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April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). There are 264 days remaining.
[edit] Events
- 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
- 1079 - Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland.
- 1241 - Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi.
- 1512 - War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix was victorious in the Battle of Ravenna.
- 1713 - War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
- 1775 - Last execution for witchcraft in Germany.
- 1828 - Foundation of Bahia Blanca
- 1856 - In Rivas, Nicaragua, Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up.
- 1865 - Abraham Lincoln makes his last public speech.
- 1868 - The Shogunate is abolished in Japan.
- 1876 - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
- 1888 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.
- 1899 - Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the United States.
- 1905 - Einstein reveals his Theory of Relativity.
- 1915 - Charlie Chaplin releases The Tramp.
- 1919 - International Labour Organization founded.
- 1921 - First sports broadcast on the radio.
- 1921 - The Emirate of Transjordan is created.
- 1945 - World War II: United States forces liberate Buchenwald concentration camp.
- 1951 - Korean War: President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea.
- 1951 - The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which English monarchs are traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its traditional (to the British government) location in Westminster Abbey.
- 1952 - The Battle of Nanri island takes place.
- 1955 - The Air India Kashmir Princess downs in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the KMT.
- 1957 - Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
- 1961 - Bob Dylan makes his singing debut in New York City.
- 1961 - Trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
- 1965 - The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
- 1968 - Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
- 1968 - German student leader Rudi Dutschke is shot in Berlin.
- 1970 - Apollo 13 is launched.
- 1979 - Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
- 1981 - A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
- 1985 - Vishal Harnal was born.
- 1987 - The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
- 1996 Panathinaikos becomes the first Greek team to win the European Championships (now Euroleague) in Paris, beating FC Barcelona by 67-66.
- 2001 - The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, People's Republic of China after a collision with an J-8 fighter is released.
- 2001 - Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying game, an international record.
- 2002 - The Ghriba synagogue bombing by Al Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia.
- 2002 - An attempted coup d'état in Venezuela against President Hugo Chávez began.
- 2006 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.
[edit] Births
- 146 - Septimius Severus (d. 211)
- 1357 - John I of Portugal (d. 1433)
- 1374 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398)
- 1492 - Marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)
- 1592 - John Eliot, English statesman (d. 1632)
- 1705 - William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. 1780)
- 1721 - David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808)
- 1722 - Christopher Smart, English poet (d. 1771)
- 1755 - James Parkinson, English physician (d. 1824)
- 1769 - Jean Lannes, French marshal (d. 1809)
- 1770 - George Canning, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1827)
- 1798 - Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. 1854)
- 1810 - Henry Rawlinson, English soldier (d. 1895)
- 1819 - Charles Hallé, German pianist and conductor (d. 1895)
- 1825 - Ferdinand Lassalle, German politician (d. 1864)
- 1852 - Cap Anson, American baseball player (d. 1922)
- 1862 - Charles Evans Hughes, 11th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1948)
- 1867 - Mark Keppel, Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County (d. 1928)
- 1869 - Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1943)
- 1873 - Edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1955)
- 1876 - Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist (d. 1958)
- 1883 - Hozumi Shigeto, Japanese author (d. 1951)
- 1889 - Nick LaRocca, American musician (d. 1961)
- 1890 - Donna Rachele Mussolini, wife of Benito Mussolini (d. 1979)
- 1893 - Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1971)
- 1896 - Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Quebec novelist (d. 1967)
- 1899 - Percy Lavon Julian, African American Scientist (d. 1975)
- 1900 - Sandor Marai, Hungarian writer (d. 1989)
- 1906 - Dale Messick, American cartoonist (d. 2005)
- 1908 - Leo Rosten, American humorist and author (d. 1997)
- 1908 - Masaru Ibuka, Japanese industrialist (Sony) (d. 1997)
- 1910 - António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician (d. 1996)
- 1911 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-born runner (d. 1980)
- 1913 - Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (d. 2006)
- 1914 - Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003)
- 1914 - Norman McLaren, Canadian film animator and director (d. 1987)
- 1916 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (d. 1983)
- 1917 - David Westheimer, American novelist (d. 2005)
- 1917 - Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster (d. 1993)
- 1918 - Richard Wainwright, English politician (d. 2003)
- 1921 - Jim Hearn, baseball player (d. 1998)
- 1925 - Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman and newspaper editor (Quebecor) (d. 1997)
- 1928 - Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy
- 1930 - Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (d. 1997)
- 1931 - Johnny Sheffield, American actor
- 1932 - Joel Grey, American singer and actor
- 1934 - Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet
- 1935 - Richard Berry, American singer, and composer (d. 1997)
- 1935 - Richard Kuklinski, mafia hitman (d. 2006)
- 1938 - Kurt Moll, German bass
- 1939 - Louise Lasser, American actress
- 1944 - John Milius, American director and writer
- 1946 - Bob Harris, British disc jockey and presenter
- 1947 - Peter Riegert, American actor
- 1947 - Meshach Taylor, American actor
- 1948 - Marcello Lippi, football coach
- 1949 - Bernd Eichinger, German film producer
- 1951 - Doris McGowen Beck Angleton, American socialite (d. 1997)
- 1951 - James Patrick Kelly, American author
- 1953 - Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
- 1953 - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium
- 1955 - Kevin Brady, American politician
- 1955 - Michael Callen, American singer and songwriter (d. 1993)
- 1958 - Stuart Adamson, British musician (Big Country) (d. 2001)
- 1960 - Jeremy Clarkson, British journalist
- 1961 - Doug Hopkins, American musician
- 1962 - Vincent Gallo, American actor
- 1963 - Chris Ferguson, American poker player
- 1963 - Billy Bowden, test cricket umpire from New Zealand
- 1964 - Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist and musician
- 1966 - Mason Reese, American actor
- 1966 - Lisa Stansfield, English singer
- 1968 - Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian author
- 1969 - Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer
- 1969 - Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer
- 1970 - Trevor Linden, Canadian hockey player
- 1970 - Virgil Runnels III, American professional wrestler
- 1971 - Oliver Riedel, German musician (Rammstein)
- 1972 - Jason Varitek, American baseball player
- 1972 - Balls Mahoney, American professional wrestler
- 1974 - Trot Nixon, American baseball player
- 1974 - Tricia Helfer, Canadian model and actress
- 1974 - Anton Glanzelius, Danish actor
- 1975 - Walid Soliman, Tunisian author
- 1978 - Josh Hancock, baseball player
- 1978 - Brett Claywell, American actor
- 1979 - Malcolm Christie, English footballer
- 1979 - Chris Gaylor, American drummer
- 1979 - Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
- 1979 - Josh Server, American actor
- 1980 - Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
- 1981 - Alessandra Ambrosio, Brazilian model
- 1982 - Ian Bell, English cricketer
- 1983 - Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch racing driver
- 1984 - Kelli Garner, American actress
- 1987 - Joss Stone, English singer
[edit] Deaths
- 1034 - Romanus III, Byzantine emperor (b. 1028)
- 1240 - Llywelyn the Great, King of Gwynedd
- 1554 - Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (executed) (b. 1521)
- 1612 - Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (b. 1535)
- 1612 - Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (burned at the stake) (b. 1566)
- 1626 - Marin Getaldić, Croatian mathematician (b. 1568)
- 1712 - Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)
- 1723 - John Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650)
- 1798 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)
- 1856 - Juan Santamaría, national hero of Costa Rica (b. 1831)
- 1861 - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)
- 1873 - Edward Canby, U.S. general (assassinated) (b. 1817)
- 1890 - Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man" (b. 1862)
- 1894 - Constantin Lipsius, German architect (b. 1832)
- 1906 - James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (b. 1847)
- 1906 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (b. 1839)
- 1916 - Richard Harding Davis, American author (b. 1864)
- 1926 - Luther Burbank, American botanist (b. 1849)
- 1953 - Kid Nichols, baseball player (b. 1869)
- 1958 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (b. 1875)
- 1970 - Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)
- 1970 - John O'Hara, American author (b. 1905)
- 1977 - Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1983 - Dolores del Rio, Mexican actress (b. 1905)
- 1985 - Enver Hoxha, Albanian Communist dictator (b. 1908)
- 1985 - Bunny Ahearne, hockey promoter (b. 1900)
- 1987 - Erskine Caldwell, American author (b. 1903)
- 1987 - Primo Levi, Italian chemist, composer, librettist, and author (b. 1919)
- 1990 - Harold Ballard, Canadian hockey club owner and executive (b. 1903)
- 1991 - Walker Cooper, baseball player (b. 1915)
- 1992 - Alejandro Obregón, Colombian painter (b. 1920)
- 1996 - Jessica Dubroff, American pilot (b. 1988)
- 2001 - Sandy Bull, American musician (b. 1941)
- 2001 - Harry Secombe, Welsh actor and comedian (b. 1921)
- 2003 - Cecil Howard Green, British-born geophysicist and businessman (b. 1900)
- 2005 - André François, French cartoonist (b. 1915)
- 2005 - Lucien Laurent, French footballer (b. 1907)
- 2006 - DeShaun Holton, also known as Proof, American rapper (b. 1973)
- 2006 - June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
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