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January 11 Events in History - January 11 Birthdays - January 11 Deaths
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January 11, 2007 Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization January 11, 2006 Alaska's Augustine volcano erupts January 11, 1998 "Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances January 11, 1998 24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win January 11, 1998 AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21 January 11, 1998 NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49'ers 23-10 January 11, 1998 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan January 11, 1997 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins January 11, 1997 Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International January 11, 1997 Telstar 401 Satellite Fails January 11, 1996 Space Shuttle STS 72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space January 11, 1995 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City) January 11, 1995 Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise January 11, 1995 DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives January 11, 1995 NHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strike January 11, 1994 Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy January 11, 1994 Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA January 11, 1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo New York (WKBW) January 11, 1993 Independent President candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics January 11, 1992 Algeria's President Chadli announces his resignation January 11, 1992 Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa January 11, 1992 U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi. January 11, 1991 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq January 11, 1991 Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title January 11, 1991 Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence January 11, 1991 Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd January 11, 1990 200,000 demand return of Lithuania's independence January 11, 1990 Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84 January 11, 1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229) January 11, 1990 Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight January 11, 1989 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc) January 11, 1989 Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet January 11, 1989 Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school January 11, 1988 Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, Madras January 11, 1988 U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics January 11, 1987 Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0) January 11, 1986 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va) January 11, 1984 Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game January 11, 1984 STS 41-B vehicle moves to launch pad January 11, 1984 Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family January 11, 1983 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time January 11, 1982 Atlanta Ga's temperature goes below zero F January 11, 1982 Honduras adopts constitution January 11, 1981 "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 93 performances January 11, 1981 Palau adopts constitution January 11, 1981 Brit team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) January 11, 1980 Debut of Pretenders January 11, 1979 "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 61 performances January 11, 1978 Gov Askew dedicates RCUC solar office building January 11, 1978 Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 and Soyuz 26 (1st time 3 spacecraft link) January 11, 1977 Bollingen Prize awarded to David Ignatow January 11, 1977 Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner January 11, 1977 France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics January 11, 1976 "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 193 performances January 11, 1976 Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec national figure skating champions January 11, 1976 Military coup in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lara leaves January 11, 1976 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in New York City January 11, 1976 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill January 11, 1976 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka January 11, 1975 Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4 January 11, 1974 ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style" January 11, 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule January 11, 1973 Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106 January 11, 1973 Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Washington D.C. January 11, 1972 East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh January 11, 1972 Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes president and sheik Mujib ur-Rahman premier January 11, 1971 1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK January 11, 1971 Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves January 11, 1970 Superbowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB January 11, 1969 "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5 January 11, 1969 Jethro Tull's This Was Jethro Tull album debuts January 11, 1968 Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km) January 11, 1967 Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission January 11, 1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV January 11, 1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain January 11, 1964 "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 302 performances January 11, 1964 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health January 11, 1964 Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in U.S. (Cashbox) January 11, 1964 Panama ends diplomatic relations with U.S. January 11, 1964 US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous January 11, 1963 1st discotheque opens, Whiskey-a-go-go in LA January 11, 1963 Beatles release "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" January 11, 1962 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die January 11, 1961 Racial riot at University of Georgia January 11, 1960 Chad declares independence from France January 11, 1960 Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts January 11, 1959 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Theodore Roethke January 11, 1959 Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then 1st class world record January 11, 1959 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mayfair Golf Open January 11, 1959 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21 January 11, 1954 2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria) January 11, 1953 J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club January 11, 1952 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Marianne Moore January 11, 1949 Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles January 11, 1946 Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago HQ to Phila January 11, 1946 Enver Hoxha declares People's Rep of Albania with himself dictator January 11, 1944 Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established January 11, 1943 US and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China January 11, 1942 -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record) January 11, 1942 Japan conquers Kuala Lumpur, Malaya January 11, 1941 Princess Irene Brigade established in Congleton January 11, 1940 Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet premieres in Leningrad January 11, 1938 Bradman scores a second innings 113 vs. Qld after a ton in the 1st January 11, 1938 Frances Moulton elected 1st woman president of a U.S. national bank January 11, 1936 Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives January 11, 1935 Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland California (non-stop, of course) January 11, 1927 Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City January 11, 1925 Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as U.S. Secretary of State January 11, 1923 1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters) January 11, 1923 French and Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations January 11, 1922 Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada) January 11, 1920 French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle; 553 die January 11, 1919 3 year old German Communist Party (Spartacus) crushed January 11, 1919 Romania annexes Transylvania January 11, 1917 Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart," premieres in New York City January 11, 1916 French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu January 11, 1915 Col Jacob Ruppert and Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yanks for $460,000 January 11, 1913 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City) January 11, 1913 Bread and Roses Strike begins January 11, 1904 Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising January 11, 1897 M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in U.S. (Utah) January 11, 1893 Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35) January 11, 1892 Hawaiian Historical Society founded January 11, 1892 Paul Gauguin marries a 13-year-old Tahitian girl January 11, 1892 William D McCoy of Indiana appointed U.S. minister to Liberia January 11, 1885 Henrik Ibsen's "Vildauden," premieres in Oslo January 11, 1879 Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins January 11, 1873 1st livestock market newspaper published, Drover's Journal, Chicago January 11, 1866 Steamship London sinks in storm off Land's End England, kills 220 January 11, 1865 Battle of Beverly, WV January 11, 1864 Charing Cross Station opens in London January 11, 1863 Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras January 11, 1863 Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft. Hindman, Arkansas January 11, 1861 Alabama becomes 4th state to secede January 11, 1861 Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of Reform January 11, 1839 Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die January 11, 1813 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii (or 1/21) January 11, 1805 Michigan Territory organizes January 11, 1803 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La January 11, 1790 Statisten and Vonckisten unite as Belgium January 11, 1787 Titania and Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel January 11, 1785 Continental Congress convenes in New York City January 11, 1775 Francis Salvador becomes 1st Jew elected to office in America (SC) January 11, 1774 Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog January 11, 1765 Frisia bans Voltaires "Traite sur la tolerance" January 11, 1759 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia January 11, 1753 Ferdinand VI of Spain and Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord January 11, 1709 Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London January 11, 1693 Mt. Etna erupts, Sicily January 11, 1642 Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society January 11, 1599 Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat January 11, 1571 Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion January 11, 1569 1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St. Paul's Cathedral January 11, 1558 Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm January 11, 1158 Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king January 11, 532 Nika-revolt against Justianus and Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople January 11, 314 St. Militiades ends his reign as Catholic Pope |