January 11th, 1957

Born on January 11th, 1957

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, 1957

58

Claude Criquielion

Cyclist

*January 11th, 1957, Lessines †February 18th, 2015, Aalst

67

Bryan Robson

British footballer and manager (born 1957)

*January 11th, 1957, Chester-le-Street

67

Bernard Hislaire

Comics author

*January 11th, 1957, City of Brussels

58

Darryl Dawkins

American basketball player-coach

*January 11th, 1957, Orlando †August 27th, 2015, Allentown

66

Peter Hardy

Australian actor

*January 11th, 1957, Perth †March 16th, 2023, Fremantle

51

Saeko Himuro

Japanese novelist (1957-2008)

*January 11th, 1957, Iwamizawa †June 6th, 2008, Tokyo

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Who's birthday is on January 11th?

41

Kaisa Mäkäräinen

Finnish biathlete

*January 11th, 1983, Ristijärvi

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

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

60

Albert Dupontel

French actor, comedian, film director and screenwriter

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

25

soltera

Mexican musician and singer-songwriter

*January 11th, 1999, Heroica Caborca

53

Mary J. Blige

American singer (born 1971)

*January 11th, 1971, New York City

35

Anthony Delhalle

French motorcycle racer

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

46

Emile Heskey

English association football player

*January 11th, 1978, Leicester

68

Ernst Baltrusch

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 11th, 1956, Bad Essen

53

Mirko Dickhaut

German association football player and manager

*January 11th, 1971, Kassel

49

Matteo Renzi

Italian politician (born 1975)

*January 11th, 1975, Florence

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

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

76

Naomi Judd

American singer and actress (1946–2022)

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

58

Marc Acito

American novelist, humorist, screenwriter

*January 11th, 1966, Bayonne

28

Leroy Sané

German association football player

*January 11th, 1996, Essen

55

Kyle Richards

American actress and television personality (born 1969)

*January 11th, 1969, Hollywood

68

Robert Earl Keen

American country musician

*January 11th, 1956, Houston

26

Yasin

Swedish rapper

*January 11th, 1998, Spånga-Kista församling

70

Kailash Satyarthi

Indian Social Worker

*January 11th, 1954, Vidisha

52

Amanda Peet

American actress

*January 11th, 1972, New York City

69

David Fine

American actor

*January 11th, 1955, Philadelphia

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66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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