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'''April 11''' is the 101st day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (103rd in [[leap year]]s). There are 264 days remaining. |
'''April 11''' is the 101st day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (103rd in [[leap year]]s). There are 264 days remaining. |
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==Events== |
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*[[1512]] - [[Battle of Ravenna]] |
*[[1512]] - [[Battle of Ravenna]] |
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*[[1713]] - End of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] ([[Queen Anne's War]] in [[North America]]). |
*[[1713]] - End of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]] ([[Queen Anne's War]] in [[North America]]). |
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*[[2001]] - The detained crew of a [[United States]] [[EP-3E]] aircraft that landed in China after a collision with an [[F-8]] fighter is released. |
*[[2001]] - The detained crew of a [[United States]] [[EP-3E]] aircraft that landed in China after a collision with an [[F-8]] fighter is released. |
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==Births== |
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*[[146]] - [[Septimius Severus]], [[Roman emperor]] (+ [[211]]) |
*[[146]] - [[Septimius Severus]], [[Roman emperor]] (+ [[211]]) |
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*[[1492]] - [[Margaret of Navarre]], Queen of [[Navarre]] and writer (+ [[1549]]) |
*[[1492]] - [[Margaret of Navarre]], Queen of [[Navarre]] and writer (+ [[1549]]) |
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*[[1966]] - [[Lisa Stansfield]], singer |
*[[1966]] - [[Lisa Stansfield]], singer |
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==Deaths== |
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*[[1906]] - [[Francis Pharcellus Church]], American editor and publisher |
*[[1906]] - [[Francis Pharcellus Church]], American editor and publisher |
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*[[1916]] - [[Richard Harding Davis]], author |
*[[1916]] - [[Richard Harding Davis]], author |
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*[[2001]] - [[Harry Secombe]], [[actor]], [[comedian]], member of ''[[The Goon Show]]'' |
*[[2001]] - [[Harry Secombe]], [[actor]], [[comedian]], member of ''[[The Goon Show]]'' |
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==Holidays and observances== |
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[[April 10]] - [[April 12]] - [[March 11]] - [[May 11]] - more [[historical anniversaries]] |
[[April 10]] - [[April 12]] - [[March 11]] - [[May 11]] - more [[historical anniversaries]] |
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Revision as of 01:56, 2 June 2003
April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). There are 264 days remaining.
Events
- 1512 - Battle of Ravenna
- 1713 - End of the War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War in North America).
- 1775 - Last execution for witchcraft in Germany
- 1803 - French Foreign Minister Charles Talleyrand offers to sell all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States
- 1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
- 1868 - The Shogunate is abolished in Japan
- 1876 - The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized
- 1899 - Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the United States
- 1921 - First sports broadcast on the radio
- 1941 - World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Coventry, England
- 1945 - World War II: United States forces liberate Buchenwald concentration camp
- 1947 - Jackie Robinson is the first African American to play in a modern-day Major League Baseball game
- 1951 - Korean War: President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea
- 1968 - Lyndon 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.
- 2001 - The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in China after a collision with an F-8 fighter is released.
Births
- 146 - Septimius Severus, Roman emperor (+ 211)
- 1492 - Margaret of Navarre, Queen of Navarre and writer (+ 1549)
- 1723 - Franz Anton Bustelli, porcelain moulder (+ 1763)
- 1810 - Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, soldier and orientalist (+ 1895)
- 1825 - Ferdinand Lassalle, politician (+ 1864)
- 1866 - Annie Sullivan, teacher of Helen Keller (+ 1936)
- 1869 - Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (+ 1943)
- 1883 - Hozumi Shigeto, Japanese author (+ 1951)
- 1893 - Dean Acheson, former United States Secretary of STate (+ 1971)
- 1896 - Wieland Herzfelde, publisher and author (+ 1989)
- 1906 - Dale Messick, cartoonist
- 1908 - Leo Rosten, humorist, author (+ 1997)
- 1913 - Oleg Cassini, fashion designer
- 1920 - Marlen Haushofer, author (+ 1990)
- 1930 - Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan (+ 1997)
- 1932 - Joel Grey, singer, actor
- 1944 - John Milius, director, writer
- 1949 - Bernd Eichinger, film producer
- 1953 - Andrew Wiles, Mathematician
- 1966 - Lisa Stansfield, singer
Deaths
- 1906 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher
- 1916 - Richard Harding Davis, author
- 1917 - Scott Joplin, composer, musician
- 1926 - Luther Burbank, botanist
- 1970 - John O'Hara, author
- 1987 - Erskine Caldwell, author
- 1987 - Primo Levi, chemist, composer, librettist, author
- 2001 - Harry Secombe, actor, comedian, member of The Goon Show
Holidays and observances
See also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
April 10 - April 12 - March 11 - May 11 - more historical anniversaries