1101: The Grid Compass 1101 computer was released in 1982, costing $8500. (Awitt)
1102: 1102 Pepita (1928 VA) is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Josep Comas Sola at the Fabra Observatory in Barcelona, Spain, on November 5, 1928. Its name is the feminine form of Pepito, the discoverer's nickname. (Strawberry)
1103: 1103 is a Sophie Germain prime number and also a balanced prime. (Big Martin)
1104: 1104, South Wabash Avenue, built in 1891, is a City of Chicago Landmark (1996) and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places (1980). Built by William LeBaron Jenney, acknowledged as the inventor of the skyscraper for his fire-proofed metal skeleton-frame designs, the Ludington building represents his continuing experimentation as the first entirely terra cotta-clad skyscraper. The Ludington is also a rare survivor, one of only two extant loft buildings in Chicago built by Jenney. (Strawberry)
1105: St Drogo of Sebourg, who, amongst other things, is the patron saint of coffee house keepers, was born in 1105AD. (Big Martin)
1106: On the 2nd of February, 1106, the Great Comet of 1106 was first sighted. (Strawberry)
1107: The UNIVAC 1107 was an early computer. Sold in 1962 it was dubbed the "Thin Film Computer" due to it using thin film memory. They were intended for civilian use, with 36 computers sold. (Ian Dunn)
1108: 1108 is an American thriller. It was directed and written by Dan Brown Jr and stars Elizabeth Colunga, David Carter-T and Lance Charnow. (Strawberry)
1109: The Grimm 1109 hand-held aerosol spectrometer is the star amongst portable measuring devices of its type. (Big Martin)
1110: The Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1110i are low-end GSM mobile phones sold by Nokia. The 1110 was released in 2005; the 1110i was released in 2006. The Nokia 1110 is the highest sold mobile device of all time, selling about 250 million units. (Strawberry)
1111: The 1111 Project, created by Oladapo Ogunjobi, is described as "a visual artistic expression of eleven art pieces made to blur the lines between imagination and real life, through this illustrating that anything is possible". (Ed.)
1112: FADE is a point-and-click adventure game developed by the Fade Team and released for the Windows Mobile Professional platform in 2001. The game was critically acclaimed as the first large-scale adventure game for the platform. It is most often compared to Myst, the first immersive graphic adventure games for the PC and the games in the Zork series. FADE was broken up into chapters and re-released for the iPhone US under a different name, 1112, on the 24th of November, 2008. (Strawberry)
1113: Vladimir Monomakh became Grand Prince of Kiev in 1113AD. (Big Martin)
1114: 11:14 is a 2003 American indie thriller written by Greg Marcks, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Henry Thomas, Shawn Hatosy, Stark Sands, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Patrick Swayze and Hilary Swank. The film premiered at various showings at an unusual time, ending the screening exactly at 11:14 PM. (Strawberry)
1115: Leviticus 11:15 forbids the eating of ravens. (Ian Dunn)
1116: 1116 (SEN 9callsign 3AK), the acronym standing for Sports Entertainment Network, is a commercial AM radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, operating on 1116 kHz. It is currently owned and operated by Pacific Star Network Limited. (Strawberry)
1117: SOS Phone 1117A is on the M180 in Humberside, Eastbound. Amazingly enough, 1117B is on the Westbound side. (tetsabb)
1118: Meall Garbh (Lawers Group), 1,118 m (3, 668 ft) is a mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. (Strawberry)
1119: Air Cadet Squadron 1119 is based in Shrewsbury. Amusingly, their phone number (which is normally only answered on parade evenings) ends 1119. (tetsabb)
1120: The Hippodrome Theatre, also called the New York Hippodrome, was a theatre in New York City from 1905 to 1939, located on South Avenue between West 43rd and West 44th Streets in the Theatre District of Midtown Manhattan. The theatre closed in August 1939 for demolition and in 1952 a large modern office building known as "The Hippodrome Centre" (1120 Avenue of the Americas), opened on the site. (Strawberry)
1121: On 12th August 1121 a 300,000 strong Muslim army was defeated in the Battle of Didgori by a 55,600 strong army lead by a builder called Dave. (Ian Dunn)
1122: The emergency services in Pakistan can be contacted by dialling 1122. (Spoilt Victorian)
1123: In February of 2014, the navy in Italy rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours. The latest migrants were found in eight boats and a barge about 120 miles (222 km) south-east of Lampedusa. (Strawberry)
1124: Космос 1124 (meaning Cosmos 1124) was a Soviet early-warning satellite, launched in 1979. Possibly not entirely successful. (tetsabb)
