On this day: 11 January

Selected events and births on 11 January, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1787 – German-born British astronomer William Herschel discovered two Uranian moons, later named Oberon and Titania by his son John. Read more: William Herschel Moons of Uranus Oberon (moon)
• 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. Read more: Lawrence, Massachusetts 1912 Lawrence textile strike
• 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. Read more: Louis B. Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
• 1946 – The People's Republic of Albania was proclaimed, with Enver Hoxha as the country's de facto head of state. Read more: People's Socialist Republic of Albania Enver Hoxha
• 1986 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, opened as the largest prestressed-concrete, single-box bridge in the world. Read more: Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges Brisbane Prestressed concrete

Born on this day

• 1934 – Jean Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada Read more: Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada
• 1940 – Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia Read more: Andres Tarand Prime Minister of Estonia
• 1949 – Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran Read more: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Vice presidents of Iran
• 1953 – Graham Allen, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Read more: Graham Allen (politician) Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
• 1953 – Kostas Skandalidis, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Read more: Kostas Skandalidis Ministry of Rural Development and Food (Greece)
• 1954 – Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence Read more: Jaak Aaviksoo Minister of Defence (Estonia)
• 1954 – Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Kailash Satyarthi Nobel Peace Prize
• 1961 – Karl von Habsburg, Austrian politician, Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Read more: Karl von Habsburg House of Habsburg-Lorraine
• 1962 – Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe Read more: Chris Bryant Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, Eastern Europe, International Security and Growth
• 1968 – Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance Read more: Anders Borg Minister for Finance (Sweden)
• 1975 – Matteo Renzi, Italian politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy Read more: Matteo Renzi Prime Minister of Italy
• 1984 – Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress Read more: Matt Mullenweg WordPress

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / January 11 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.