Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 11
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- 1241 - Mongols led by Batu Khan and Subutai crushed the Hungarian army of King Béla IV in the Battle of Mohi.
- 1945 - World War II: The Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated.
- 1951 - Korean War: General Douglas MacArthur was relieved of overall command in Korea.
- 1965 - Fifty-one tornadoes struck six states in the Midwestern United States during the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak.
- 1970 - Launch of Apollo 13 at 13:13 (1:30)
- 2002 - President Hugo Chávez (pictured) was forced to resign during a military coup attempt in Venezuela.