1125: 1125 17th Street is a 363 ft (111m) tall skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. It was completed in 1980 and has 25 floors. It is the 27th tallest building in Denver. The building was formerly known as the Bank One Tower and in even earlier times, the Amoco Building, since Standard Oil once leased a significant part of the building. When JPMorgan Chase and Bank One merged, the building's name changed to the Chase Tower. Now, according to the building's web site, the building's name is simply 1125 17th Street. (Strawberry)
1126: 1126 hydrocarbon resin is produced by polymerization and hydrogenation of pure monomer hydrocarbon feedstocks. (Awitt)
1127: In the 1932 film, The Music Box, Laurel and Hardy tried to lug a piano up an outdoor staircase to 1127, Walnut Street. That scene was shot at a stairway between 932 and 935, Vendone Street (the stairs start on Vendone Street and end on Descanso Drive, at Del Monte Drive), in the Silver Lake district. In November of 1994, a plaque was put up to honour the spot. (Strawberry)
1128: In July 1128 Geoffrey of Anjou married Matilda, the daughter of Henry I of England, thus setting up the union responsible for the Plantagenet dynasty. (Big Martin)
1129: The Hawker P.1129 was Hawker Siddeley's bid for the O.R.339 Tactical Strike aircraft, a contract it lost to the less operationally flexible, more technically ambitious and ultimately unachievable BAC "TSR2" project. (PDR)
1130: Asteroid 1130 Skuld was discovered on the 2nd of September, 1929 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany and independently discovered on the 12th of September, 1929 by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno A. Wachmann at Bergdorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. 1130 Skuld has a period of 3 years, 119 days and was named after one of the three Norns in Norse mythology, Skuld. (Strawberry)
1131: The Monarch Crown series 1131 is a labelling machine. (Awitt)
1132: MOD form 1132 is an application to occupy service personnel accommodation for British service staff and their families. (tetsabb)
1133: In 1133 building on Exeter Cathedral started and buliding on Durham Cathedral finished. (Ian Dunn)
1134: Cafe 1134 is in Coronado, California. (Big Martin)
1135: The first Great Fire of London took place on Pentecost Sunday 1135. It damaged London Bridge and an under-construction St. Paul's Cathedral. (Ian Dunn)
1136: The Treaty of Durham, between Stephen of England and David I of Scotland, was drawn up in 1136. (Big Martin)
1137: In Star Wars, Clone 1137 was a clone trooper who served the Galactic Empire. (tetsabb)
1138: 1138, Peachtree Street is a 51-storey skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. (Strawberry)
1139: 1139 Atami is a Mars-crossing asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 27 hours. (Awitt)
1140: The Cisco Aironet 1140 series takes business mobility mainstream. (Big Martin)
1141: Early day motion 1141 states "That this House notes the response by the BBC on its Inside Out programme of the UK's failure in its duty to protect horses and ponies from being exported live for slaughter abroad; is appalled that animals continue to be transported long distance in this process with little regard shown for their health and welfare during such arduous journeys; reminds the Government of promises past and that legislation is currently in place to prevent such treatment from occurring; is also aware that a recently signed tripartite agreement to further restrict the unlimited movement of less financially valued stock is now in place; and urges those responsible to use that tripartite agreement to both police and enforce this policy forthwith". (Strawberry)
1142: 1142 is a standard for determining the method of determining a nearby water supply for fire fighting purposes in areas where there is no water or an inadequate amount. (Awitt)
1143: The Vega archipelago of Norway is UNESCO World Heritage site No.1143. (Big Martin)
1144: Lego 1144 Train Baseplate is a Trains Supplementary set released in 1981. (Strawberry)
1145: CAP1145 is a licensing format for off-shore helicopters operating to and from oil rigs off the UK. (tetsabb)
1146: St Bernard of Clairvaux preached the Second Crusade in 1146. (Big Martin)
1147: Article 1147 of the French Civil Code concerns itself with the delayed payment of debts assuming no bad faith on the site of the debtor. (AlmondFacialBar)
1148: Altitude 1148 is a chic, contemporary restaurant and function centre located in Bulli Tops, a 45 minute drive south of Sydney, Australia. (Awitt)
1149: In 2022, the Birkenhead News reported that there were 1,149 sewage dumps in Wirral that affected the New Brighton coastal bathing location. (Ed.)
