What happened on January 11? There are more than 335 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

Interesting Facts & Myths About January 11

January 11 In HistoryJanuary 11 is the 11th day of the year 2024. There are 355 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday. This day falls under the 2nd week of the year 2024.

On this day in Streetsboro, Ohio 44241 sunrise occured at 07:48 AM and sunset occured at 05:17 PM (local time).

The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Capricorn. The modern birthstone for this month is Garnet while the mystical birthstone is Emerald.

According to the Chinese calendar, there are 30 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (February 10, 2024).

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Historical Events For January 11

  • 630
    Muhammad leads an army of 10,000 to conquer Mecca.
  • 1055
    Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1158
    Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia.
  • 1569
    First recorded lottery in England.
  • 1571
    Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
  • 1693
    Mt. Etna erupts in Sicily, Italy. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
  • 1759
    In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
  • 1779
    Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
  • 1787
    William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
  • 1794
    Robert Forsythe, a U.S. Marshal is killed in Augusta, Georgia when trying to serve court papers, the first US marshal to die while carrying out his duties.
  • 1805
    The Michigan Territory is created.
  • 1838
    Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph.
  • 1861
    Alabama secedes from the United States.
  • 1863
    American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post – General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
  • 1863
    American Civil War: ship CSS encountered and sank the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
  • 1879
    The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
  • 1908
    Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
  • 1917
    The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • 1919
    Romania annexes Transylvania.
  • 1922
    First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
  • 1923
    Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
  • 1927
    Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
  • 1935
    Amelia Earhart is the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
  • 1942
    World War II: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.
  • 1942
    World War II: The Japanese capture Kuala Lumpur.
  • 1943
    Italian-American Anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York
  • 1943
    World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
  • 1946
    Enver Hoxha declares the People’s Republic of Albania with himself as president.
  • 1949
    First recorded case of snowfall in Los Angeles, California.
  • 1949
    The first “networked” television broadcasts take place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
  • 1957
    The African Convention is founded in Dakar.
  • 1960
    Henry Lee Lucas, once listed as America’s most prolific serial killer, commits his first known murder.
  • 1962
    An avalanche on Huascaran in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
  • 1964
    United States Surgeon General Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., publishes a landmark report saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking nation- and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
  • 1972
    East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
  • 1986
    The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane in Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
  • 1994
    The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
  • 1996
    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.
  • 1998
    Sidi-Hamed massacre takes place in Algeria, over 100 people are killed.

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Who Were Born On January 11?

