March 11 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | March 11 Calendar
March 11th Daily Holidays include:
- COVID-19 Global Pandemic Day
- Debunking Day
- Dream Day
- International Fanny Pack Day – March 11, 2023 (Second Saturday in March)
- Johnny Appleseed Day
- Key Deer Awareness Day
- National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day
- National Genealogy Day – March 11, 2023 (Saturday of the First Full Week in March)
- National Promposal Day
- National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day – March 11, 2023 (Second Saturday in March)
- National Worship of Tools Day
- Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day
- World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
- World Plumbing Day
March 11: Famous Birthdays
- March 11, 1903 – Lawrence Welk, American musician (The Lawrence Welk Show) (d. 1992)
- March 11, 1950 – Bobby McFerrin, American singer (Don’t Worry, Be Happy!)
- March 11, 1965 – Jesse Jackson, Jr., American politician
- March 11, 1968 – Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter and actress (Liz and Lisa)
- March 11, 1971 – Johnny Knoxville, American actor and comedian (MTV series Jackass)
- March 11, 1983 – Melissa Rycroft, American cheerleader, reality TV star (The Bachelor, Dancing With the Stars)
March 11: Historical Events
- March 11, 1702 – England’s first national daily newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published for the first time
- March 11, 1779 – US Army Corps of Engineers is established
- March 11, 1824 – The Bureau of Indian Affairs is created by the United States Department of War
- March 11, 1861 – The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted
- March 11, 1897 – A meteorite enters the earth’s atmosphere and explodes over New Martinsville, West Virginia. The debris causes damage but no injuries.
- March 11, 1913 – The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. Canberra Day is one of the Holidays in Australia and also where we lived for four years while growing up!
- March 11, 1953 – 1st woman Army doctor commissioned (FM Adams)
- March 11, 1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader
- March 11, 1990 – Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union
- March 11, 2011 – An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 81 miles east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami and killing thousands of people. Also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history.
- March 11, 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies COVID-19 as a pandemic
March 11: Music Events
- March 11, 1967 – The Supremes’ Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone hits #1
- March 11, 1967 – Pink Floyd releases their 1st single (Arnold Layne)
- March 11, 1970 – The 5th Dimension win the Record of the Year Grammy for Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In
- March 11, 1987 – Huey Lewis & the News’ Jacob’s Ladder hits #1
- March 11, 1991 – Janet Jackson signs $40 Million, 3 album deal with Virgin records
- March 11, 1994 – The Supremes receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- March 11, 1997 – Paul McCartney is knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace, becoming “Sir” Paul McCartney.
March 11: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 11 is Pisces.
March Birthstone:
What is the March Birthstone? Aquamarine
The modern birthstone representing March is aquamarine. Famed for millennia for its pure and even blue or blue-green color, potentially large size, and sparkling clarity, the aquamarine has been a valued gem to many cultures.
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