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January 11 in History
1964 — Surgeon General of the United States Dr
Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
January 11 spans 49 recorded events across recorded history, from 532 to 2020. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.
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Historical Events
49 events
532 – 2020
Today in history
More major events on January 11
The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.
- 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19. Source
- 1996 Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. Source
- 1943 The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty. Source
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Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., was the ninth Surgeon General of the United States, serving from 1961 to 1965.
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The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
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The report Smoking and Health led to the implementation of warning labels on cigarette packaging in the United States, starting in 1965.
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The Surgeon General's office has been instrumental in shaping national health policy, particularly with regards to tobacco control and disease prevention.
532
Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.
532 Byzantine revolt against Justinian I
630
Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his followers conquer the city, and the Quraysh association of clans surrenders.
Military campaign in early Muslim history, 629–630 CE
1055
Theodora is crowned empress of the Byzantine Empire.
Byzantine empress from 1042 to 1056
1158
Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes King of Bohemia.
Duke of Bohemia (r. 1140–58); King of Bohemia (r. 1158–73)
1569
First recorded lottery in England.
Gambling that involves the drawing of numbers at random for a prize
1654
Arauco War: A Spanish army is defeated by local Mapuche-Huilliches as it tries to cross Bueno River in Southern Chile.
Conflict between Spanish settlers of Chile and indigenous peoples (16th–17th centuries)
1759
The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Insurance that pays benefits upon the policyholder's death
1787
William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
German-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
1820
The Great Savannah Fire of 1820 destroys over 400 buildings in Savannah, Georgia.
1820 fire in Georgia, United States
1851
Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan proclaims the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, starting the Jintian Uprising.
Major rebellion in China (1850–1864)
1861
American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
1863
American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Arkansas Post concludes as General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture Fort Hindman and secure control over the Arkansas River for the Union.
1863 battle of the American Civil War
1863
American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
Confederate States Navy ship
1908
1912
Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
City in Massachusetts, United States
1914
The Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, sinks after being crushed by ice.
Canadian Arctic exploration ship
1917
The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs, possibly as a result of German sabotage.
1917 munitions factory explosion in New Jersey, US
1922
Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be injected with insulin.
First person to receive an insulin injection
1923
Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
1923–1925 occupation of Germany's Ruhr district
1927
Louis B.
Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
1935
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
American aviation pioneer (1897–1937)
1942
World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1942
World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan)
Largest city in North Kalimantan, Indonesia
1943
The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty.
Mainland period of the Republic of China
1943
Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
Italian-American newspaper editor, trade unionist, and labor activist (1879–1943)
1946
Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
Leader of Albania from 1944 to 1985
1949
The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
Television station in Pittsburgh
1957
The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
Political party in French West Africa (1957–58)
1959
36 people are killed when Lufthansa Flight 502 crashes on approach to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport in Brazil.
Aviation accident in 1959
1961
Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
Bridge in New York City
1962
Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
1962
An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
Tallest mountain in Peru
1972
East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
Former provincial wing of Pakistan (1956–1971)
1973
Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
North American professional baseball league
1977
The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2.
Finnish children's TV show
1983
United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three.
1983 aviation accident
1986
The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
Twin road bridges in Queensland, Australia
1994
The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
Country in Northwestern Europe
1995
51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia.
1995 aviation accident in Colombia
1996
Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
1998
Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.
January 1998 massacre in northern Algeria
2003
Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
Head of government of the U.S. state of Illinois
2013
One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.
2013 French military operation against Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia
2020
COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19.