October 11th, 1945

Born on October 11th, 1945

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on October 11th, 1945

69

Dusty Rhodes

American professional wrestler (1945–2015)

*October 11th, 1945, Austin †June 11th, 2015, Orlando

78

Andrew Logan

English sculptor, performance artist, jewellery-maker, and portraitist

*October 11th, 1945, Witney

49

Bernhard Hefti

Swiss sculptor (1945-1995)

*October 11th, 1945, Thun †January 1st, 1995, Thun

57

Michel Watteau

French association football player (1945-2003)

*October 11th, 1945, Wattrelos †September 29th, 2003, Bondues

78

Ron Crawford

Actor

*October 11th, 1945, Tampa

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

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

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

31

Cardi B

American rapper (born 1992)

*October 11th, 1992, The Bronx

33

Sebastian Rode

German association football player

*October 11th, 1990, Seeheim-Jugenheim

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

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

72

Jean-Jacques Goldman

French musician and record producer

*October 11th, 1951, Paris

61

Joan Cusack

American actress

*October 11th, 1962, New York City

58

Ronit Roy

Indian actor

*October 11th, 1965, Nagpur

66

Dawn French

British actress and comedian

*October 11th, 1957, Holyhead

77

Sawao Katō

Japanese gymnast

*October 11th, 1946, Niigata

58

Rikishi

American professional wrestler

*October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

76

Loukas Papademos

Greek economist and Prime Minister

*October 11th, 1947, Athens

79

Javier Sáenz de Cosculluela

Spanish politician

*October 11th, 1944, Logroño

91

Earle Hyman

American actor (1926-2017)

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

80

Gene Watson

American country singer

*October 11th, 1943, Palestine

64

Friedrich Bergius

German chemist

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

75

Judy Kaye

American singer and actress

*October 11th, 1948, Phoenix

82

Ron Leibman

American actor (1937–2019)

*October 11th, 1937, New York City †December 6th, 2019, New York City

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 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

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

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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