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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 11
- 250th: 1774 - Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Don Cherry in Wichita, Texas, USA; singer (Dean Martin Summer Show, "Band of Gold").
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Mitchell Ryan in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Chase, Executive Suite, Dharma and Greg, Santa Barbara, The Chisholms).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Jean Chrétien in Canada; Prime Minister (Liberal, 1993-).
- 80th: 1944 - Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established.
- 80th: 1944 - Death of Galeazzo, count of Cortellazzo Ciano, by execution in Germany; Italian politician.
- 70th: 1954 - Two-ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche - ten die (Austria).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Saskia Ten Batenburg; Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk).
- 70th: 1954 - Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher/drawer, dies at age 77.
- 70th: 1954 - Emmy Arbous, Dutch actress/cabaret performer (Boefje), dies at age 56.
- 70th: 1954 - Death of Oscar Straus in Vienna, Austria; composer, Der tapfere Soldat (1908), Ein Walzertraum (1907) Rund um die Liebe (1914).
- 60th: 1964 - Panamá severs diplomatic relations with US.
- 60th: 1964 - US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Rockmond Dunbar; actor (Prison Break, Soul Food).
- 50th: 1974 - The ABC TV network airs the last Love, American Style TV show in the USA. 65 episodes aired.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Goran Lozanovski; Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Rod Jones; NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Rosenkowitz sextuplets in Cape Town, South Africa (first known to survive infancy).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Toderick Malone; WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Warren Morris in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - The ABC TV network airs the last Room 222 TV show in the USA.
- 40th: 1984 - US Supreme Court reinstates US$10 million award to Karen Silkwood's family.
- 40th: 1984 - Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game.
- 40th: 1984 - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" record album becomes the all-time best-selling album. With ten-million copies sold, it surpasses the soundtrack from "Saturday Night Fever".
- 40th: 1984 - Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at age 84.
- 30th: 1994 - Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
- 30th: 1994 - Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on Irish Republican Army.
- 30th: 1994 - John Bradley, raised US flag at Iwo Jima, dies at age 70.
- 30th: 1994 - The Fox TV network debuts the Monty show.
- 30th: 1994 - The Superhighway Summit is held in Los Angeles, California. It is the first conference to discuss the growing information superhighway and is presided over by U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
- 15th: 2009 - The Teartai Prima ferry sinks in high waves off central Indonesia, with the loss of about 225 people.
- 15th: 2009 - In Beverly Hills, California, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, presents the Golden Globe Awards.
- Best drama: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best musical score: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best film musical or comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best actress in a drama: Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road
- Best supporting actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader
- Best actor in a drama: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
- Best actor in a musical or comedy: Colin Farrell for In Bruges
- Best actress in a musical or comedy: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
- Best animated film: Wall-E
- Best foreign language film: Waltz With Bashir
- Best original song: "The Wrestler"
- Best TV drama program: Mad Men
- Best TV comedy: 30 Rock
- Best TV comedy actor: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
- Best TV comedy actress: Tina Fey for 30 Rock
- Best TV drama actor: Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment
- Best TV drama actress: Anna Paquin for True Blood
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Ariel Sharon, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1928).
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