March 11
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 2003
The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.
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Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people.
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Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.
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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.
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Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes hit central Chile during the ceremony.
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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.
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A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
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A Bombardier Challenger 604 crashes into the Zagros Mountains near the Iranian city of Shar-e-kord, killing all 11 people on board.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
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US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
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The Burmese military kills at least 30 villagers, including 3 Buddhist monks, during the Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, Myanmar.
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2004Margarita Kolosov, German rhythmic gymnast
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2003Tristan Vukčević, Serbian-Swedish basketball player
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1997Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey player
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1997Ray Spalding, American basketball player
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1996Conor Garland, American ice hockey player
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1994Andy Robertson, Scottish footballer
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1993Jodie Comer, English actress
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1993Anthony Davis, American basketball player
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1990Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
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1989Malcolm Delaney, American basketball player
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1989Orlando Johnson, American basketball player
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1989Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (died 2016)
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