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What happened in history on this day: January 11?
On January 11 in ...
- 1976 - "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City, New York for 193 performances.
- 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".
- 1992 - Singer Paul Simon is the first major artist to tour South Africa after the end of the cultural boycott.
- 2009 - In Beverly Hills, California, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, presents the Golden Globe Awards.
- Best musical score: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best film musical or comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best original song: "The Wrestler"
Births on January 11
- 1924 - Birth of Don Cherry in Wichita, Texas, USA; singer (Dean Martin Summer Show, "Band of Gold").
- 1933 - Birth of Goldie Hill in Karnes County, Texas, USA; country singer (Grand Ole Opry).
- 1935 - Birth of Chuck Barksdale; American singer (Dells - "I Can Sing a Rainbow").
- 1942 - Birth of Clarence Clemons; rock saxophonist (Bruce Springsteen's E Steet Band).
- 1946 - Birth of Naomi Judd AKA Diana Ellen in Ashland, Kentucky, USA; singer (Judds - "Why Not Me").
- 1946 - Birth of Tony Kaye; rocker (Yes).
- 1949 - Birth of Tom Netherton in Munich, Germany; singer (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1949 - Birth of [Frederick] Dennis Greene; rocker (Sha Na Na - "Shannon").
- 1958 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (The Bangles).
- 1960 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian").
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Dumont; guitarist (No Doubt).
- 1968 - Birth of Jim Bryson; keyboardist (MercyMe).
- 1969 - Birth of Maxee Maxwell; singer (Brownstone).
- 1971 - Birth of Tom Rowlands; musician (The Chemical Brothers - "Let Forever Be").
Deaths on January 11
- 1837 - John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at age 54.
- 1995 - Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at age 76.
- 2005 - Death of James Griffin at home in Nashville, Tennessee, USA at age 61 from cancer; guitarist and song-writer (Bread - "Make It With You", "Baby I'm-a Want You", "Everything I Own").
- 2023 - Death of Yukihiro Takahashi at age 70; drummer and vocalist (Yellow Magic Orchestra).
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