Tukuk-OS📅 April 11
27 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 11? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2023 — A Myanmar Air Force airstrike killed at least 100 villagers in Pazigyi.
- 2017 — The tour bus of the German football team Borussia Dortmund was attacked with roadside bombs in Dortmund, killing a police officer and injuring one of the team's players.
- 2011 — A bomb exploded at Oktyabrskaya station on the Minsk Metro in Belarus, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200.
2011 Minsk Metro bombingKastrychnitskaya (Minsk Metro)Minsk Metro
- 2002 — In a coup attempt, members of the Venezuelan military detained President Hugo Chávez and demanded his resignation.
- 2001 — In a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Australia defeated American Samoa 31–0, the largest margin of victory recorded in international football.
2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationAustralia 31–0 American SamoaAssociation football
- 1996 — While attempting to set a record as the youngest person to pilot an airplane across the United States, the aircraft flown by seven-year-old Jessica Dubroff crashed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, killing her and two others.
- 1993 — Prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, rioted and took over the prison for 11 days, resulting in the deaths of one officer and nine inmates.
- 1979 — Uganda–Tanzania War: The allied forces of Tanzania and the Uganda National Liberation Front captured the capital Kampala, deposing Ugandan president Idi Amin.
Uganda–Tanzania WarUganda National Liberation FrontFall of Kampala
- 1973 — On the Art of the Cinema, a treatise on film propaganda in support of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea written by the future North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, was published.
On the Art of the CinemaPropaganda filmWorkers' Party of Korea
- 1968 — Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, survived an assassination attempt, which led to the largest protests to that date in Germany.
- 1965 — Almost 50 confirmed tornadoes struck six states in the Midwestern United States during the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak, killing over 270 people and injuring 1,500 others.
- 1963 — Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris, the first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will" rather than only to Catholics.
- 1951 — U.S. president Harry S. Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of his commands for making public statements about the Korean War that contradicted the administration's policies.
- 1951 — The Stone of Scone, removed months earlier by Scottish students, was found on the altar of Arbroath Abbey.
Stone of Scone1950 removal of the Stone of SconeArbroath Abbey
- 1930 — Anglo-Indian hunter Jim Corbett shot the second of the man-eating tigers of Chowgarh.
- 1921 — Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.
- 1919 — Paris Peace Conference: Woodrow Wilson overturns Japan's Racial Equality Proposal, stating that unanimous support was required.
Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)Woodrow WilsonRacial Equality Proposal
- 1913 — The cricket pavilion at the Nevill Ground was destroyed in an arson attack (damage pictured) that was attributed to militant suffragettes as part of a country-wide campaign co-ordinated by the Women's Social and Political Union.
- 1908 — Blücher, the last armored cruiser built by the Imperial German Navy, was launched.
- 1888 — The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, considered one of the world's finest concert halls, was inaugurated.
- 1885 — Luton Town Football Club was founded in England.
- 1814 — The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Napoleon to abdicate as ruler of France and sending him into exile on Elba.
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)War of the Sixth CoalitionNapoleon
- 1809 — Napoleonic Wars: A hastily assembled Royal Navy fleet launched an assault against the main strength of the French Atlantic Fleet; an incomplete victory led to political turmoil in Britain.
- 1713 — The main treaties of the Peace of Utrecht were signed in Utrecht in the Dutch Republic, helping to end the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1689 — William III and Mary II (both pictured) were crowned joint sovereigns of England in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
- 1544 — Italian War of 1542–1546: French and Spanish forces fought a massive pitched battle in the Piedmont region of Italy.
- 491 — Anastasius I Dicorus (pictured) became the Eastern Roman emperor.
Births
- 2014 — Arabella Stanton, British actress, plays Hermione Granger
- 2005 — Jack Hinshelwood, English footballer
- 2005 — Danielle Marsh, South Korean-Australian singer
- 2002 — Jake Fraser-McGurk, Australian cricketer
- 2001 — Manuel Ugarte, Uruguayan footballer
- 2000 — Calen Addison, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2000 — Milly Alcock, Australian actress
- 2000 — Loïc Badé, French footballer
- 2000 — Ken Carson, American rapper and record producer
- 2000 — Karina, South Korean singer
- 1996 — Dele Alli, English international footballer
- 1996 — Summer Walker, American singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 2026 — Phil Garner, American baseball player and manager (born 1949)
- 2025 — Mike Berry, British singer and actor (born 1942)
- 2024 — Park Bo-ram, South Korean singer (born 1994)
- 2021 — Mauro Viale, Argentine journalist (born 1947)
- 2020 — John Horton Conway, English mathematician (born 1937)
- 2017 — J. Geils, American singer and guitarist (born 1946)
- 2017 — Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist (born 1945)
- 2015 — Jimmy Gunn, American football player (born 1948)
- 2015 — Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (born 1952)
- 2015 — François Maspero, French journalist and author (born 1932)
- 2015 — Hanut Singh, Indian general (born 1933)
- 2015 — Tekena Tamuno, Nigerian historian and academic (born 1932)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Antipas of Pergamum (Greek Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Barsanuphius
- Christian feast day: Elena Guerra
- Christian feast day: Gemma Galgani
- Christian feast day: Blessed George Gervase
- Christian feast day: Godeberta
- Christian feast day: Guthlac of Crowland
- Christian feast day: George Selwyn (Anglicanism)
- Christian feast day: Stanislaus of Szczepanów
- Christian feast day: April 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Juan Santamaría Day, anniversary of his death in the Second Battle of Rivas. (Costa Rica)
Public holidays in Costa RicaSecond Battle of RivasCosta Rica
- International Louie Louie Day
- World Parkinson's Day
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