United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. Date: January 11, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened. Date: January 11, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. Date: January 11, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia. Date: January 11, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: January 11, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. Date: January 11, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. Date: January 11, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. Date: January 11, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19. Date: January 11, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways. Date: January 10, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)