1150: In Star Wars, yhe YT-1150 was a YT series starship produced by the Corellian Engineering Corporation during the last decades of the Galactic Republic. (Strawberry)
1151: Delta flight 1151 flies from New York to Houston, Texas. (AlmondFacialBar)
1152: Sarkhi Parsa, Parwan is located in Afghanistan. Its postcode is 1152. (Strawberry)
1153: Form 1153 of the US Office of Personnel Management concerns itself with compensation claims for deceased civilian employees. (AlmondFacialBar)
1154: Hawker Project P.1154 was the aeroplane originally named "Harrier"; a family of supersonic vertical take-off & landing fighter and ground attack aircraft based around the single-engine, vectored thrust concept developed with the P.1127 and Kestrel technology demonstrators, but using an all-new engine developed for the purpose (the Bristol BS-100). (PDR)
1155: Angel Number 1155 tells you to stick with your convictions. (Big Martin)
1156: LGA 1156, also known as Socket H or H1, is an Intel desktop CPU socket. (Strawberry)
1157: Circular 18/1157 of the German federal parliament is a reply to an official query about the state of railway bridges in the state of Baden-Württemberg. (AlmondFacialBar)
1158: A teenage fan ran up a bill of £1,158 voting for Lucy Pargeter on I'm A Celebrity. (Big Martin)
1159: Pope Adrian IV died on the 1st of September, 1159. (Strawberry)
1160: The Rotary District 1160 covers the entire island of Ireland. (AlmondFacialBar)
1161: Magic 1161 was a commercial radio station in the East Riding of Yorkshire between 1997 and 2015. Transmission on this frequency have now ceased. (Big Martin)
1162: 1162 Larissa is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 45 kilometres in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 8 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reineuth at Heidelberg, Germany on the 5th of January, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 AC. Later, it was named after the city in eastern Thessaly. (Strawberry)
1163: In 1163 Pope Alexander III set the first stone for Notre Dame cathedral. (AlmondFacialBar)
1164: 1164 Morning Glory Circle, Westport, Connecticut is the "home" of the TV series Bewitched. (Big Martin)
1165: La Wis Wis Guard Station No. 1165 in Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Packwood, Washington, was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture, which is Rustic. It was designed by the Region 6 architects of the United States Forest Service. (Strawberry)
1166: 1166 Avenue of the Americas, at 600 feet high is the 82nd tallest skyscraper in New York. (Big Martin)
1167: The USS Westchester County (LST-1167) was a Terrebonne Parish-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy at the tail end of the Korean War. Named after Westchester County, New York, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. (Strawberry)
1168: 1168 Adams Street in Denver, CO, is a 3 bed bungalow that sold for $510,000 on 26-Feb-2014. (AlmondFacialBar)
1169: The EU food information regulation, EU 1169/2011, affects those selling pre-packed food and drink. The regulation centres on the information you provide your customers at the point-of-sale, in particular, allergen and nutritional information. It came into effect on 13 December 2014. (bemahan)
1170: KFAQ (1170 AM) is a news/ talk radio station in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. (Strawberry)
1171: Josef Manner & Comp., famed purveyors of not very nice but still strangely addictive neapolitan wafers, are head quartered in 1171 Vienna. (AlmondFacialBar)
1172: The Synod of Cashel in 1172 brought an end to the Celtic christian tradition. (Big Martin)
1173: 1173 Anchises (1930 UB) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on the 7th of October, 1930 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg. (Strawberry)
1174: The Skyscan 1174 is an X-Ray micro-CT scanner. (Big Martin)
1175: USS York County (LST-1175) was a De Soto County-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during the late 1950s. (Strawberry)
