October 11th, 1976

Born on October 11th, 1976

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What happened on October 11th, 1976?

October 11th, 1976

George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.

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What else 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.

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

Born on October 11th, 1976

47

Emily Deschanel

American actress, television producer, and film producer

*October 11th, 1976, Los Angeles

47

Sal Khan

American educator (born 1976)

*October 11th, 1976, Metairie

47

Dominic Aitchison

Scottish bass guitarist and songwriter

*October 11th, 1976, Balfron

47

Bobby Joe Hatton

Puerto Rican basketball player

*October 11th, 1976, Ponce

47

Jessica Day George

Writer

*October 11th, 1976, Boise

47

Goran Bošković

Serbian footballer

*October 11th, 1976, Belgrade

47

Holly Fields

American actress

*October 11th, 1976, Sacramento

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

31

Cardi B

American rapper (born 1992)

*October 11th, 1992, The Bronx

33

Sebastian Rode

German association football player

*October 11th, 1990, Seeheim-Jugenheim

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

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

45

Wes Chatham

American actor

*October 11th, 1978, Atlanta

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

61

Joan Cusack

American actress

*October 11th, 1962, New York City

46

Matt Bomer

American actor

*October 11th, 1977, Webster Groves

58

Ronit Roy

Indian actor

*October 11th, 1965, Nagpur

58

Rikishi

American professional wrestler

*October 11th, 1965, San Francisco

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

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

48

Nat Faxon

American actor

*October 11th, 1975, Boston

72

Jean-Jacques Goldman

French musician and record producer

*October 11th, 1951, Paris

51

Claudia Black

Australian actress

*October 11th, 1972, Sydney

66

Dawn French

British actress and comedian

*October 11th, 1957, Holyhead

44

Bae Doona

South Korean actress

*October 11th, 1979, Seoul

46

Desmond Mason

American basketball player

*October 11th, 1977, Waxahachie

46

Laura Gallego García

Spanish author of children's literature

*October 11th, 1977, Quart de Poblet

52

Luke Perry

American actor (1966–2019)

*October 11th, 1966, Mansfield †March 4th, 2019, Burbank

38

Nesta Carter

Jamaican sprinter

*October 11th, 1985, Banana Ground

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Born on October 11th, 1976
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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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