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| Birthday January 11, 1755 Alexander Hamilton, 1st Sec of US Treasury |
| Birthday January 11, 1807 Ezra Cornell, founded Western Union Telegraph & Cornell University |
| Birthday January 11, 1815 Sir John A. MacDonald, (C)--1st prime minister of Canada (1867-73) |
| Birthday January 11, 1839 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican patriot and scholar |
| Birthday January 11, 1842 William James, American psychologist and philosopher |
| Birthday January 11, 1850 Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist |
| Birthday January 11, 1885 Alice Paul, founder of National Woman's Party and ERA advocate |
| Birthday January 11, 1896 Paddy Driscoll, NFL quarterback and coach (Chic Cardinals and Bears) |
| Birthday January 11, 1896 Eva Le Gallienne, Actress |
| Birthday January 11, 1903 Alan Paton, South African writer (Cry and the Beloved Country) |
| Birthday January 11, 1906 Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and discoverer of LSD |
| Birthday January 11, 1926 Grant Tinker, broadcasting executive |
| Birthday January 11, 1926 Lev S. Demin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 15) |
| Birthday January 11, 1930 Rod Taylor, Actor |
| Birthday January 11, 1948 Madeline Manning, runner |
| Birthday January 11, 1974 Rosenkowitz sextuplets, (1st known to have survived infancy) |
| History January 11, 1642 Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society |
| History January 11, 1775 Jewish Patriot joins Provincial Congress of South Carolina |
| History January 11, 1787 Titania & Oberon moons of Uranus discovered by William Herschel |
| History January 11, 1805 Michigan Territory organized |
| History January 11, 1813 1st pineapples planted in Hawaii |
| History January 11, 1861 Alabama becomes 4th state to secede from US |
| History January 11, 1861 Mexico City captured by Juarez |
| History January 11, 1863 Battle of Arkansas Post |
| History January 11, 1892 Hawaiian Historical Society founded |
| History January 11, 1908 Grand Canyon National Monument is created |
| History January 11, 1908 Roosevelt dedicates the Grand Canyon as a national monument |
| History January 11, 1915 Jacob Ruppert & Huston purchase Yankees for $460 000 |
| History January 11, 1916 French forces occupy Corfu |
| History January 11, 1923 French & Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations |
| History January 11, 1927 Charlie Chaplin’s assets frozen |
| History January 11, 1928 Stalin banishes Trotsky |
| History January 11, 1935 Earhart flies from Hawaii to California |
| History January 11, 1935 1st woman to fly solo across Pacific left Honolulu AE Putnam |
| History January 11, 1935 Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California (non-stop of course) |
| History January 11, 1937 Violence erupts at GM plant strike |
| History January 11, 1945 Truce signed in Greek Civil War |
| History January 11, 1949 Cornerstone laid at Washington's Islamic Center |
| History January 11, 1956 Diem issues Ordinance No. 6 |
| History January 11, 1963 Beatles release Please Please Me & Ask Me Why |
| History January 11, 1965 Demonstrations erupt in Saigon and Hue |
| History January 11, 1966 Flash flood in Rio |
| History January 11, 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule |
| History January 11, 1975 Soyuz 17 is launched |
| History January 11, 1978 Song of Solomon wins National Book Critics Circle Award |
| History January 11, 1978 Gov. Askew dedicates the RCUC solar office building |
| History January 11, 1983 Billy Martin named Yankee manager for 3rd time |
| History January 11, 1989 Reagan gives his farewell address |
| History January 11, 1992 Paul Simon returns to Johannesburg, South Africa, with the blessing of the U.N. |
| History January 11, 2010 Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank, dies at 100 |
| History January 11, 2012 Van der Sloot admits to Peru murder |