What Happened on April 11?
All
events
births
deaths
holidays
EVENTS ON APRIL 11
Stresa Front
Year:
1935
Stresa Front: opening of the conference between the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs Pierre Laval to condemn the German violations of the Treaty of Versailles.
Like
World War II
Year:
1945
World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
Like
Emir
Year:
1921
Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
Like
Tel Aviv
Year:
1909
The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
Like
SMS Blücher
Year:
1908
SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
Like
Stone of Scone
Year:
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.
Like
Korean War
Year:
1951
Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
Like
Singapore
Year:
1957
United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
Like
Adolf Eichmann
Year:
1961
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
Like
Air India
Year:
1955
The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
Like
BIRTHS ON APRIL 11
Viktor Masing
Year of birth:
1925
Viktor Masing, Estonian botanist and ecologist (died 2001)
Like
Viola Liuzzo
Year of birth:
1925
Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (died 1965)
Like
Pierre Péladeau
Year of birth:
1925
Pierre Péladeau, Canadian businessman, founded Quebecor (died 1997)
Like
Jim Hearn
Year of birth:
1921
Jim Hearn, American baseball player (died 1998)
Like
Jack Rayner
Year of birth:
1921
Jack Rayner, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2008)
Like
Karl Rebane
Year of birth:
1926
Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (died 2007)
Like
David Manker Abshire
Year of birth:
1926
David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (died 2014)
Like
Nicholas F. Brady
Year of birth:
1930
Nicholas F. Brady, American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Like
Anton LaVey
Year of birth:
1930
Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (died 1997)
Like
Ethel Kennedy
Year of birth:
1928
Ethel Kennedy, American philanthropist (died 2024)
Like
DEATHS ON APRIL 11
Rosa Grünberg
Year of death:
1960
Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (born 1878)
Like
Konstantin Yuon
Year of death:
1958
Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (born 1875)
Like
Axel Revold
Year of death:
1962
Axel Revold, Norwegian painter (born 1887)
Like
George Poage
Year of death:
1962
George Poage, American hurdler and educator (born 1880)
Like
Donald Sangster
Year of death:
1967
Donald Sangster, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1911)
Like
Ukichiro Nakaya
Year of death:
1962
Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (born 1900)
Like
Paul Specht
Year of death:
1954
Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (born 1895)
Like
Kurtdereli Mehmet
Year of death:
1939
Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (born 1864)
Like
Henry Bird (chess player)
Year of death:
1908
Henry Bird, English chess player and author (born 1829)
Like
James Anthony Bailey
Year of death:
1906
James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (born 1847)
Like
HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 11
Stanislaus of Szczepanów
Christian feast day: Stanislaus of Szczepanów
Like
April 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Like
Louie Louie
International Louie Louie Day
Like
Parkinson's disease
World Parkinson's Day
Like
George Selwyn (Bishop of New Zealand)
Christian feast day: George Selwyn (Anglicanism)
Like
Guthlac of Crowland
Christian feast day: Guthlac of Crowland
Like
Barsanuphius
Christian feast day: Barsanuphius
Like
Elena Guerra
Christian feast day: Elena Guerra
Like
Gemma Galgani
Christian feast day: Gemma Galgani
Like
Godeberta
Christian feast day: Godeberta
Like