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11 March 2024
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Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
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Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2023 - The Burmese military kills at least 30 villagers, including 3 Buddhist monks, during the Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, Myanmar.Combined military forces of Myanmar
History
2021 - US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.Head of state and government
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2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.Specialized agency of the United Nations
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2018 - A Bombardier Challenger 604 crashes into the Zagros Mountains near the Iranian city of Shar-e-kord, killing all 11 people on board.Business jet family by Canadair, later Bombardier
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2012 - A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.2012 murders by a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan
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2011 - An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.Megathrust earthquake off Japan's east coast
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2010 - Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.President of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022)
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2009 - Winnenden school shooting: Fifteen are killed and nine are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.2009 shooting spree in Winnenden, Germany
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2008 - Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.Space Shuttle orbiter (1992–2011)
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2006 - Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.President of Chile (2006–2010; 2014–2018)
Notable births
Born
2003 - Tristan Vukčević, Serbian-Swedish basketball playerSerbian basketball player (born 2003)
Born
1997 - Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Ray Spalding, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Conor Garland, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1993 - Anthony Davis, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1993)
Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
1.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.1 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
21.40 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Aries
7.38 degrees
Constellation: Cetus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.