  • 347
    Roman Emperor Theodosius I “the Great” (d. 395)
  • 889
    Abd-ar-Rahman III, Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (d. 961)
  • 1322
    Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)
  • 1359
    Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)
  • 1395
    Michelle of Valois, Duchess of Burgundy (d. 1422)
  • 1503
    Parmigianino, Italian artist (d. 1540)
  • 1591
    Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)
  • 1630
    John Rogers, American educator (d. 1684)
  • 1638
    Nicolas Steno, Danish scientist (d. 1686)
  • 1671
    François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (d. 1745)
  • 1755
    Alexander Hamilton, Nevis born American Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher; 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
  • 1757
    Samuel Bentham, English mechanical engineer (d. 1831)
  • 1786
    Joseph Jackson Lister, English opticist and physicist (d. 1869)
  • 1788
    William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)
  • 1800
    Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist (d. 1895)
  • 1807
    Ezra Cornell, American businessman and university founder (d. 1874)
  • 1814
    James Paget, British surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
  • 1815
    John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
  • 1825
    Bayard Taylor, American poet (d. 1878)
  • 1839
    Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rican educator and nationalist (d. 1903)
  • 1842
    William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
  • 1843
    Charles Yelverton O'Connor, Irish-Australian engineer (d. 1902)
  • 1845
    Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912)
  • 1850
    Joseph Charles Arthur, American botanist (d. 1942)
  • 1852
    Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1926)
  • 1853
    Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter (d. 1926)
  • 1856
    Christian Sinding, Norwegian composer (d. 1932)
  • 1857
    Fred Archer, English jockey (d. 1886)
  • 1858
    Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
  • 1859
    Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, British statesman, Viceroy of India (d. 1925)
  • 1864
    Thomas Dixon, American playwright and legislator (d. 1946)
  • 1867
    Edward B. Titchener, British psychologist. (d. 1927)
  • 1868
    Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (d. 1940)
  • 1870
    Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor (d. 1945)
  • 1872
    George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
  • 1873
    John Callan O'Laughlin, American political and military figure and journalist (d. 1949)
  • 1875
    Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (d. 1956)
  • 1876
    Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)
  • 1878
    Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general (d. 1952)
  • 1885
    Alice Paul, American women’s rights activist (d. 1977)
  • 1885
    Jack Hoxie, American actor, rodeo performer (d. 1965)
  • 1887
    Aldo Leopold, American ecologist (d. 1948)
  • 1888
    Chester Conklin, American comedian and actor (d. 1971)
  • 1888
    Joseph B. Keenan, American political figure (d. 1954)
  • 1889
    Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
  • 1890
    Max Carey, American baseball player (d. 1976)
  • 1890
    Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian author (d. 1954)
  • 1895
    Laurens Hammond, American inventor (d. 1973)
  • 1897
    August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (d. 1979)
  • 1899
    Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress (d. 1991)
  • 1901
    Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (d. 1988)
  • 1902
    Maurice Duruflé, French composer (d. 1986)
  • 1903
    Alan Paton, South African writer (d. 1988)
  • 1905
    Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist (d. 1960)
  • 1905
    Manfred B Lee, American author (d. 1971)
  • 1906
    Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist (d. 2008)
  • 1907
