On this day: October 11
Events
- 1138 Aleppo earthquakeOctober 11, 1138 · Geography
Battle of RocouxOctober 11, 1746 · Wars & Conflicts
Second Boer WarOctober 11, 1899 – May 31, 1902 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of To Have and Have NotOctober 11, 1944 · Film
Release of LauraOctober 11, 1944 · Film- Release of AparajitoOctober 11, 1956 · Film
- Release of ArrivalOctober 11, 1976 · Music
Founding of World Championship WrestlingOctober 11, 1988 · Companies
Founding of GrindeksOctober 11, 1991 · Companies- Release of Cross RoadOctober 11, 1994 · Music
- Release of Thug Life, Volume IOctober 11, 1994 · Music
- Release of Spyro: Year of the DragonOctober 11, 2000 · Gaming
- Release of Tuck EverlastingOctober 11, 2002 · Film
- Release of Back to BedlamOctober 11, 2004 · Music
- Release of FarmVilleOctober 11, 2009 · Gaming
- Release of EvanescenceOctober 11, 2011 · Music
- Release of The Three StoogesOctober 11, 2012 · Film
Release of The Wolf Among UsOctober 11, 2013 · Gaming- Release of Lightning BoltOctober 11, 2013 · Music
Release of Gears of War 4October 11, 2016 · Gaming
Release of El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieOctober 11, 2019 · Film
Born on this day
Bartolomeo MontagnaOctober 11, 1450 – October 1523 · Art
Albert GirardOctober 11, 1595 – December 8, 1632 · Science
Samuel ClarkeOctober 11, 1675 – May 17, 1729 · Science
Fausto ElhuyarOctober 11, 1755 – February 6, 1833 · Science
Heinrich Wilhelm OlbersOctober 11, 1758 – March 2, 1840 · Science
Julius KlaprothOctober 11, 1783 – August 28, 1835 · Exploration
Simon SechterOctober 11, 1788 – September 10, 1867 · Music
Henry J. HeinzOctober 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919 · Technology
Karl HoferOctober 11, 1878 – April 3, 1955 · Art
Hans KelsenOctober 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973 · Culture
Lewis Fry RichardsonOctober 11, 1881 – September 30, 1953 · Science
Friedrich BergiusOctober 11, 1884 – March 30, 1949 · Science
François MauriacOctober 11, 1885 – September 1, 1970 · Culture
Alfréd HaarOctober 11, 1885 – March 16, 1933 · Science
Lowell ShermanOctober 11, 1888 – December 28, 1934 · Film
Jakov GotovacOctober 11, 1895 – October 16, 1982 · Music- Alexander GelfondOctober 11, 1906 – November 7, 1968 · Science
Cahit ArfOctober 11, 1910 – December 26, 1997 · Science
Arkady RaikinOctober 11, 1911 – December 17, 1987 · Film
Robert MarshakOctober 11, 1916 – December 23, 1992 · Science
Jerome RobbinsOctober 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998 · Film
Art BlakeyOctober 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990 · Music
Harish-ChandraOctober 11, 1923 – October 16, 1983 · Science
Shin Sang-okOctober 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006 · Film
William PerryOctober 11, 1927 – present · Science
Dana ScottOctober 11, 1932 – present · Science
C. Gordon FullertonOctober 11, 1936 – August 21, 2013 · Space
Bobby CharltonOctober 11, 1937 – October 21, 2023 · Sports
Charles ShyerOctober 11, 1941 – December 27, 2024 · Film
Lester BowieOctober 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999 · Music
Amitabh BachchanOctober 11, 1942 – present · Music
Amos GitaiOctober 11, 1950 – present · Film
Jean-Jacques GoldmanOctober 11, 1951 – present · Music
David MorseOctober 11, 1953 – present · Film
Amr DiabOctober 11, 1961 – present · Music
GildaOctober 11, 1961 – September 7, 1996 · Music
Hany Abu-AssadOctober 11, 1961 – present · Film
Anne EnrightOctober 11, 1962 – present · Film
Sean Patrick FlaneryOctober 11, 1965 – present · Film
Juan Ignacio Cirac SasturáinOctober 11, 1965 – present · Science
HauschkaOctober 11, 1966 – present · Music
Pau DonésOctober 11, 1966 – June 9, 2020 · Music
Stephen MoyerOctober 11, 1969 – present · Film
Merieme ChadidOctober 11, 1969 – present · Exploration
Constance ZimmerOctober 11, 1970 – present · Film
MC LyteOctober 11, 1970 – present · Film
Justin LinOctober 11, 1971 – present · Film
Nat FaxonOctober 11, 1975 – present · Film
Sal KhanOctober 11, 1976 – present · Science
Margaret BergerOctober 11, 1985 – present · Music
Henry LauOctober 11, 1989 – present · Music
Julia SaninaOctober 11, 1990 – present · Music
Toby FoxOctober 11, 1991 – present · Music