March 11 Events

2011 Sendai, a major 9.0 earthquake strikes offshore of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture; 10-meter high tsunami's are produced near its epicenter, reaching land through the Pacific ocean
2011 Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant suffers a radiation leak after the earthquake; thousands of nearby residents are evacuated
2010 The second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu results in more than 20 civilian deaths
2006 Slobodan Milosevic found dead in cell in the Hague
2004 At least 170 die in train bombings in Madrid
1997 3rd Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1997 Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space
1997 Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen
1997 San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch
1996 Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs. Australia, World Cup
1996 Mark Waugh scores 110 vs. New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup
1995 -36.8 degrees F (-38.2 degrees C) in Chosedachar, Komi-district, on 67 degrees N
1995 President Nazarbajev disbands Kazachstan parliament
1995 Sinn Fein party leader, Gerry Adams, arrives in U.S.
1995 Yolanda Chen hop-skip-jumps world indoor record 15.03m
1994 Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as president of Chile
1993 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN
1991 Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records
1991 John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award
1991 Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked first
1990 16th People's Choice Awards
1990 Lithuania declares it's Independence
1990 Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International
1988 Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire
1987 Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point
1986 1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC