What are the important events that happened on June 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

June 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

June 11 is the 162^nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 203 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 29, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,749,600,000 seconds 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 ‘hectahexacontadigon’ day.

Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 251 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 4,555 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

June 11 Historical Events

• 1805 –
  A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
• 1825 –
  The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
• 1903 –
  Group of Serbian officers stormed royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife queen Draga.
• 1919 –
  Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
• 1938 –
  Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
• 1955 –
  Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
• 1956 –
  Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
• 1962 –
  Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 1970 –
  After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
• 2008 –
  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes an historic official apology to Canada’s First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.

Who were born on June 11?

• 1815 –
  Julia Margaret Cameron, English photographer (d. 1879)
• 1879 –
  Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (d. 1944)
• 1894 –
  Dai Vernon, Canadian magician (d. 1992)
• 1947 –
  Richard Palmer-James, British lyricist and guitarist (King Crimson, Supertramp)
• 1953 –
  Georgios Orfanos, Greek politician
• 1956 –
  Joe Montana. American football player
• 1968 –
  Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
• 1974 –
  Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player
• 1977 –
  Shane Meier, Canadian actor
• 1981 –
  Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer

Who died on June 11?

• 1796 –
  Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (Whitbread Group PLC) and politician (b. 1720)
• 1859 –
  Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (b. 1773)
• 1903 –
  Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia (b. 1876)
• 1903 –
  Nikolai Bugaev, Russian mathematician (b. 1837)
• 1920 –
  William F. Halsey, Sr., United States Naval Officer (b. 1853)
• 1927 –
  William Attewell, English cricketer (b. 1861)
• 1974 –
  Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)
• 1996 –
  Brigitte Helm, German actress (b. 1908)
• 2001 –
  Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (b. 1923)
• 2004 –
  Egon von Furstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946)