January 11th (1962) was a Thursday. It's the 10th day of the year (11th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 355 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 11th January, 1962
» Cold War: While tied to its pier in Russian Shipyard Number 10 called Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
» An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes 4,000 deaths.
Famous Birthdays on January 11 in 1962
» Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe
» Kim Coles, American actress
» Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist