50

Casimir Delavigne

French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)

*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, Lyon

82

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

83

Juan Manuel de Rosas

Argentine politician (1793-1877)

*March 30th, 1793, Buenos Aires †March 14th, 1877, Southampton

76

Jacob de Kempenaer

Dutch politician (1793-1870)

*July 6th, 1793, Amsterdam †February 12th, 1870, Arnhem

54

James Dunlop

Australian astronomer (1793–1848)

*October 31st, 1793, Scotland †September 22nd, 1848, New South Wales

69

Dost Mohammad Khan

First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)

*December 23rd, 1793, Kandahar †June 9th, 1863, Herat

87

Michel Chasles

French mathematician (*1793 – †1880)

*November 15th, 1793, Épernon †December 18th, 1880, Paris

65

Agostino Codazzi

Italian scientist, geographer and cartographer (1793-1859)

*July 12th, 1793, Lugo †February 7th, 1859, Agustín Codazzi

64

Josef Ressel

Austrian inventor (1793–1857)

*June 29th, 1793, Chrudim †October 9th, 1857, Ljubljana

60

Friedrich Traugott Friedemann

German educator and archivist (1793-1853)

*March 31st, 1793, Stolpen †May 2nd, 1853, Idstein

79

Karl Zell

German classical philologist (1793-1873)

*April 8th, 1793, Mannheim †January 24th, 1873, Freiburg im Breisgau

49

Karl Seydelmann

German actor (1793–1843)

*April 24th, 1793, Kłodzko †March 17th, 1843, Berlin

76

Karl Wilhelm Göttling

German classical philologist (1793–1869)

*January 19th, 1793, Jena †January 20th, 1869, Jena

73

Eugène Walckiers

French composer

*July 22nd, 1793, Avesnes-sur-Helpe †September 1st, 1866, Paris

60

Johannes Cornelis de Jonge

Dutch author

*May 9th, 1793, Zierikzee †June 12th, 1853, Rijswijk

64

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet

French physicist (1793-1857)

*February 10th, 1793, Besançon †December 6th, 1857, former 11th arrondissement of Paris

83

Nicolas Anne Théodule Changarnier

French general (1793-1877)

*April 26th, 1793, Autun †February 14th, 1877, Paris

72

Charles Lock Eastlake

English painter, gallery director, collector and writer (1793-1865)

*November 17th, 1793, Plymouth †December 24th, 1865, Pisa

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No: With 365 days 1793 is a normal year and no leap year.

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