January 11 On This Day in History Timeline

Notable Figures on January 11 (12)

• Alberto Giacometti (Died: 1966-01-11) — Swiss master of existential sculpture, known for elongated, fragile human figures.
• Domenico Cimarosa (Died: 1801-01-11) — Master of the Neapolitan School, Cimarosa composed over eighty operas, including the beloved Il matrimonio segreto.
• Domenico Ghirlandaio (Died: 1494-01-11) — Master Florentine Renaissance painter known for vivid portraiture in religious scenes.
• Edmund Hillary (Died: 2008-01-11) — Pioneering New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist.
• George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (Born: 1859-01-11) — British statesman, Viceroy of India, and key figure in early 20th-century imperial policy.
• Georges-Eugène Haussmann (Died: 1891-01-11) — French official responsible for the massive urban renewal of Paris.
• John A. Macdonald (Born: 1815-01-11) — Father of Confederation and first Prime Minister of Canada.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri (Died: 1966-01-11) — Indian statesman who served as Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966.
• Prithvi Narayan Shah (Died: 1775-01-11) — Founder of modern Nepal, credited with unifying numerous small principalities.
• Theodosius I (Born: 0347-01-11) — Last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire, establishing Nicene orthodoxy.
• Thomas Hardy (Died: 1928-01-11) — Master of Victorian realism, whose novels explored fate, passion, and rural decline.
• William James (Born: 1842-01-11) — Pioneering American philosopher and psychologist, father of American psychology.