What Happened on October 11, 2001

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Caribbean writer V.S. Naipaul is awarded the Noble Prize for Literature

Nobel Prize for Economics

Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences jointly awarded to George Akerlof, Joseph E. Stiglitz and A. Michael Spence for "their analyses of markets with asymmetric information"

  • The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.

About October 11, 2001

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 22 years, 6 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra

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