BIRTHDAY ATLAS

Birthday facts

Born on October 11.

Everyone born on October 11 is a Libra — ruled by Venus, fair to a fault, decisive never. The stone is opal, the flower marigold, and the day is shared with Peter Thiel and Toby Fox.

Libra, the Scales — an engraving
Sun sign
Libra ♎︎
the Scales · ruled by Venus · fair to a fault, decisive never
Opal, the birthstone for October — an engraving
Birthstone
Opal
October
Marigold, the birth flower for October — an engraving
Birth flower
Marigold
& cosmos

Your book

Born on October 11? Add the year.

Then it is a pop-up book: the sky the day you arrived, the No. 1 that week, the president, what a stamp cost, your life in weeks, and who was exactly your age when they did the thing they are known for — and at the end, a birthday poster of the day, engraved, to take home. One field. The date lives after the # in the link, which no server sees — nothing about you leaves your browser.

Making it for someone else? Send it as a pop-up birthday card.

The old books say

Libra, September 23 to October 22.

The Scales, ruled by Venus, and the only sign that is an object rather than a creature — the books make much of that. An air sign, credited with a sense of fairness, an eye for beauty and a talent for company; blamed for taking a very long time to choose, because both sides really do have a point. Its people are supposed to keep the peace, and to look good doing it.

Astrology, reported rather than endorsed — the astronomy is the part of the book that is real.

Good company

Also born on October 11.

The names most looked up among everyone who shares the day — leaning on the ones who last.

1967
Peter Thiel
German American entrepreneur and venture capitalist
1991
Toby Fox
American composer and video game developer
1943
John Nettles
English writer and actor
1985
Michelle Trachtenberg
American actress
1992
Cardi B
American rapper
1905
Fred Trump
American real estate entrepreneur
1966
Luke Perry
American actor and producer
1976
Emily Deschanel
American actress and producer

On this day

What October 11 has seen.

It is Feast day of Saint James the Deacon (Anglicanism).

1311The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers.
1776American Revolutionary War: A British fleet defeated American ships at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, but gave American forces enough time to prepare their defenses for the Saratoga campaign.
1890In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded.
1984Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a space walk.
1987An estimated 750,000 people attended the "Great March" in Washington, D.C., to demand greater civil rights for the LGBT community.

The calendar

When October 11 falls.

A Sunday in 2026, a Monday in 2027, a Wednesday in 2028, a Thursday in 2029, and a Friday in 2030.