    Abraham Joshua Heschel, Warsaw-born American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1972)
  • 1907
    Pierre Mendès-France, French politician (d. 1982)
  • 1908
    Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994)
  • 1910
    Izler Solomon, American conductor (d. 1987)
  • 1910
    Nikos Kavvadias, Greek poet and writer (d. 1975)
  • 1910
    Shane Paltridge, Australian politician (d. 1966)
  • 1911
    Nora Heysen, Australian artist (d. 2003)
  • 1911
    Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
  • 1915
    Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier (d. 1955)
  • 1916
    Bernard Blier, French actor (d. 1989)
  • 1917
    John Robarts, Canadian politician (d. 1982)
  • 1921
    Gory Guerrero, professional wrestler (d. 1990)
  • 1921
    Juanita M. Kreps, American economist, educator, & civil servant; 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
  • 1922
    Ernle Bradford, English historian and writer (d. 1986)
  • 1923
    Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, automobile designer and businessman
  • 1923
    Ernst Nolte, German historian
  • 1923
    Jerome Bixby, American writer (d. 1998)
  • 1924
    Don Cherry, American singer and golfer
  • 1924
    Roger Guillemin, French neuroendocrinologist, Nobel laureate
  • 1924
    Sam B. Hall, American politician (d. 1994)
  • 1924
    Slim Harpo, American musician (d. 1970)
  • 1925
    Grant Tinker, American television executive
  • 1926
    Lev Demin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1998)
  • 1928
    David L. Wolper, American television producer (d.2010)
  • 1928
    Mitchell Ryan, American actor
  • 1930
    Rod Taylor, Australian-born American actor
  • 1930
    Ron Mulock, Australian politician
  • 1931
    Betty Churcher, Australian museum director and curator
  • 1932
    Alfonso Arau, Mexican film director
  • 1934
    Jean Chrétien, Canadian statesman, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
  • 1934
    Sir C. A. R. Hoare, British computer scientist
  • 1935
    Ghita Nørby, Danish actress
  • 1935
    Melvyn Hayes, British actor
  • 1938
    Arthur Scargill, British politician
  • 1938
    Fischer Black, American economist (d. 1995)
  • 1938
    John August Swanson, American artist
  • 1938
    Vladimir Krpan, Croatian pianist
  • 1939
    Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier
  • 1941
    Gérson, Brazilian footballer
  • 1942
    Charles Acton, American basketball player
  • 1942
    Clarence Clemons, American musician (E Street Band) (d. 2011)
  • 1942
    George Mira, American Football Player
  • 1942
    Leo Cullum, American cartoonist (d. 2010)
  • 1943
    Jim Hightower, American radio host, author, and activist
  • 1944
    Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese writer and academic (d. 1989)
  • 1944
    Shibu Soren, Indian politician
  • 1945
    Christine Kaufmann, German-Austrian actress
  • 1946
    John Piper, American theologian
  • 1946
    Naomi Judd, American singer
  • 1946
    Tony Kaye, British piano and organ player (Yes)
  • 1948
    Fritz Bohla, German football player and manager
  • 1948
    Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Dire Straits)
  • 1948
    Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler (the 54th Yokozuna) and professional wrestler
  • 1949
    Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach
  • 1949
    Daryl Braithwaite, Australian rock singer
  • 1951
    Willie Maddren, English former footballer (d. 2000)
  • 1952
    Ben Crenshaw, American golfer
  • 1952
    Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright
  • 1952
    Diana Gabaldon, American author
  • 1952
    Lee Ritenour, American musician and composer
  • 1952
    Michael Forshaw, Australian politician
  • 1953
    John Sessions, Scottish actor
  • 1956
    Robert Earl Keen, American singer
  • 1957
    Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
  • 1957
    Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player
  • 1958
    Diego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian organized crime figure
  • 1958
