January 11
People born on this day are Capricorn.
- 1964
Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
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The Tbilisi Metro is opened.
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East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
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Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
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The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2.
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United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three.
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The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
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The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
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51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia.
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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.
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Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
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One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia.
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2002Elly De La Cruz, Dominican baseball player
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2000Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer-songwriter
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1999Jeanette Hegg Duestad, Norwegian sport shooter
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1999Lim Sung-jin, South Korean volleyball player
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1999Brandon Wakeham, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
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1998Thomas Mikaele, New Zealand rugby league player
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1997Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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1996Leroy Sané, German footballer
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1995Nick Solak, American baseball player
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1993Chris Boucher, Saint Lucian-Canadian basketball player
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1993Park Junghwan, South Korean Go player
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1993Michael Keane, English footballer
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