On This Day — April 11

🕰️ Notable Events on April 11

• 2012 — A pair of great earthquakes occur in the Wharton Basin west of Sumatra in Indonesia. The maximum Mercalli intensity of this strike-slip doublet earthquake was VII (Very strong). Ten were killed, twelve were injured, and a non-destructive tsunami was observed on the island of Nias. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus kills 15 people and injures 204 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Algiers bombings: Two bombings in Algiers kill 33 people and wound a further 222 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — The Ghriba synagogue bombing by al-Qaeda kills 21 in Tunisia. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the Presidential palace to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan were killed, while five other agents were wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — A massive riot in Brixton, south London results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — The Apple I is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Apollo 13 is launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Pope John XXIII issues Pacem in terris, the first encyclical addressed to all Christians instead of only Catholics. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Korean War: President Harry Truman relieves General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — The city of Tel Aviv is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, launches. Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women. Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Second Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaría burns down the hostel where William Walker's filibusters are holed up. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom Wikipedia ↗
• 1727 — Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig Wikipedia ↗
• 1713 — War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht. Wikipedia ↗
• 1689 — William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1544 — French forces defeat a Spanish army at Ceresole. Wikipedia ↗
• 1512 — War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna. Wikipedia ↗
• 1241 — Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1079 — Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland. Wikipedia ↗
• 491 — Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on April 11

• 1997 — Georgia Bohl, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Miriam Kolodziejová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Thiago Alcântara, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Dimitrios Anastasopoulos, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Thulani Serero, South African footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Torrin Lawrence, American sprinter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Leland Irving, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Dai Greene, Welsh hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Lena Schöneborn, German pentathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Pablo Hernández Domínguez, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Will Minson, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kelli Garner, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nikola Karabatić, French handball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Rubén Palazuelos, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jennifer Heil, Canadian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ian Bell, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Peeter Kümmel, Estonian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Alexandre Burrows, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Veronica Pyke, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mark Teixeira, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Malcolm Christie, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Sebastien Grainger, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Josh Hancock, American baseball player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tom Thacker, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Ivonne Teichmann, German runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kelvim Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Olga Hostáková, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Walid Soliman, Tunisian author and translator Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Àlex Corretja, Spanish tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ashot Danielyan, Armenian weightlifter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — David Jassy, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Zöe Lucker, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Trot Nixon, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jennifer Esposito, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Olivier Magne, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Balls Mahoney, American wrestler (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Allan Théo, French singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jason Varitek, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — John Leech, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Oliver Riedel, German bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Delroy Pearson, English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Michael von Grünigen, Swiss skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sergei Lukyanenko, Kazakh-Russian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Steve Scarsone, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Lisa Stansfield, English singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Steve Azar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — John Cryer, English journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Bret Saberhagen, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Patrick Sang, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricketer and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Waldemar Fornalik, Polish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — June and Jennifer Gibbons, identical twins known as "The Silent Twins" Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Elizabeth Smylie, Australian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Franck Ducheix, French fencer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mark Lawson, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Vincent Gallo, American actor, director, producer, and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Nobuaki Kakuda, Japanese martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Pierre Lacroix, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Ana María Polo, Cuban-American lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Stuart Adamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Russian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Kevin Brady, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Michael Callen, American singer-songwriter and AIDS activist (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Micheal Ray Richardson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Abdullah Atalar, Turkish engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Aleksandr Averin Azerbaijani cyclist and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Francis Lickerish, English guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — David Perrett, Scottish psychologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ian Redmond, English biologist and conservationist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Willie Royster, American baseball player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Andrew Wiles, English mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Nancy Honeytree, American singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Indira Samarasekera, Sri Lankan engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Peter Windsor, English-Australian journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Paul Fox, English singer and guitarist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Bill Irwin, American actor and clown Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Bernd Eichinger, German director and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Lev Bulat, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Uli Edel, German director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Frank Mantooth, American pianist and composer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Peter Riegert, American actor, screenwriter and film director Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Michael T. Wright, English engineer and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Chris Burden, American sculptor, illustrator, and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Bob Harris, English journalist and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — John Krebs, Baron Krebs, English zoologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Peter Barfuß, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — John Milius, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Harley Race, American wrestler and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — James Underwood, English pathologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Ellen Goodman, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Shirley Stelfox, English actress (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Col Firmin, Australian politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Thomas Harris, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Luther Johnson, American singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Louise Lasser, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Michael Deaver, American politician, Deputy White House Chief of Staff (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Reatha King, American chemist and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Jill Gascoine, English actress and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Brian Noble, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Richard Berry, American singer-songwriter (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Mark Strand, Canadian-born American poet, essayist, and translator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Ron Pember, English actor, director and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Tony Brown, American journalist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Joel Grey, American actor, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Nicholas F. Brady, American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Walter Krüger, German javelin thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Edwin Pope, American journalist and author (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Yuriy Lituyev, Russian hurdler and commander (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Viktor Masing, Estonian botanist and ecologist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Mohammad Naseem, Pakistani-English activist and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Arved Viirlaid, Estonian-Canadian soldier and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Jim Hearn, American baseball player (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Jack Rayner, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Emilio Colombo, Italian lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Peter O'Donnell, English soldier and author (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — William Royer, American soldier and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Richard Wainwright, English soldier and politician (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — David Westheimer, American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Alberto Ginastera, Argentinian-Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator, director, and producer (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Robert Stanfield, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician, 17th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Dorothy Lewis Bernstein, American mathematician (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — John Levy, American bassist and businessman (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Dan Maskell, English tennis player and sportscaster (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Leo Rosten, Polish-American author and academic (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Paul Douglas, American actor (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Ivor Spencer-Thomas, Welsh farmer and businessman (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Dale Messick, American author and illustrator (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗

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