2025年3月11日 · Historical events for the 11th of March. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on March 11.

March 11 is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 295 days remain until the end of the year. 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire. [1]

Today in history – which major historical events happened on March 11? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?

We have 21 holidays listed for March 11. March 11th is the seventieth day (seventy-first in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; it marks the anniversary of the United States Department of War's creation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the confirmation of Janet Reno to the United States Senate, making her the first female Attorney General ...

On this day in 2011, an earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, causing widespread damage in the country and triggering a devastating tsunami that instigated a major nuclear accident. The World Health Organization declared that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic. What's the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

Discover what happened on March 11 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

UK's first daily newspaper, Suharto's coup, a devastating disaster in Japan and other historical events, dates, birthdays and deaths from March 11.

Seven hundred Maoris led by their chief, Hone-Heke, burn the small town of Kororareka in protest at the settlement of Maoriland by Europeans, in breach with the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. The U.S. War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Seneca Indian Ely Parker becomes the first Indian to lead the Bureau.

Memorable Events for March 11. 1779 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is established for the first time. 1824 - The U.S. War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1850 - The second women's medical school opens in PA.

On March 11, 2004, 193 people are killed and nearly 2,000 are injured when 10 bombs explode on four trains in three Madrid-area train stations during a busy morning rush hour. The bombs were later ...