January 11th, 1952

Born on January 11th, 1952

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1952

72

Diana Gabaldon

American author

*January 11th, 1952, Williams

72

Michael Forshaw

Australian politician

*January 11th, 1952, Sydney

72

Kim Hartman

British actress

*January 11th, 1952, Hammersmith

72

Lee Ritenour

American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer

*January 11th, 1952, Hollywood

72

Ben Crenshaw

Professional golfer

*January 11th, 1952, Austin

72

Jens Goebel

German politician

*January 11th, 1952, Jena

61

Bille Brown

Australian actor (1952–2013)

*January 11th, 1952, Biloela †January 13th, 2013, Brisbane

72

Carla Harryman

American writer

*January 11th, 1952, Orange

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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

25

soltera

Mexican musician and singer-songwriter

*January 11th, 1999, Heroica Caborca

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

76

Naomi Judd

American singer and actress (1946–2022)

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

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

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

46

Emile Heskey

English association football player

*January 11th, 1978, Leicester

53

Mirko Dickhaut

German association football player and manager

*January 11th, 1971, Kassel

70

Kailash Satyarthi

Indian Social Worker

*January 11th, 1954, Vidisha

49

Matteo Renzi

Italian politician (born 1975)

*January 11th, 1975, Florence

70

Larry Harvey

Founder of Burning Man

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

71

Kostas Skandalidis

Greek politician

*January 11th, 1953, Kardamaina

28

Leroy Sané

German association football player

*January 11th, 1996, Essen

60

Barbara Prammer

Politician from Austria (1954-2014)

*January 11th, 1954, Ottnang am Hausruck †August 2nd, 2014, Vienna

58

Marc Acito

American novelist, humorist, screenwriter

*January 11th, 1966, Bayonne

26

Yasin

Swedish rapper

*January 11th, 1998, Spånga-Kista församling

76

Bernhard Lehmann

East German bobsledder

*January 11th, 1948, Großräschen

55

Kyle Richards

American actress and television personality (born 1969)

*January 11th, 1969, Hollywood

Same year
Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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