Historical Events
Event of Interest
Caribbean writer V.S. Naipaul is awarded the Noble Prize for Literature
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences 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? 21 years, 11 months and 18 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Fallin' - Alicia Keys
#1 Song: Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
