January 11th, 1944

Born on January 11th, 1944

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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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 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 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 two African American students from attending the school.

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, registering 7.4 Mw, struck the island of Sicily.

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 (pictured) 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, 1944

80

Shibu Soren

Indian politician and former chief minister of Jharkhand

*January 11th, 1944, Jharkhand

80

York Höller

German composer

*January 11th, 1944, Leverkusen

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Who's birthday is on January 11th?

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

41

Kaisa Mäkäräinen

Finnish biathlete

*January 11th, 1983, Ristijärvi

76

Naomi Judd

American singer and actress (1946–2022)

*January 11th, 1946, Ashland †April 30th, 2022, Leiper's Fork

25

soltera

Mexican musician and singer-songwriter

*January 11th, 1999, Heroica Caborca

79

Roland Ries

Member of the French Socialist Party, mayor of Strasbourg, Member of the French Senate

*January 11th, 1945, Niederlauterbach

35

Anthony Delhalle

French motorcycle racer

*January 11th, 1982, Chartres †March 9th, 2017, Circuit Paul Armagnac

53

Mary J. Blige

American singer (born 1971)

*January 11th, 1971, New York City

60

Albert Dupontel

French actor, comedian, film director and screenwriter

*January 11th, 1964, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

88

Mitchell Ryan

American actor

*January 11th, 1934, Cincinnati †March 4th, 2022, Los Angeles

46

Emile Heskey

English association football player

*January 11th, 1978, Leicester

70

Larry Harvey

Founder of Burning Man

*January 11th, 1948, San Francisco †April 28th, 2018, San Francisco

53

Mirko Dickhaut

German association football player and manager

*January 11th, 1971, Kassel

49

Matteo Renzi

Italian politician (born 1975)

*January 11th, 1975, Florence

68

Barry Flanagan

British sculptor

*January 11th, 1941, Prestatyn †August 31st, 2009, Santa Eulària des Riu

28

Leroy Sané

German association football player

*January 11th, 1996, Essen

92

Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township

76

Bernhard Lehmann

East German bobsledder

*January 11th, 1948, Großräschen

81

Dieter Langewiesche

German historian of the modern age

*January 11th, 1943, Sankt Sebastian

26

Yasin

Swedish rapper

*January 11th, 1998, Spånga-Kista församling

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Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

80

John Rhys-Davies

Welsh actor (born 1944)

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

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Yes: 1944 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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