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On This Day · The 70th day of the year

March 11

175 years on from Rigoletto, March 11 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 21st century, where disaster looms large.

♓ZodiacPisces ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Pisces is the sign for March 11 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 11?

March 11 is the 70th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1708 and 2020. Famous people born on March 11 include Douglas Adams, Antonin Scalia and John Barrowman.

Released on March 11

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Sancticide
  • Movie Reminders of Him

2025

  • Game Wanderstop

2022

  • Game WWE 2K22

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1708

    Anne, Queen of Great Britain

  2. 1851

    Rigoletto

  3. 1888

    Great Blizzard of 1888

  4. 1978

    Coastal road massacre

  5. 1990

    Patricio Aylwin

  6. 2006

    Michelle Bachelet

  7. 2009

    2009 Winnenden shootings

  8. 2010

    Sebastián Piñera

  9. 2011

    2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

  10. 2020

    World Health Organization

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 11

Douglas Adams

b. 1952

Antonin Scalia

b. 1936

John Barrowman

b. 1967

Didier Drogba

b. 1978

Louise Brough

b. 1923

Rupert Murdoch

b. 1931

Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke

b. 1913

Raoul Walsh

b. 1887

Deaths

  • 2018Karl Lehmann
  • 2015Walter Burkert
  • 2006Slobodan Milošević
  • 1955Alexander Fleming
  • 1931F. W. Murnau
  • 222Elagabalus

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Alberta of Agen
  • —Christian feast day: Constantine
  • —Christian feast day: Óengus of Tallaght
  • —Christian feast day: Sophronius of Jerusalem
  • —Christian feast day: Vindicianus
  • —Day of Restoration of Independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 (Lithuania)
  • —Moshoeshoe Day (Lesotho)
  • —Saudi Flag Day

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