    Vicki Peterson, American musician (The Bangles)
  • 1959
    Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1961
    Jasper Fforde, British author
  • 1961
    Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, Prince of Austria and Prince Royal of Hungary
  • 1962
    Kim Coles, American actress
  • 1962
    Susan Lindauer, American peace activist and accused spy
  • 1963
    Dean Reynolds, English snooker player
  • 1963
    Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer
  • 1965
    Roland Scholten, Dutch darts Player
  • 1966
    Kelley Law, Canadian curler
  • 1966
    Marc Acito, American novelist and humorist
  • 1967
    Derek Riddell, Scottish actor
  • 1968
    Anders Borg, Swedish politician
  • 1968
    Tom Dumont, American musician
  • 1969
    Kyle Richards, American actress
  • 1969
    Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
  • 1970
    Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach
  • 1970
    Joy Nilo, Filipino Composer
  • 1970
    Malcolm D. Lee, American actor, film director, and screenwriter
  • 1970
    Manfredi Beninati, Italian visual artist.
  • 1970
    Rick Hendrix, American writer
  • 1971
    Chris Willsher, English singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1971
    Mary J. Blige, American singer
  • 1972
    Amanda Peet, American actress
  • 1972
    Christian Jacobs, American singer (The Aquabats)
  • 1972
    Marc Blucas, American actor
  • 1973
    Joanna Brodzik, Polish actress
  • 1973
    Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
  • 1973
    Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
  • 1974
    Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player
  • 1974
    Jens Nowotny, German footballer
  • 1974
    Roman Görtz, German footballer
  • 1975
    Dan Luger, English rugby player
  • 1975
    Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player
  • 1976
    Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player
  • 1977
    Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater
  • 1977
    Devin Ratray, American actor
  • 1977
    Nadia Turner, American singer
  • 1977
    Shomari Buchanan, American football player
  • 1978
    Emile Heskey, English footballer
  • 1978
    Holly Brisley, Australian actress
  • 1978
    Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer
  • 1978
    Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer
  • 1979
    Darren Lynn Bousman, American film director
  • 1979
    Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler
  • 1979
    Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer
  • 1980
    Deanna Wright, American actress
  • 1980
    Lovieanne Jung, American softball player
  • 1980
    Mike Williams, American football player
  • 1981
    Jaime Valdés, Chilean footballer
  • 1981
    Jamelia, English singer
  • 1981
    Tom Meighan, English singer (Kasabian)
  • 1982
    Ashley Taylor Dawson, British actor and singer
  • 1982
    Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress
  • 1982
    Tony Allen, American basketball player
  • 1983
    Adrian Sutil, German racing driver
  • 1983
    Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player
  • 1983
    Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer
  • 1984
    Dario Krešić, Croatian goalkeeper at Greek club PAOK F.C.
  • 1984
    Kevin Boss, American football player
  • 1985
    Aaron Porter, British politician
  • 1985
    Kazuki Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
  • 1985
    Kevin Rudolf, American singer, songwriter, and producer
  • 1985
    Newton Faulkner, British singer
  • 1985
    Rie Fu, Japanese singer
  • 1986
    Rachel Riley, British television presenter
  • 1987
    Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer
  • 1987
    Scotty Cranmer, American BMX rider
  • 1988
    Daniel Dzufer, Australian rules footballer
  • 1988
    Fuska, Brazilian footballer
  • 1989
    Darko Bodul, Croatian footballer
  • 1989
    Sammy Carlson, American freeskier
  • 1993
    Flora Cross, French actress
  • 1997
    Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter

