On this day: 11 March

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

Events

• 1669 – Mount Etna in Sicily began erupting, eventually producing the largest lava flow in the volcano's history, and damaging Catania and other towns. Read more: Mount Etna 1669 eruption of Mount Etna Catania
• 1708 – Queen Anne withheld royal assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, in the most recent veto by a British monarch of a bill that had been passed by Parliament. Read more: Anne, Queen of Great Britain Royal assent Scottish Militia Bill
• 1843 – During a period of activity known as the Great Eruption, Eta Carinae briefly became the second-brightest star in the night sky. Read more: Eta Carinae List of brightest stars
• 1851 – The first performance of Verdi's Rigoletto took place at La Fenice in Venice (poster pictured). Read more: Rigoletto La Fenice
• 1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 struck the northeastern United States, producing snowdrifts in excess of 50 ft (15 m) and confining some people to their houses for up to a week. Read more: Great Blizzard of 1888 Snowdrift
• 1984 – The anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki was released. Read more: Anime Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film) Hayao Miyazaki
• 1993 – The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Janet Reno as the first female United States attorney general. Read more: United States Senate Janet Reno United States Attorney General

Born on this day

• 1948 – Roy Barnes, American politician, 80th Governor of Georgia Read more: Roy Barnes Governor of Georgia
• 1954 – Gale Norton, American politician, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior Read more: Gale Norton United States Secretary of the Interior
• 1962 – Matt Mead, American politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming Read more: Matt Mead List of governors of Wyoming
• 1990 – Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player Read more: Ayumi Morita
• 1993 – Jodie Comer, English actress Read more: Jodie Comer
• 1993 – Anthony Davis, American basketball player Read more: Anthony Davis
• 1994 – Andy Robertson, Scottish footballer Read more: Andy Robertson
• 1996 – Conor Garland, American ice hockey player Read more: Conor Garland
• 1997 – Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Travis Konecny
• 1997 – Ray Spalding, American basketball player Read more: Ray Spalding
• 2003 – Tristan Vukčević, Serbian-Swedish basketball player Read more: Tristan Vukčević
• 2004 – Margarita Kolosov, German rhythmic gymnast Read more: Margarita Kolosov

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / March 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.