March 11 Holidays

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Famous Birthdays Today

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/anthony-davis" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/5497216c-93bb-4749-3326-241b28061200/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Anthony Davis" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Basketball Player</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/anthony-davis" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Anthony Davis</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/johnny-knoxville" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/2c9dce58-76a7-4037-4fc7-32cbddf52c00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Johnny Knoxville" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">TV Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/johnny-knoxville" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Johnny Knoxville</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/cammie-scott" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/ac6e20dc-d294-4bc0-874a-f023c2443f00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Cammie Scott" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">YouTube Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/cammie-scott" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Cammie Scott</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

This Day in History

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>843</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Triumph of Orthodoxy</div><div class='timeline-text'>In the Byzantine Empire, Empress Theodora II restored the veneration of icons in Orthodox churches.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1702</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First National Daily Newspaper</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1851</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Debut of Rigoletto</div><div class='timeline-text'>The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1917</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Baghdad Falls</div><div class='timeline-text'>In World War I, Anglo-Indian forces capture Baghdad.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1927</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Opening of the Roxy Theatre</div><div class='timeline-text'>In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1981</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Student Protests in Kosovo</div><div class='timeline-text'>Hundreds of students protest at the University of Pristina in Kosovo to demand more political rights.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1985</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Gorbachev takes charge</div><div class='timeline-text'>Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Lithuania Declares Independence</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2003</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Inception of International Criminal Court</div><div class='timeline-text'>The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2006</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Female President of Chile</div><div class='timeline-text'>Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.</div></div></div>

FAQs

What holiday is March 11?
March 11th is bursting with a rich tapestry of holidays, from the deeply meaningful to the delightfully unique! Start the day by appreciating those who help us in times of grief on National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day, before brushing up on your plumbing skills for World Plumbing Day. You can then dive into the cultural richness of World Day of Muslim Culture Peace Dialogue and Film or honor Lithuanian resilience on Independence Restoration Day. Whether you're reflecting, learning, or just taking a well-deserved nap for National Napping Day, March 11 offers something significant for everyone to celebrate and engage in!