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11 March 2030
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
2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) officialy declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.Specialized agency of the United Nations
Anniversary
2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.Specialized agency of the United Nations
Anniversary
2012 - U.S. Army soldier Robert Bales murdered sixteen civilians and wounded six others in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.Land service branch of the U.S. military
Anniversary
2011 - A massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.Megathrust earthquake off Japan's east coast
Anniversary
2010 - During the inauguration of Chilean president Sebastián Piñera, earthquakes registering 6.9 and 7.0 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw struck the O'Higgins Region near the city of Pichilemu, causing widespread damage.President of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022)
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
History
2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.Specialized agency of the United Nations
History
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
History
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
History
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
History
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)
History
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
History
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)
History
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
Died
2025 - Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (born 1953)American basketball player and businessman (1953–2025)
Died
2025 - Clive Revill, New Zealand actor and singer (born 1930)New Zealand actor (1930–2025)
Died
2024 - Paul Alexander, Polio survivor (born 1946)American polio survivor, attorney and writer (1946–2024)
Died
2022 - Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (born 1937)Zambian politician (1937–2022)
Died
2021 - Ray Campi, American singer and musician (born 1934)American rock musician (1934–2021)
Died
2021 - Takis Mousafiris, Greek composer and songwriter (born 1936)Greek composer, lyricist and songwriter (1936–2021)
Died
2018 - Ken Dodd, English comedian and singer (born 1927)English stand-up comedian and singer (1927–2018)
Died
2018 - Siegfried Rauch, German actor (born 1932)German film and television actor
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
44.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 6.8 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
20.96 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Gemini
11.53 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.