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11 October 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2002 - A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland (aftermath pictured), resulting in seven deaths and 159 injuries.2002 bombing in Myyrmäki, Finland
Anniversary
1987 - Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
Anniversary
1987 - An estimated 750,000 people attended the "Great March" in Washington, D.C., to demand greater civil rights for the LGBT community.American political rally and demonstration
Anniversary
1984 - Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan (pictured) became the first American woman to perform a space walk.Space Shuttle orbiter (1983–1986)
Anniversary
1973 - Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.Pacific typhoon in 1973
Historical events
History
2018 - Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.Aborted 2018 Russian crewed spaceflight
History
2013 - A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 359 people drowning.Fatal maritime incident near Italy
History
2002 - A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.2002 bombing in Myyrmäki, Finland
History
2001 - The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.American film and camera company (1937–2002)
History
2000 - NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.2000 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
History
1999 - Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself.State-owned flag carrier of Botswana
History
1991 - Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.American law professor and accuser of Clarence Thomas
History
1987 - The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.Memorial quilt project honoring lives lost to AIDS-related causes
History
1987 - Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die.Indian operation during Sri Lankan Civil War
History
1986 - Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Notable births
Born
2001 - Jacob Preston, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer (born 2001)
Born
1999 - Leicester Fainga'anuku, New Zealand rugby union playerNZ rugby union player (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Keldon Johnson, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Rhea Ripley, Australian wrestlerAustralian professional wrestler (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Arman Tsarukyan, Armenian professional mixed martial artistArmenian-Russian mixed martial artist (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Diane Keaton, American actress (born 1946)American actress (1946–2025)
Died
2024 - Jamaluddin Hossain, Bangladeshi actor (born 1943)Bangladeshi actor (1943–2024)
Died
2022 - Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)British actress and singer (1925–2022)
Died
2019 - Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019)
Died
2015 - Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)American baseball player (1941–2015)
Died
2014 - Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (born 1933)Argentine association footballer
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
60.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.4 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
18.66 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
27.46 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.