On January 11, the world observes International Thank You Day. In Albania, it is Republic Day, in Tunisia, Children's Defense Day, in Morocco, Independence Manifesto Day, and in Scotland, it marks the eve of the Old New Year.
On January 11, 1755, one of the founding fathers of the United States, Alexander Hamilton, was born. He served as the first Secretary of the Treasury in the U.S., and in 1922, the world's first person was saved using insulin.
The Orthodox Church honors the memory of Theodosius the Great on this day.
Other notable events on this day include:1909: Participants in the first women's car race depart from New York to Philadelphia.
1922: In Toronto, Canada, thanks to the scientific work of F. Banting, C. Best, and J. Macleod, insulin is first used to treat diabetes. Leonard Thompson, a 14-year-old Canadian, becomes the world's first person saved by insulin.
1923: Due to Germany's non-payment of reparations stipulated by the Treaty of Versailles, French and Belgian forces occupy the Ruhr region, which accounted for 70% of German coal production.
1971: American journalist Don Gelfer coins the term "Silicon Valley" while publishing articles under the title "Silicon Valley USA."
1972: East Pakistan is renamed Bangladesh after winning the war for independence.
1981: A team of three Britons led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes completes the longest-distance and shortest-duration expedition across Antarctica, reaching Scott Base after 75 days, covering 2,500 miles.
2003: The governor of Illinois grants clemency to 150 death row inmates, commuting their sentences to life imprisonment.
2020: The spread of COVID-19 in China: the first confirmed death from COVID-19 in Wuhan.
2022: Mainstream support for Windows Server 2016 is discontinued.
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