Born on October 11
October 11 birthdays & history
If you were born on October 11, you share a birthday with Eleanor Roosevelt, François Mauriac and Cardi B. October 11 babies are Libra, with opal as their birthstone and the marigold as their birth flower. October 11 is the 285th day of the year in leap years (284th in other years).
Famous people born on October 11
- 1884Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States
- 1885François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1992Cardi B, American rapper
- 1937Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager
- 1758Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer
- 1896Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist
- 1884Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1926Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet
- 1985Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
- 1962Joan Cusack, American actress
What happened on October 11
- 1311The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers.
- 1311The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
- 1614The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.
- 1811The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
- 1852The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was inaugurated two years after being established by the University of Sydney Act.
- 1890In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded.
- 1910Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
- 1950A field-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, only for it to be abandoned a year later.
- 1962The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
- 1968Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida.
- 2000NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
- 2018Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.
Also observed on October 11
- General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States)
- International Day of the Girl Child
- International Newspaper Carrier Day
- National Coming Out Day
- Revolution Day (North Macedonia)
Questions, answered
What star sign is October 11?
People born on October 11 are Libra. Their birthstone is opal and their birth flower is the marigold.
Which famous people were born on October 11?
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), François Mauriac (1885), Cardi B (1992), Bobby Charlton (1937), Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Roman Jakobson (1896) were all born on October 11.
What happened on October 11 in history?
Among other things: in 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida; in 2000, NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission; in 2018, Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.
Can I get a newspaper front page from October 11?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any October 11 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “October 11”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.