January 11

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2007

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling officially finished writing The Deathly Hallows.

1980

The British-American band, The Pretenders, released their debut album called 'Pretenders.'

1972

East Pakistan renamed itself Bangladesh after seceding from Pakistan.

1964

Luther Terry, the US Surgeon General, released a report concluding smoking cigarettes is bad for you.

1922

The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.

1908

The Grand Canyon National Monument was created.

1864

Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.

1838

Samuel Morse sent the first telegraph message using Morse code across two miles of wire in New Jersey, USA.

1787

Astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the first two moons of Uranus, Titania & Oberon.

1775

The first Jewish person was elected in the US.

1569

England drew it’s very first lottery outside St Paul’s Cathedral.