1176: The Universal Audio 1176LN was one of the first all transistor guitar limiters and first appeared on the market in the mid 1960s. (AlmondFacialBar)
1177: The book 1177BC by Eric H Cline investigates the fall of the great Bronze Age civilisations. The title comes from the accepted date for the Sea Peoples' invasion of Egypt. (Big Martin)
1178: 1178 Irmela is an asteroid that was discovered by Max Wolf on the 13th of March, 1931 and given a provisional designation of 1931 EC. (Strawberry)
1179: The Lateran Council of 1179 laid down the law that no one could be regarded as Roman Pontiff unless he had been elected by a two thirds majority of cardinals. (AlmondFacialBar)
1180: 1180 AD saw the beginning of the Gempei war in Japan. (Big Martin)
1181: The asteroid 1181 Lilith is a main belt asteroid discovered on the 11th of February, 1927 by Benjamin Jekhowsky. It was given the provisional designation 1927 CQ. It is named in the honour of French classical music composer Lili Boulanger. (Strawberry)
1182: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Senate Bill 1182 is currently making its way through the legislative process and will, if passed, legalise the medical use of cannabis. (AlmondFacialBar)
1183: The Kondoa Rock Art sites of the Great Rift Valley in Tanzania are UNESCO World Heritage site No. 1183. (Big Martin)
1184: 1184 is the third studio album by a Norwegian black metal band called Windir. It was released in 2001. (Strawberry)
1185: 1185 Films Ltd is based in London. (Big Martin)
1186: In Transformers, the C1186-P0019 body shell is an Autobot design popular with espionage units. (Strawberry)
1187: Dymax 1187-M Ultra Light-Weld® is a purpose-formulated glue for assembling medical devices. (AlmondFacialBar)
1188: The 1188 Brewery Company of John Day, Oregon provides beers for its own restaurant/pub. (Big Martin)
1189: The 1189th US Army Transportational Terminal Brigade are located in North Charleston, SC. They have command and control over more than 12 units and 700 soldiers in the eight southeast states that make up the 81st Regional Readiness Command. (Strawberry)
1190: The 1190 Massacre of York claimed the lives of around 150 Jews trapped in Clifford's Tower, either by mass suicide or at the hands of the mob. (Big Martin)
1191: The USS Racine (LST-1191) was the second ship to bear the name of the Wisconsin city. She was capable of a sustained speed of 20 knots (37 km/h). Her ability to adjust her draft, accompanied by her unique bow-ramp design, helped bring a new degree of responsiveness to the amphibious fleet. (Strawberry)
1192: The 1192 Laser & Beauty Clinic is in the grounds of the Liberty Stadium in Swansea. (Big Martin)
1193: For the 1st of April, 2013, xkcd's comic No 1193 ("Externalities") changed its text content over that day, depending on various external values, from the amount of money donated to the Wikimedia Foundation via a link in the comic, to the school of first- and third-place winners of an xkcd hash-finding competition at . (Strawberry)
1194: 1194 is the number of the Australian Speaking Clock. (AlmondFacialBar)
1195: In January, 1195 people received UK New Year's Honours. (Strawberry)
1196: CID 1196 is the Pub Chem compound reference number for 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid, dl-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylic acid, Pyrroline-5-carboxylate, 3,4-Dihydro-2H-Pyrrole-2-carboxylate. (AlmondFacialBar)
1197: 1197 was the year of the German Crusade, launched by the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI in response to the partial victory of Frederick I Barbarossa's crusade in 1190. (Efros)
1198: The Ducati 1198 is a sport bike made by Ducati from 2009 to 2011. (Strawberry)
1199: 1199 was a TV programme for the youth audience that started on East German state TV only a couple of weeks before the Wall came down and contributed significantly to both sides of Germany growing back together afterwards. (AlmondFacialBar)
1200: The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) Class 1200 were a class of electric locomotives that were in service from 1951 until 1998. (Strawberry)
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