What are the important events that happened on April 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 11 is the 102nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 264 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 29, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 475,776 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadigon’ day.
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 293 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,129 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 11 Historical Events
- 1689 –William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain.
- 1727 –Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
- 1809 –Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom
- 1856 –Battle of Rivas: Juan Santamaria burns down the hostel where William Walker’s filibusters are holed up.
- 1919 –The International Labour Organization is founded.
- 1945 –World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
- 1952 –The Battle of Nanri Island takes place.
- 1968 –President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
- 1981 –A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
- 1990 –Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom, say they have seized what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
Who were born on April 11?
- 1357 –John I of Portugal (d. 1433)
- 1755 –James Parkinson, English physician (d. 1824)
- 1866 –Bernard O'Dowd, Australian poet (d. 1953)
- 1899 –Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist (d. 1975)
- 1926 –Victor Bouchard, Quebec pianist and composer (d. 2011)
- 1932 –Joel Grey, American singer and actor
- 1943 –Harley Race, American professional wrestler
- 1973 –Jennifer Esposito, American actress
- 1982 –Danja, American record producer, composer, and songwriter
- 1984 –Kelli Garner, American actress
Who died on April 11?
- 1723 –John Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650)
- 1798 –Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)
- 1873 –Edward Canby, U.S. general (b. 1817)
- 1894 –Constantin Lipsius, German architect (b. 1832)
- 1926 –Luther Burbank, American botanist (b. 1849)
- 1991 –Bruno Hoffmann. German glass harmonica player (b. 1913)
- 1991 –Walker Cooper, American baseball player (b. 1915)
- 2005 –André François, French cartoonist (b. 1915)
- 2006 –Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
- 2009 –Gerda Gilboe, Danish actress (b. 1914)
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