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Who Died On January 11?

  • 314
    St. Miltiades
  • 705
    Pope John VI
  • 802
    St. Paulinus II of Aquileia
  • 812
    Staurakios, Byzantine Emperor
  • 844
    Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor
  • 1055
    Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1000)
  • 1083
    Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria (b. c. 1020)
  • 1494
    Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. 1449)
  • 1495
    Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (b. 1428)
  • 1547
    Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. 1470)
  • 1641
    Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (b. 1583)
  • 1696
    Charles Albanel, French missionary explorer in Canada (b. 1616)
  • 1703
    Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632)
  • 1713
    Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader (b. 1637)
  • 1735
    Danilo I, Vladika of Montenegro (b. c.1670)
  • 1753
    Sir Hans Sloane, Ulster-Scot physician and collector (b. 1660)
  • 1762
    Louis-François Roubiliac, French sculptor (b. 1695)
  • 1763
    Caspar Abel, German theologian, historian, and poet (b. 1676)
  • 1771
    Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (b. 1704)
  • 1791
    William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh hymnist (b. 1717)
  • 1801
    Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (b. 1749)
  • 1836
    John Molson, Canadian brewer (b. 1763)
  • 1843
    Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and writer of the American national anthem (b. 1779)
  • 1867
    Sir Stuart Donaldson, first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales (b. 1812)
  • 1882
    Theodor Schwann, German physiologist (b. 1810)
  • 1891
    Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French civic planner (b. 1809)
  • 1901
    Vasily Kalinnikov, Russian composer (b. 1866)
  • 1902
    Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (b. 1862)
  • 1904
    William Sawyer, Canadian politician (b. 1815)
  • 1905
    Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter, Hasidic rabbi (b. 1847)
  • 1914
    Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and patron of the arts after whom the Carlsberg brewery is named (b. 1842)
  • 1920
    Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian educator, philologist and lexicographer (b. 1844)
  • 1923
    King Constantine I of Greece (b. 1868)
  • 1928
    Thomas Hardy, English writer (b. 1840)
  • 1931
    James Milton Carroll, American Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (b. 1852)
  • 1941
    Emanuel Lasker, German chess player (b. 1868)
  • 1944
    Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Benito Mussolini’s son-in-law (b. 1903)
  • 1947
    Eva Tanguay, Canadian-born singer and entertainer (b. 1879)
  • 1952
    Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor (b. 1885)
  • 1952
    Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (b. 1889)
  • 1954
    Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (b. 1870)
  • 1957
    Rose Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Ottilie (b. 1870)
  • 1957
    Sir Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and early leading expert in Australian constitutional law (b. 1867)
  • 1958
    Alec Rowley, English composer (b. 1892)
  • 1958
    Edna Purviance, American actress (b. 1895)
  • 1961
    Elena Gerhardt, German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)
  • 1965
    Wally Pipp, American Major League Baseball player (b. 1893)
  • 1966
    Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (b. 1901)
  • 1966
    Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
  • 1966
    Lal Bahadur Shastri, third Prime Minister of independent India (b. 1904)
  • 1968
    Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and Talmudic scholar, and Israel Prize recipient (b. 1876)
  • 1969
    Richmal Crompton, British author (b. 1890)
  • 1972
    Padraic Colum, Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore (b. 1881)
  • 1975
    Max Lorenz, German heldentenor famous for Wagner roles (b. 1901)
  • 1978
    Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humorist and Urdu poet (b. 1927)
  • 1979
    Jack Soo, American actor (b. 1917)
  • 1980
    Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)
  • 1981
    Beulah Bondi, American actress (b. 1888)
  • 1983
    Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist and educator (b. 1894)
  • 1985
    Sir William McKell, Premier of New South Wales, Governor-General of Australia (b. 1891)
  • 1986
    Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916)
  • 1987
    Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)
  • 1988
    Florence Knapp, American, one-time oldest person in the world (b. 1873)
  • 1988
    Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, American World War II Marine aviator (b. 1912)
  • 1988
    Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
  • 1989
    Ray Moore, Radio 2 DJ (b. 1942)
  • 1991
    Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1905)
  • 1994
    Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (b. 1902)
  • 1995
    Josef Gingold, Russian-American violinist (b. 1909)
  • 1995
    Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army officer (b. 1918)
  • 1995
    Theodor Wisch, German general (SS) (b. 1907)
  • 1998
    Klaus Tennstedt, German conductor (b. 1926)
  • 1999
    Brian Moore, Irish-born writer (b. 1921)
  • 1999
    Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
  • 1999
    Naomi Mitchison, Scottish novelist and poet (b. 1897)
  • 2000
    Betty Archdale, Anglo-Australian educationalist and cricketer (b. 1907)
  • 2000
    Bob Lemon, American baseball player (b. 1920)
  • 2000
    Ivan Combe, American inventor (b. 1911)
  • 2001
    Denys Lasdun, English architect (b. 1914)
  • 2001
    Michael Williams, English actor (b. 1935)
  • 2002
    Henri Verneuil, French playwright and film director (b. 1920)
  • 2002
    Struan Sutherland, Australian medical researcher (b. 1936)
  • 2003
    Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (b. 1925)
  • 2003
    Mickey Finn, English drummer (T.Rex) (b. 1947)
  • 2003
    Richard Simmons, American actor (b. 1913)
  • 2005
    Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcyclist (b. 1957)
  • 2005
    Jimmy Griffin, American musician (Bread) (b. 1943)
  • 2005
    Miriam Hyde, Australian composer (b. 1913)
  • 2005
    Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane) (b. 1938)
  • 2006
    Markus Löffel (Mark Spoon), German DJ (b. 1966)
  • 2006
    Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim (b. 1998)
  • 2007
    Puchi Balseiro, Puerto Rican singer & songwriter (b. 1926)
  • 2007
    Robert Anton Wilson, American author (b. 1932)
  • 2007
    Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
  • 2008
    Carl Karcher, founded the Carl’s Jr. hamburger chain (b. 1917)
  • 2008
    Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, the first person to climb Mount Everest in 1953 (b. 1919)
  • 2009
    David Vine, British sports broadcaster (b. 1936)
  • 2010
    Joe Rollino, American strongman, weightlifter and boxer (b. 1905)
  • 2010
    Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)
  • 2010
    Miep Gies, Dutch Humanitarian, discoverer of Anne Frank’s diary (b. 1909)

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