Today in History- 11th January

International Events:

1879 The Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom.

1922 First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.

1942 The Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur.

1972 East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh after independence.

India Events:

1779 Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned as King of Manipur.

Death:

2008 Sir Edmund Hillary